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31 August 2023 - China Special Weapons News
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- China's neighbors reject new territorial map Radio Free Asia 31 Aug 2023 -- Southeast Asian countries and Taiwan on Thursday objected to China's latest version of its territorial map because of new boundaries that reach waters they claim as well in the South China Sea.
- Chinese Coast Guard water cannon attack on Vietnamese fishing boat leaves 2 injured Radio Free Asia 31 Aug 2023 -- Two Vietnamese fishermen were injured when a Chinese Coast Guard vessel fired a water cannon at their boat near the contested Paracel Islands, the latest casualties in China's aggressive campaign to expand its control in the South China Sea.
- Pursuing Taiwan unification high on Xi's third term agenda: MND CNA 31 Aug 2023 -- Pursuing unification with Taiwan is likely to be high on the agenda during Chinese President Xi Jinping's (習近平) third five-year term that began earlier this year, Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense (MND) said in a new report.
- US 'keeps creating tension' over Taiwan with new arms funding Global Times 31 Aug 2023 -- The US intends to keep creating the tension of the Taiwan question to provoke China rather than to ease the tension, analysts said on Thursday, as US President Joe Biden's administration has approved a military transfer to the island of Taiwan under the Foreign Military Financing, or FMF, which is normally used for sovereign states.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Aug. 31, 2023 ROC MND 31 Aug 2023
- Mainland's Taiwan affairs official meets with KMT vice chairman People's Daily 31 Aug 2023 -- Song Tao, head of both the Taiwan Work Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, on Wednesday met with Andrew Hsia, vice chairman of the Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) party, in the city of Yuncheng, Shanxi Province.
- Chinese Defense Ministry confirms launch of first Type 054B frigate Global Times 31 Aug 2023 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy has launched a new type of frigate, the Type 054B, China's Ministry of National Defense confirmed on Thursday.
- First local legislation supporting Counter-Espionage Law takes effect in SW China's Chongqing Global Times 31 Aug 2023 -- The Standing Committee of the Chongqing Municipal People's Congress has reviewed and passed the Anti-espionage Regulation, which will officially take effect on Friday. The regulation represents the first local legislation in China to be implemented following the revision of the Counter-Espionage Law.
- First local legislation supporting Counter-Espionage Law takes effect in SW China's Chongqing Global Times 31 Aug 2023 -- The Standing Committee of the Chongqing Municipal People's Congress has reviewed and passed the Anti-espionage Regulation, which will officially take effect on Friday. The regulation represents the first local legislation in China to be implemented following the revision of the Counter-Espionage Law.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on August 31, 2023 PRC MofA 31 Aug 2023
- China, US trade ministers to meet at least once a year, talk directly on 'key matters': MOFCOM Global Times 31 Aug 2023 -- China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) has given a further explanation on the results of the latest trade talks amid US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo's visit to China, saying the two nations' trade ministers have agreed to meet at least once a year, and will talk directly on "key issues" in a prompt, timely manner.
- China, US trade ministers to maintain regulator communication, talk directly over 'important matters': MOFCOM Global Times 31 Aug 2023 -- China and the US have agreed to establish a multi-level communication mechanism to strengthen talks on economic and trade affairs, and Chinese Minister Wang Wentao and US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo agreed to maintain regular communication, discuss important issues directly in a timely manner, and meet at least once a year, a spokesperson of China's Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday.
- China calls for peace, order to be restored in Gabon while West expresses concerns over self-interest Global Times 31 Aug 2023 -- After media reported that a group of senior military officers in Gabon seized power on Wednesday, some Western countries condemned the military coup. The coup in Gabon, which comes a month after Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum was taken hostage by the troops of presidential guard, showed that the overall influence of Western countries, which have been promoting political system reforms and governance models in Africa, have largely failed, some Chinese experts said.
- Between Russia, China, And A Warming World: Central Asia's State Of Play RFE/RL 31 Aug 2023 -- Speakers at a conference dedicated to Central Asia this week struggled to find good things to say about the region -- or at least enough good to rival all of the bad.
- China to hold BRI summit in October, celebrating the initiative's 10th anniversary: FM Global Times 31 Aug 2023 -- The third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF) will be held in Beijing in October, China's Foreign Ministry (FM) announced during a regular press conference on Thursday, with 2023 marking the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
- HRW Says China Continues To Crush The Rights Of Uyghurs, Turkic Muslims RFE/RL 31 Aug 2023 -- Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said that China is continuing to violate the rights of Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims in its northwestern region of Xinjiang, saying the offenses constitute crimes against humanity.
- Experts Warn of Shrinking Civic Space as BRICS Expands Membership VOA 31 Aug 2023 -- Some analysts warn that the choice of countries selected for induction into the BRICS bloc suggests the grouping as a whole may be headed on a path toward decreased tolerance for public dissent and debate.
- A Common BRICS Currency To Challenge The U.S. Dollar? 'A Very Far-Fetched Notion,' Expert Says RFE/RL 31 Aug 2023 -- The BRICS bloc, a group of developing countries seen as seeking to counter the United States and the West, agreed at a summit last week to admit six new countries -- Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.
- China Issues New Requirements for Religious Groups VOA 31 Aug 2023 -- New measures handed down by the Chinese Communist Party that it says will strengthen the regulation and management of religious venues appear to be further restrictions on religious freedom and go into effect Friday.
- Taliban Sign Multibillion-Dollar Afghan Mining Deals VOA 31 Aug 2023 -- Afghanistan's Taliban announced Thursday they have signed more than $6.5 billion worth of mining contracts with local and foreign companies from China, Iran, Turkey and Britain.
- Safe-as-houses Country Garden posts record loss Radio Free Asia 31 Aug 2023 -- Long considered safer than its embattled property-developer rivals, Chinese property developer Country Garden has revealed a record U.S.$6.7 billion loss for the first six months of this year.
- China cuts down payments, mortgage rates, aiming to further boost sector's sustainable development Global Times 31 Aug 2023 -- China's top financial regulators on Thursday issued a notice to lower down payments for both first- and second-time homebuyers, while further cutting interest rates on existing mortgages, aiming to better meet housing demand and promote the healthy and steady development of the real estate market.
- China jails economics professor who highlighted government's personnel costs Radio Free Asia 31 Aug 2023 -- A Chinese court on Thursday handed down a four-and-a-half-year jail term to an outspoken economics professor who had estimated the high personnel costs of the Chinese government, finding him guilty of "incitement to subvert state power," according to rights website.
- Crisis in China's 'Shadow Banking' Sector Leads to Defaults VOA 31 Aug 2023 -- A growing crisis in China's "shadow banking" sector is threatening further damage to an economy reeling from multiple problems, even as a new report questions the ability of the government in Beijing to come to the rescue via fiscal stimulus.
- China's State Council appoints, removes officials People's Daily 31 Aug 2023 -- The State Council, China's cabinet, announced the appointment and removal of several officials on Wednesday.
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