Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
08 September 2023 - China Special Weapons News
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- China Coast Guard warns trespassing Philippine vessels off Ren'ai Jiao Global Times 08 Sep 2023 -- The China Coast Guard (CCG) on Friday restricted two supply ships and two coast guard ships of the trespassing into waters near China's Ren'ai Jiao (also known as the Ren'ai Reef) in the South China Sea
- WHO warns of rising global trend of COVID-19; Chinese expert advocates for increasing stockpile of antiviral medicine Global Times 08 Sep 2023 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned of the rising trends of COVID-19 as winter approaches in the Northern Hemisphere, calling for increased vaccinations and surveillance, while a Chinese expert advocated for more frequent releases of COVID-19 data and an increase in the stockpile of antiviral medicine at grassroots hospitals to cope with a possible resurgence of the pandemic.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Sep. 8, 2023 ROC MND 08 Sep 2023
- Skipping G20, Xi Jinping visits northeastern China despite huge floods in south Radio Free Asia 08 Sep 2023 -- Chinese leader Xi Jinping is skipping the G20 weekend summit in India for a tour of northeastern Chinese villages hit by flooding a month ago in a bid to burnish his image at home, political commentators said on Friday.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning's Regular Press Conference on September 8, 2023 PRC MofA 08 Sep 2023
- CSAF issues warning of PLA recruitment of US Air Force members, veterans US Air Force 08 Sep 2023 -- In a memorandum released Sept. 8, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., issued a stark warning about a growing threat to national security - the recruitment and exploitation of current and former Air Force members by the People's Liberation Army of China, or PLA.
- China slams US' unreasonable crackdown on Chinese tech firms, as Washington reportedly probes Huawei chips Global Times 08 Sep 2023 -- China's Foreign Ministry on Friday slammed the US' abuse of state power in cracking down on Chinese firms, and stressed that US sanctions, containment and crackdowns won't stop China's development but will only enhance its resolve and capabilities for tech self-reliance and innovation, after the US reportedly started an investigation into Chinese-made chips used in Huawei's new phones.
- China firmly opposes US' reported probe into Huawei chips: crackdown will only enhance tech self-reliance: FM Global Times 08 Sep 2023 -- China's Foreign Ministry said on Friday that products and services from any country are welcome in China as long as they are in line with Chinese laws and regulations, responding to US media reports claiming that China is "restricting" use of Apple's iPhones by government officials.
- China Never Interfered in Canada's Internal Affairs, Has No Interest to Do So - Embassy Sputnik 08 Sep 2023 -- The Chinese Embassy in Ottawa said on Friday that China has never meddled in Canada's internal affairs and has no interest in engaging in such activities.
- China, Australia to seek common ground amid warming ties Global Times 08 Sep 2023 -- Amid improving China-Australia relations, Chinese Premier Li Qiang met Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Thursday on the sidelines of the leaders' meeting on East Asia cooperation in Jakarta while the two countries resumed the high-level dialogue in Beijing for the first time since 2020. Faced with global and regional challenges and uncertainties, the two countries hope to handle differences with mutual respect, seek common ground and put aside differences to pursue mutual benefits with the much-anticipated dialogue being hailed as "open, frank and candid."
- Warmth marks Sino-Australian talks People's Daily 08 Sep 2023 -- An affectionate sense of reunion and a warm group photo session were among highlights on Thursday in Beijing of the seventh Meeting of the China-Australia High-level Dialogue, the first such gathering of the two delegations since a meeting in 2020 in Sydney.
- China and South Africa sign agreements on International Lunar Research Station program, jointly conducting space exploration activities Global Times 08 Sep 2023 -- Space agencies of China and South Africa signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation at the International Lunar Research Station on September 1, marking South Africa's formal participation in the program. The two sides will conduct extensive collaboration in the demonstration, engineering implementation, operation and application, education, and training of the station.
- Venezuela's Maduro visits China to enhance bilateral ties amid deepening China-West tensions Press TV 08 Sep 2023 -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is arriving in China on Friday for a one-week visit aimed at boosting cooperation between Caracas and Beijing, China's foreign ministry said on Friday.
- Chinese premier urges East Asia Summit to better promote regional stability, prosperity People's Daily 08 Sep 2023 -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang urged on Thursday the East Asia Summit (EAS) to stick to its own role and play a greater part in helping achieve long-term stability and lasting prosperity in the region in the face of the new situation and challenges.
- Chinese Vice Premier to lead delegation to N.Korea Global Times 08 Sep 2023 -- China announced on Thursday that it will send a high-profile delegation led by Chinese Vice Premier Liu Guozhong to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), the second time in less than two months, a rare move which experts believe demonstrates the traditional friendship and support for each other that will inject stability into regional security, at a time when tensions have risen to an unprecedented level.
- China, S.Korea should expand common interests, maintain stable supply chains: Chinese premier Global Times 08 Sep 2023 -- China and South Korea should expand their common interests, jointly maintain the stable and smooth operation of industrial and supply chains, continuously make the pie of cooperation bigger and seek mutual benefit and win-win results, Chinese Premier Li Qiang said on Thursday when meeting with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on the sidelines of the leaders' meetings on East Asia cooperation held in Jakarta.
- Over 90 countries' representatives confirm participation in 3rd Belt and Road Forum for Int'l Cooperation: spokesperson People's Daily 08 Sep 2023 -- A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson announced on Thursday that, so far, representatives from more than 90 countries have confirmed their participation in the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in October.
- With nearly 200 destroyed, religious buildings targeted by Myanmar's junta Radio Free Asia 08 Sep 2023 -- Myanmar's junta has destroyed nearly 200 religious buildings across the country since the military seized power in February 2021, with most of the devastation in areas with a strong armed resistance, according to data compiled by Radio Free Asia.
- China Appeals for Foreign Investors as Its Policies Push Them Away VOA 08 Sep 2023 -- Chinese leaders, worried by a wave of discouraging economic reports, have been appealing for foreign investors to remain in or return to China even as Western officials point out that it is Beijing's own policies that are driving investors away.
- Chinese local governments struggle to pay civil servants' wages Radio Free Asia 08 Sep 2023 -- Cash-strapped local authorities across China are struggling to pay public employees, people connected to officialdom say, as a burst property bubble and dwindling exports depict an increasingly grim outlook for the world's second-largest economy,
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