Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
20 September 2023 - China Special Weapons News
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- China installs satellite network on disputed reefs as ASEAN launches drills Press TV 20 Sep 2023 -- China has built two ground stations for its BeiDou satellite system on disputed South China Sea reefs, according to state media.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Sep. 20, 2023 ROC MND 20 Sep 2023
- China Rolls Out Carrot-and-Stick Strategy to Influence Taiwan Ahead of Key Election VOA 20 Sep 2023 -- China launched a series of influence campaigns against Taiwan last week, unveiling a plan to promote integrated development across the Taiwan Strait while at the same time conducting large-scale military incursions near the island.
- Report: Increase in Chinese-Language Malware Could 'Challenge' Russian Dominance of Cybercrime VOA 20 Sep 2023 -- For decades, Russian and eastern European hackers have dominated the cybercrime underworld. These days they may face a challenge from a new contender: China.
- China, Pakistan successfully wrap up joint air exercise Global Times 20 Sep 2023 -- With the return of participating Pakistani forces to their home country on Tuesday, China and Pakistan successfully wrapped up the Shaheen-X joint air exercise in Northwest China, with observers on Wednesday predicting more military interactions and exchanges that will further deepen pragmatic cooperation between the "Iron Brothers."
- China In Eurasia Briefing: What's Driving Beijing's Leadership Turbulence? RFE/RL 20 Sep 2023
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning's Regular Press Conference on September 20, 2023 PRC MofA 20 Sep 2023
- China's Ministry of State Security reveals US' infiltration of Huawei traced back to 2009 Global Times 20 Sep 2023 -- The US' infiltration of Huawei headquarters' servers can be traced back to 2009, China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) said in an article released on Wednesday. The Chinese ministry disclosed despicable methods of cyber espionage adopted by US intelligence agencies, which include establishing cyberattack arsenals, coercing technology companies to cooperate, and distorting the truth to accuse others.
- Putin accepts formal invitation from Xi to visit China next month Press TV 20 Sep 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has accepted a formal invitation by his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to visit China in October during the Belt and Road Summit.
- Putin Accepts Xi's Invitation to Visit China in October Sputnik 20 Sep 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that he had accepted the invitation of his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to visit the Asian country in October as part of the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation.
- China, Russia and Mongolia agree to cooperate further, jointly maintain regional stability Global Times 20 Sep 2023 -- Northeast Asia is one of the most dynamic regions in the world and also one of the regions with concentrated global security hotspots, which offers important development opportunities as well as severe challenges, said Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs, in a high-level representatives' meeting on security affairs with Russia and Mongolia in Moscow on Tuesday.
- Europe 'Risks Dependence' on Chinese Batteries, EU Report Finds VOA 20 Sep 2023 -- Europe is in danger of becoming as reliant on China for batteries and fuel cells as it was on Russia for energy before Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, according to a European Union report obtained by the Reuters news agency.
- Syrian president's first visit to China in 12 years expected to boost cooperation Global Times 20 Sep 2023 -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will travel to China this week, where he is expected to engage in a bilateral summit as well as other high-level meetings. It is the first time the Syrian president has visited China since the start of the Syrian crisis more than 12 years ago.
- Chinese FM, embassy, HKSAR govt slam UK's distorted six-monthly report on HK Global Times 20 Sep 2023 -- The Chinese Foreign Ministry, the Chinese embassy in the UK and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government have slammed UK's recent so-called six-monthly report on Hong Kong, for distorting facts and interfering in China's internal affairs based on well-worn rhetoric.
- China slams UK report on Hong Kong, says London's plans 'doomed to fail' Press TV 20 Sep 2023 -- China has strongly condemned a recent report by the United Kingdom on Hong Kong as being riddled with "irresponsible and non-factual accusations," saying London's "plans to disrupt" the financial hub "are doomed to fail."
- Hong Kong no longer 'world's freest economy' Radio Free Asia 20 Sep 2023 -- Hong Kong has lost its status as the world's freest economy due to ongoing curbs on its civil and political freedoms, according to the Fraser Institute, a Canadian think tank, while its container ships are bypassing the once-bustling port in favor of neighboring Shenzhen.
- Despite Push for 'Common Prosperity,' China's Income Gap Widens VOA 20 Sep 2023 -- Beijing's latest annual income data from the National Bureau of Statistics tell a tale of two Chinas, revealing an income gap that is the widest it has been since data collection began in 1985.
- Chinese reservoirs were fuller than ever as lower Mekong suffered Radio Free Asia 20 Sep 2023 -- In Thailand, farmers complain that their crops won't grow properly. In Cambodia, fishers say their catch is smaller than ever. And in Laos, unexpected water fluctuations have played havoc on livelihoods.
- Exchange rate of yuan against dollar is not sole indicator of the yuan's value: official Global Times 20 Sep 2023 -- The exchange rate of the yuan against the US dollar is important, but it is not the sole indicator of the yuan's value, an official of the People's Bank of China (PBC) told a press conference on Wednesday in response to questions related to the yuan's recent weakening against the greenback.
- China intensifies measures against money laundering crimes People's Daily 20 Sep 2023 -- Chinese authorities have released a guideline to strengthen cooperation between supervisory, procuratorial and police departments in combating money laundering in the handling of embezzlement and bribery crimes.
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