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11 October 2023 - China Special Weapons News

  • China reports 45 deaths of COVID-19 in September Global Times 11 Oct 2023 -- China reported 45 deaths of COVID-19 nationwide in September including one who died of respiratory failure caused by the coronavirus and 44 people who died due to the combination of COVID-19 and other underlying diseases.

  • 20th round of India-China Corps Commander Level Meeting India MEA 11 Oct 2023 -- The 20th round of India-China Corps Commander Level Meeting was held at Chushul-Moldo border meeting point on the Indian side on 9-10 October 2023.

  • Beijing highlights '1992 consensus' in response to Tsai's National Day address CNA 11 Oct 2023 -- Acceptance of the "1992 consensus" is a precondition for both sides of the Taiwan Strait to engage in political dialogue, China's Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) spokesman Chen Binhua (陳斌華) said Wednesday in response to Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen's (蔡英文) National Day address the previous day.
  • China pushing military agenda behind economic exchanges: Defense ministry CNA 11 Oct 2023 -- China is attempting to erode the United States' status as the world's leading military power and largest economy by pushing "militarily-motivated" regional economic cooperation around the world, as evidenced by its plan to set up a military base in the Solomon Islands, which seeks to expand its power projection past the Second Island Chain, according to Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense (MND).
  • 'Peaceful separation' a wishful thinking: Taiwan Affairs Office on Tsai Ing-wen's speech Global Times 11 Oct 2023 -- In response to Taiwan regional leader Tsai Ing-wen's remarks in her "Double Ten" speech, Chen Binhua, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, pointed out on Wednesday that while the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities in Taiwan island talk about peace and dialogue, they stubbornly adhere to the "Taiwan independence" stance and refuse to recognize the one-China principle and the 1992 Consensus. The DPP's two-faced approach cannot deceive the world and attempting to achieve "peaceful separation" is even more of a wishful thinking.
  • Chinese mainland's probe of trade barriers imposed by Taiwan is 'normal procedure': State Council Taiwan Affairs Office Global Times 11 Oct 2023 -- Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities on the Taiwan island have unilaterally restricted imports from the Chinese mainland on a large scale for a long time, the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council said on Wednesday, commenting on the mainland's extension of a probe into the Taiwan island's trade barriers on mainland products that was announced on Monday.
  • Taiwan independence ruins safe life for its people, China warns Radio Free Asia 11 Oct 2023 -- China has once more warned that "Taiwanese independence" is the biggest destroyer of the peace and safety of the island's 23 million people.
  • PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Oct. 11, 2023 ROC MND 11 Oct 2023

  • Top Chinese anti-graft official urges high-quality discipline inspection People's Daily 11 Oct 2023 -- China's top anti-graft official Li Xi on Tuesday called for better organization and planning in order to carry out high-quality disciplinary inspection.

  • General Highlights China's Military Advantages, Disadvantages DoD News 11 Oct 2023 -- There are three things that the Chinese military has that the U.S. military, allies and partners in the region do not have, said Army Gen. Charles A. Flynn, commander of U.S. Army Pacific.
  • Maintenance for Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning enters final stages Global Times 11 Oct 2023 -- Ongoing regular maintenance for China's first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, has entered the final stages as the ship has recently exited dry dock, with analysts saying on Wednesday that the carrier is expected to return to active service within the year with enhanced combat capabilities.
  • China stages naval drills during Philippines-US exercise Radio Free Asia 11 Oct 2023 -- China conducted a multiple-day naval exercise in the South China Sea as the Philippines held major drills with the United States and other allied nations.

  • Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on October 11, 2023 PRC MofA 11 Oct 2023

  • Australian Cheng Lei home with family after China 'spying' sentence Radio Free Asia 11 Oct 2023 -- Australian national and former Chinese state TV anchor Cheng Lei was reunited with her family on Wednesday after her release from a three-year prison sentence for "spying," according to her first social media post in three years.
  • Ms Cheng Lei Australia MFA 11 Oct 2023 -- There are three things that the Chinese military has that the U.S. military, allies and partners in the region do not have, said Army Gen. Charles A. Flynn, commander of U.S. Army Pacific.
  • Australian TV anchor Cheng Lei deported by Chinese state security authorities after serving sentence Global Times 11 Oct 2023 -- Cheng Lei, an Australian national, who had worked for a Chinese media outlet, was deported from China, after serving a sentence of two years and 11 months for illegally providing state secrets to a foreign agency, China's Ministry of State Security announced on Wednesday.

  • UN 'very troubled' over mass trial of Hong Kong democracy activists Radio Free Asia 11 Oct 2023 -- United Nations human rights experts have expressed concern over the ongoing mass trial of 47 democracy activists under Hong Kong's draconian national security law, while a report has emerged that Tiananmen vigil organizer and human rights lawyer Chow Hang-tung is being singled out for harsh treatment in prison.

  • Israel-Hamas Conflict Challenges China's Diplomatic Efforts in Middle East: Analysts VOA 11 Oct 2023 -- The conflict between Israel and Hamas is prompting increased scrutiny of China's role as a potential mediator in the Middle East. Analysts say the vagueness of Beijing's condemnation of the terrorist attacks on Israel is consistent with China's policy of noninterference in global conflicts and reflects the limit of Beijing's diplomatic efforts in the Middle East.
  • China calls for implementing the two-state solution to fundamentally resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict Global Times 11 Oct 2023 -- Zhai Jun, special envoy of the Chinese government on the Middle East issue, had a phone call on Tuesday with an official from the Egyptian Foreign Ministry. Zhai said that the fundamental solution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict lies in implementing the two-state solution, and that China is willing to promote an immediate ceasefire and cessation of violence, and to provide humanitarian support to the Palestinian people.
  • China Moves to Condemn Attacks After Schumer Pressure VOA 11 Oct 2023 -- After being pressured by U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Beijing has condemned the attacks launched by Hamas in Israel but did so without naming Hamas.

  • Report: US brands linked to Uyghur-mined gold Radio Free Asia 11 Oct 2023 -- Hundreds of major U.S. companies may be unwittingly producing goods using gold that was mined using the forced labor of Uyghurs in China's far-west Xinjiang region, according to a new report.
  • Police round up Uyghurs from 2 villages before China's National Day Radio Free Asia 11 Oct 2023 -- Authorities apprehended more than 50 Uyghur villagers from two communities in northwestern China's Xinjiang region as part of a security operation in the run-up to the country's National Day holiday, local officials said.

  • On Lu Siwei's Forced Repatriation US Dept. of State 11 Oct 2023 -- The United States condemns the forced repatriation of People's Republic of China (PRC) national and human rights lawyer Lu Siwei to the PRC from Laos, at the request of PRC authorities.

  • China's BRI Brings Roads, Rails and Debt to Africa VOA 11 Oct 2023 -- Some 150 countries, many of them in Africa, have signed on to China's 10-year-old Belt and Road Initiative, also known as the BRI. And while the multibillion-dollar project has helped bring roads, rails and infrastructure to many poor countries, it has also left some of those countries saddled with debt.
  • Ten Years Old, China's 'Belt and Road' Is Losing Allure in Europe VOA 11 Oct 2023 -- China has invested tens of billions of dollars in Europe under its Belt and Road Initiative, or BRI, which is marking its 10th birthday this month. While the funds have helped with the construction of new roads, railways and port facilities, there is concern about debt payments in some European countries. At the same time, a decade into the project, there is a growing trend of blocking Beijing's acquisition of key strategic assets amid a Western push to reduce dependence on China.
  • China: Belt and Road Initiative generated over $2 trillion in contracts Press TV 11 Oct 2023 -- China has announced that its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) infrastructure project has generated $2 trillion in contracts, signaling the mega project's success and popularity around the world.



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