Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
12 October 2023 - China Special Weapons News
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- China, India agree to maintain peace at border in 20th corps commander level meeting Global Times 12 Oct 2023 -- China and India are effectively managing the risk of another border conflict, experts said on Thursday, after the two countries held, earlier this week, the 20th round of corps commander level meetings where they agreed to maintain peace and tranquility in the border areas as the two sides continue to work out a mutually acceptable solution on the issue.
- China replaces 'Tibet' with 'Xizang' in latest diplomatic documents Radio Free Asia 12 Oct 2023 -- China has replaced the use of the term "Tibet" with "Xizang" as the romanized Chinese name on official diplomatic documents, a recent speech by the Foreign Minister Wang Yi shows.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Oct. 12, 2023 ROC MND 12 Oct 2023
- Mainland slams DPP for double-dealing on cross-Strait relations People's Daily 12 Oct 2023 -- A mainland official on Wednesday criticized Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities for their double-dealing on relations across the Taiwan Strait, saying their attempts to achieve "a peaceful secession" are wishful thinking.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on October 12, 2023 PRC MofA 12 Oct 2023
- Activists slam China's election to UN Human Rights Council Radio Free Asia 12 Oct 2023 -- Rights groups and overseas activists slammed China's re-election to the United Nations Human Rights Council, saying Beijing is 'demonstrably unfit' to be a member because it actively seeks to undermine the protection of human rights.
- ROGERS APPLAUDS WORK OF STRATEGIC POSTURE COMMISSION House Armed Services Committee 12 Oct 2023 -- U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement thanking the hard work of the Bipartisan Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States.
- Congressional panel: US must prepare for potential wars with both China, Russia Press TV 12 Oct 2023 -- The United States must be prepared for potential simultaneous wars with China and Russia, a new bipartisan Congressional report says, warning that the US is currently not ready for facing two nuclear powers for the first time.
- US 'Ill-Prepared' to Face Nuclear Challenges From China & Russia, Report Reveals Sputnik 12 Oct 2023 -- The United States is ill-prepared to deal with nuclear challenges from Russia and China, a congressional commission said in a report released on Thursday.
- US calls for China to 'confirm' location of rights lawyer Radio Free Asia 12 Oct 2023 -- The United States has condemned last month's "forced repatriation" of rights lawyer Lu Siwei and called for China to identify his location.
- China Refuses 'Sustained Conversation' with US on Fentanyl Crisis, Ambassador Says VOA 12 Oct 2023 -- The Biden administration's top diplomat to China on Wednesday predicted an increase in tourism, commercial flights, and people-to-people ties between the world's two largest economies but said talks to form a working group on the fentanyl crisis have stalled.
- Borrell Arrives in China for EU-China Strategic Dialogue Sputnik 12 Oct 2023 -- EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell Fontelles said Thursday that he has landed in China to co-chair the EU-China Strategic Dialogue with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi.
- EU top diplomat visits China; trip to 'seek common ground' Global Times 12 Oct 2023 -- EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell started his visit to China on Thursday, and was scheduled to meet some business representatives and Chinese academics in Shanghai, with the focus on issues such as the EU's strategic autonomy, trade tensions between the EU and China, the escalating Israel-Palestine conflict and the Ukraine crisis.
- China Frees Australian Journalist After Over 3 Years' Detention VOA 12 Oct 2023 -- A possible visit to Vietnam by Chinese President Xi Jinping would be likely to test Hanoi's balancing act between Beijing and China has released Australian journalist Cheng Lei, who had been in detention for over three years. The announcement was made by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who added that Lei was already back home in Melbourne. Lei, who was accused of spying, worked for China Central Television's English-language channel.
- US Looms Large Over Possible Vietnam-China Summit VOA 12 Oct 2023 -- A possible visit to Vietnam by Chinese President Xi Jinping would be likely to test Hanoi's balancing act between Beijing and Washington, analysts say.
- Activists Slam China After Alleged Forced Repatriation of North Koreans VOA 12 Oct 2023 -- Human rights activists are criticizing China after reports that Beijing forcibly returned more than 500 North Korean defectors.
- FM confirms three Chinese nationals killed, two missing in Palestine-Israel conflict Global Times 12 Oct 2023 -- The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Thursday confirmed that three Chinese nationals have been killed, two are missing and several others have been injured during the ongoing Palestine-Israel conflict, in response to the question raised by the Global Times on casualties of Chinese nationals.
- China calls for return to 'two-state solution' to end cycle of conflict between Palestine, Israel Global Times 12 Oct 2023 -- To end the cycle of conflict between Palestine and Israel, there must be a return to the "two-state solution," and resumption of peace talks aimed at establishing an independent state of Palestine to achieve peaceful coexistence of Palestine and Israel, said Zhai Jun, special envoy of the Chinese government on the Middle East issue, in a phone call with Amal Jadou, first deputy minister of foreign affairs of Palestine, on Wednesday, according to China's Foreign Ministry.
- China has no self-interest in the Palestinian issue, always standing on the side of peace, fairness, and justice Global Times 12 Oct 2023 -- China has no self-interest in the Palestinian issue and has always stood on the side of peace, fairness, and justice, said Zhai Jun, the Special Envoy of the Chinese Government on the Middle East Issue, during a phone call with Rafi Harpaz, the Deputy Director General in charge of Asia-Pacific affairs of the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday.
- BRI paves way for common development, prosperity for all countries: FM Global Times 12 Oct 2023 -- The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has paved the way for common development and prosperity for all countries in the world, demonstrating China's sense of responsibility as a major country, Wang Wenbin, a spokesperson of China's Foreign Ministry, told a press conference on Thursday.
- Central Asians Balance Benefits, Risks of China's BRI VOA 12 Oct 2023 -- Although weary of Beijing's political ambitions and concerned about over-reliance on China, some Central Asians tell VOA they also see the benefits of the Belt and Road Initiative, or BRI, launched in 2013 as China's global infrastructure endeavor.
- Key takeaways from BRI white paper People's Daily 12 Oct 2023 -- China's State Council Information Office on Tuesday released a white paper titled "The Belt and Road Initiative: A Key Pillar of the Global Community of Shared Future."
- Another brick wobbles in China's Great Wall of debt Radio Free Asia 12 Oct 2023 -- As China's economic miracle has unraveled over the past several years, property giant Country Garden Holdings appeared to be an unassailable fortress redoubt.
- Third-child ratio rises among China's 2022 newborns, showing effect of policy Global Times 12 Oct 2023 -- The ratio of third children among Chinese newborns in 2022 was 15 percent, 0.5 percentage points higher than in 2021, a statistical bulletin released by China's top health authority on Thursday showed. Experts said the increase shows China's third-child policy has had an impact and that the government should keep boosting childbirth-supporting policies.
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