Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
13 October 2023 - China Special Weapons News
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- Taiwan Monitors Israel-Hamas Conflict Amid China Concerns VOA 13 Oct 2023 -- Despite fundamental differences between the conflict in the Middle East and a possible war across the Taiwan Strait, Taiwan's National Defense Ministry announced this week that it has set up a task force to monitor the situation in Israel.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Oct. 13, 2023 ROC MND 13 Oct 2023
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on October 13, 2023 PRC MofA 13 Oct 2023
- US Seeks to 'Diversify' China-Dominated Africa Minerals Supply Chain VOA 13 Oct 2023 -- Africa is the site of a new battle for influence as Washington ramps up efforts to build an alternative critical minerals supply chain to avoid reliance on China. Beijing dominates the processing of critical minerals such as cobalt, lithium and other resources from the continent that are needed for the transition to clean energy and electric vehicles.
- EU Foreign Policy Chief: Trust Between China, Europe Eroded VOA 13 Oct 2023 -- The European Union's top diplomat said Friday the trade imbalance between the bloc and China has caused trust to erode between them and warned it could affect public opinion and drive them further apart.
- Trust between EU, China 'eroded', Borrell warns Press TV 13 Oct 2023 -- European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has warned that trust between the bloc and China has been eroded, as he is on a visit to the East Asian country aimed at reducing tensions between the bloc and its largest trading partner.
- China: High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell holds the 12th EU-China Strategic Dialogue with Director/Foreign Minister Wang Yi European External Action Service (EEAS) 13 Oct 2023 -- The High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President Josep Borrell and the Director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission and Minister of Foreign Affairs of China Wang Yi held the 12th EU-China Strategic Dialogue on 13 October 2023 in Beijing.
- China: Remarks by High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell at the joint press conference of the EU-China Strategic Dialogue European External Action Service (EEAS) 13 Oct 2023
- China: Speech by High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell at Peking University European External Action Service (EEAS) 13 Oct 2023
- China-EU strategic dialogue 'chance to consolidate trust' Global Times 13 Oct 2023 -- Senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi on Friday met with Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, during his long-awaited China visit, which had been postponed twice.
- China Exploits Israel-Hamas Conflict to Diminish US Global Influence VOA 13 Oct 2023 -- Beijing is likely to use the Israel-Hamas war to try to diminish Washington's global influence while boosting its own, said analysts.
- China has no self-interest in the Palestinian issue, always standing on the side of peace, fairness, and justice Global Times 13 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.
- Chinese special envoy to visit Middle East as Israel-Hamas violence worsens Global Times 13 Oct 2023 -- China's special envoy on the Middle East issue will visit the relevant countries in the region in the near future, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Friday, as the Israel-Hamas conflict has shown no signs of easing and chaos, panic and confusion filled the region under an Israeli barrage of airstrikes ahead of a ground invasion.
- S Korean PM protests to Xi over N Korean repatriation: report Radio Free Asia 13 Oct 2023 -- South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo raised his opposition to the forced repatriation of North Koreans when he met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in China last month, Yonhap News Agency reported on Friday, citing South Korea's ambassador to China Chung Jae-ho.
- Jakarta's Plan to Court Chinese Infrastructure Investment Faces Local Resistance VOA 13 Oct 2023 -- Recent clashes between residents and police on Indonesia's Rempang Island demonstrate growing tensions between the central government and local people over China's massive infrastructure investments, analysts said.
- Uyghur inmates forced to work on farmland leased to Chinese Radio Free Asia 13 Oct 2023 -- Hundreds of Uyghur inmates at Keriye Prison in the far-western Chinese region of Xinjiang are forced to work 12-14 hours a day in vast fields of red dates called jujubes, a prison employee and a guard told Radio Free Asia.
- China's Belt and Road Initiative Sets Off Great Power Competition in the Pacific VOA 13 Oct 2023 -- As China marks the 10th anniversary of its Belt and Road Initiative, also known as the BRI, many are assessing the impact of its global push to promote connectivity and billions of dollars in deals for infrastructure projects. In the Pacific, Beijing's BRI has set off a race of great power competition with the United States and other countries. Analysts say so far, of the more than 30 projects in the region that China has launched, the results have been mixed, with some serving as "showpieces" instead of contributing to Pacific countries' development or economic needs.
- China's shipbuilding industry continues to lead global race People's Daily 13 Oct 2023 -- From January to August 2023, China's shipbuilding industry continued to top global rankings in three crucial categories -- shipbuilding output, new orders, and holding orders, which all reported double-digit growth .
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