Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
25 October 2023 - China Special Weapons News
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- Analysts: China's Foxconn Probe May Be Tied to Taiwan Elections VOA 25 Oct 2023 -- Taiwanese Vice President Lai Ching-te responded Tuesday to China's probe of the Taiwan-funded giant Foxconn over the weekend, saying Beijing should "cherish" Taiwanese companies and refrain from pressuring them during the run-up to January's election.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Oct. 25, 2023 ROC MND 25 Oct 2023
- Chinese Defense Ministry slams Pentagon's China report Global Times 25 Oct 2023 -- The recently released US report on China's military development disregards facts, fabricates stories, uses vague rhetoric, misinterprets China's defense policy and military strategy, and hypes the non-existent "Chinese military threat," according to a Chinese Defense Ministry spokesperson.
- Analysts: Chinese Defense Minister's Removal Could Be Beginning of Trend VOA 25 Oct 2023 -- The removal of Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu is a sign of growing turbulence in China's political system under the leadership of Xi Jinping, some analysts say. They also say his removal Tuesday and that of another top-level official in recent months just as Xi begins a norm-breaking third term in office may only be the beginning of an emerging trend.
- China passes 'patriotic education' law to reinforce party line Radio Free Asia 25 Oct 2023 -- China's legislature nodded through a law on 'patriotic education' on Wednesday, in a move aimed at strengthening patriotic feeling among the country's youth, state media reported.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning's Regular Press Conference on October 25, 2023 PRC MofA 25 Oct 2023
- READOUT: First Meeting of the Financial Working Group Between the United States and the People's Republic of China US Treasury 25 Oct 2023
- California Governor Newsom, China's Xi Discuss Climate, Taiwan, Fentanyl VOA 25 Oct 2023 -- California Governor Gavin Newsom met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Wednesday, raising hopes that China and the United States can find common ground ahead of an APEC summit in San Francisco next month.
- Are China, US Seeking Warmer Ties? VOA 25 Oct 2023 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping, striking an unusually conciliatory tone, is calling for closer cooperation and more stable ties between China and the United States based on mutual respect and peaceful coexistence.
- Statement by NSC Spokesperson Adrienne Watson on National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan's Meeting with Director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission and Foreign Minister Wang Yi The White House 25 Oct 2023
- Biden not worried by Australia's ties to China Radio Free Asia 25 Oct 2023 -- U.S. President Joe Biden met Wednesday with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the White House, telling reporters he was not worried about Canberra's apparently warming relations with China because the United States itself is seeking a thaw in ties.
- US, Australia Reaffirm Shared Values, Cooperation Against Chinese Ambitions VOA 25 Oct 2023 -- President Joe Biden on Wednesday hosted Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for a pageantry-filled state visit aimed at deepening cooperation and emphasizing unity on issues dominating global attention, including the increased ambitions of China and the gruesome conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine.
- North Korea installs electric fences around new bridge to China Radio Free Asia 25 Oct 2023 -- North Korea has constructed electrified barbed wire fences to keep people from using a new bridge as a route to escape to China, but hungry citizens say the government should focus on feeding the people and supplying them with constant electricity so they wouldn't need to run in the first place, residents told Radio Free Asia.
- Hong Kong to eradicate 'undercurrents' of dissent with new laws Radio Free Asia 25 Oct 2023 -- Hong Kong leader John Lee vowed on Wednesday to 'eradicate the causes' of dissent that he said still lingered in the city despite a 28-month-long crackdown on criticism of the authorities.
- Hong Kong Leader Says City Will Impose New Internal Security Law Next Year VOA 25 Oct 2023 -- Hong Kong's leader says the semi-autonomous city will pass its own internal security law next year, four years after Beijing imposed its set of draconian laws on the financial hub.
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