Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
17 December 2023 - China Special Weapons News
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- Latest US arms sale to Taiwan 'creates more risks of conflict' Global Times 17 Dec 2023 -- Chinese mainland experts on Sunday slammed the collusion between the US and "Taiwan independence" secessionist forces for creating more risks of a conflict, after the US recently approved a sale of military data link equipment to the island of Taiwan.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Dec. 17, 2023 ROC MND 17 Dec 2023
- Reported launch of 4th Type 075 amphibious assault ship 'able to safeguard sovereignty' Global Times 17 Dec 2023 -- Overseas media has reported that China recently launched its fourth Type 075 amphibious assault ship, a type of vessel which is believed to be able to not only safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity in regions like the Taiwan Straits and the South China Sea, but also sail to far seas and carry out non-military operations such as international humanitarian aid.
- Gazprom Sets New Daily Record for Gas Deliveries to China Sputnik 17 Dec 2023 -- The new record emphasizes the importance of Russia's partnership with its Asian neighbor, as Europe struggles with the irony of their economic failures following their unprecedented sanctions imposed on Russia, as well as the cost of liquefied natural gas exports from the US.
- Talks Held between Foreign Ministries of DPRK and China KCNA 16 Dec 2023 -- Talks were held between Pak Myong Ho, vice-minister of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea who is on a visit to China as head of a delegation of the DPRK Foreign Ministry, and Sun Weidong, vice-minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, in Beijing on Friday.
- Trial of secessionist Jimmy Lai set to begin on Monday, 'expected to be a classic case in upholding national security in Hong Kong': legal experts Global Times 17 Dec 2023 -- The highly watched trial of the anti-China and violence-inciting figure Jimmy Lai on national security charges is set to begin on Monday at West Kowloon Court, toward which some Western media and political figures have launched a public opinion campaign by badmouthing the city's rule of law and the National Security Law (NSL) for Hong Kong. Legal experts said begging external forces to support Lai and undermining the rule of law in Hong Kong are destined to be futile.
- HKMA chief rejects claims that HKSAR is a 'relic'; position as financial hub irreplaceable Global Times 17 Dec 2023 -- Eddie Yue, chief executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), on Sunday rejected claims that Hong Kong is now a "relic" of an international financial center, saying the city has the largest banking system among all the international financial centers in Asia.
- Trial of Jimmy Lai Under the Hong Kong National Security Law US Dept. of State 17 Dec 2023 -- "The United States condemns the prosecution of pro-democracy advocate and media owner Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong under the PRC-imposed National Security Law. "
- Foreign Secretary statement on Jimmy Lai's national security trial UK FCDO 17 Dec 2023 -- On 18 December, British national Jimmy Lai's national security trial is scheduled to begin in Hong Kong.
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