27 December 2023 - China Special Weapons News

Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group Conducts Maritime Operations in South China Sea US Navy 27 Dec 2023 -- U.S. Navy Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1 led by its flagship, Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), is operating in the South China Sea following a successful scheduled port visit to the Republic of Singapore.
US aircraft carrier activity adds fuel to South China Sea tensions Global Times 27 Dec 2023 -- A US aircraft carrier has reportedly entered the South China Sea in a move experts said on Wednesday sends a wrong signal to the Philippines amid the Southeast Asian country's repeated provocations on Chinese islands and reefs in the region.
Philippines actions in South China Sea extremely dangerous, ignoring China's goodwill, restraint People's Daily 27 Dec 2023 -- Recently, the Philippines has repeatedly stirred up trouble in the South China Sea, continuously infringing on China's sovereignty, making provocative moves in the waters of Ren'ai Jiao in China's Nansha Qundao, and spreading disinformation to smear China.

'Troll' accounts taking cues from China state-affiliated media: Researchers CNA 27 Dec 2023 -- "Troll groups" attempting to shape online discourse about Taiwan's Jan. 13, 2024 presidential election appear to be taking cues from Chinese state-affiliated media, a research group said Wednesday.
US urged to turn its non-support for 'Taiwan independence' commitment into action Global Times 27 Dec 2023 -- The Taiwan Affairs Office under the State Council on Wednesday urged the US to stop arming the island of Taiwan, stop interfering in Taiwan's regional elections, and turn its commitment of non-support for "Taiwan independence" into concrete action.
DPP's 'Taiwan independence' stance root cause for difficulty in ECFA-related issues： official Global Times 27 Dec 2023 -- The decision by the Chinese mainland to end tariff concessions for some Taiwan products is normal, and the determination of Taiwan businesspeople to invest in the mainland is unlikely to change, Chen Binhua, a spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, told a press conference on Wednesday.
PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Dec. 27, 2023 ROC MND 27 Dec 2023

China launches new satellites to enhance BDS-3 services People's Daily 27 Dec 2023 -- China on Tuesday sent two new satellites for the BeiDou-3 Navigation Satellite System (BDS-3) into space successfully from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province.

Xi Jinping appoints China's top naval commander Radio Free Asia 27 Dec 2023 -- Chinese leader Xi Jinping has promoted two senior officers to generals, including Hu Zhongming, who was named the top commander of the country's navy for the first time, Xinhua News Agency said.

Xi: Advance cause pioneered by Mao People's Daily 27 Dec 2023 -- As the nation commemorates the 130th anniversary of the birth of Chairman Mao Zedong, the Communist Party of China Central Committee held a symposium on Tuesday in Beijing to pay respects to the great man who led the Chinese people to completely change their own destiny and the face of the country.
CPC Central Committee holds symposium commemorating 130th anniversary of Mao's birth People's Daily 27 Dec 2023 -- The Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee on Tuesday morning held a symposium at the Great Hall of the People to commemorate the 130th anniversary of the birth of Comrade Mao Zedong.
Revised books on Mao's articles and life chronicles published People's Daily 27 Dec 2023 -- Revised versions of a book containing articles by Mao Zedong since the founding of the People's Republic of China and a book chronicling Mao's life have been published by the Central Party Literature Press to mark the 130th anniversary of Mao's birth.

China works to meet 14th Five-Year Plan targets People's Daily 27 Dec 2023 -- China will take various measures to ensure it meets the targets outlined in the 14th five-year plan for the 2021-2025 period, an official said on Tuesday.

Anti-espionage efforts of China against US spies 'essential, effective' Global Times 27 Dec 2023 -- US espionage and intelligence agencies that work to infiltrate other countries are complaining to the US media about the difficulties of their malicious undertakings against other countries' national security, in order to convince Washington's politicians and decision-makers to allocate them more resources and money. In other words, they are "pleading poverty," said Chinese experts on intelligence and security affairs on Wednesday.

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning's Regular Press Conference on December 27, 2023 PRC MofA 27 Dec 2023

China firmly opposes U.S. signing into law national defense authorization act: spokesperson People's Daily 27 Dec 2023 -- A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said Tuesday that despite China's opposition, the United States passed and signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 that contains negative China-related content, and that China strongly deplores and firmly opposes this and has made serious demarches to the U.S. side.

Possible Seoul, Tokyo, Beijing summit 'in discussion': report Radio Free Asia 27 Dec 2023 -- South Korea, China, and Japan are reportedly continuing discussions to hold a trilateral summit - an initiative that Seoul and Tokyo see as an opportunity to send a unified warning to North Korea and curb its nuclear ambitions.

Prolonged Gaza war leads to growing risks of wider regional conflict Global Times 27 Dec 2023 -- Chinese experts raised concerns on Wednesday about the growing risks of a wider conflict in the Middle East, as Israel's military chief warned that its war on Hamas will likely last for months. Experts said that it is hard to predict when the war will end, but that a prolonged war will be increasingly detrimental to Israel.

Fighting in Rakhine threatens Chinese-backed infrastructure projects Radio Free Asia 27 Dec 2023 -- Intense fighting between junta troops and an ethnic army in western Myanmar's Rakhine state has threatened to disrupt Chinese-backed infrastructure projects that are part of the Belt and Road Initiative.

China sanctions US compliance firm over Uyghur research Radio Free Asia 27 Dec 2023 -- Beijing has sanctioned Kharon, a U.S.-based company that helps businesses comply with the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, which bans the import of goods made using forced labor in China's far-west.

China deletes leaked stats showing plunging birth rate for 2023 Radio Free Asia 27 Dec 2023 -- Chinese censors deleted an article on Wednesday that reportedly leaked full-year population figures for 2023, revealing a plummeting birth rate despite ongoing efforts by the ruling party to encourage people to have families.

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