Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
04 January 2024 - China Special Weapons News
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- Philippines, U.S. Partner in Maritime Cooperative Activity in South China Sea US Navy 04 Jan 2024 -- U.S. Navy's Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1, led by its flagship, Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) and the Philippine Navy (PN) are conducting a Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) in the South China Sea, reaffirming both nations' commitment to bolstering regional security and stability, Jan. 3.
- PLA holds naval, air patrols in S.China Sea amid provocations Global Times 04 Jan 2024 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) held a routine patrol in the South China Sea from Wednesday to Thursday in a move to safeguard national sovereign security and maritime rights and interests amid a concurrent US-Philippines joint patrol and Manila's repeated attempts to permanently occupy Chinese reefs in the region.
- Rivalry in South China Sea: US, China hold separate drills amid tensions Press TV 04 Jan 2024 -- With the long-running strategic rivalry in place, China and the United States have held separate military drills in the hotly contested waters of the South China Sea.
- US biotech firm halts sales of DNA collection kits in Tibet Radio Free Asia 04 Jan 2024 -- U.S. biotechnology company Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. has stopped selling DNA collection kits in Tibet after human rights groups said the products were used by Chinese authorities to further police and repress Tibetans.
- Mainland weather balloons drifting over Taiwan island unintentional, should not be sensationalized as threat: experts Global Times 04 Jan 2024 -- Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party(DPP) authorities have continuously sensationalized Chinese mainland balloons flying over the island since the start of 2024 despite knowing that they were for meteorological purposes and drifted due to seasonal winds, a move experts said on Thursday aims to hype up the "mainland threat" theory, stir up confrontation and snare votes in the upcoming regional election.
- Taiwan spots Chinese balloons in its airspace Radio Free Asia 04 Jan 2024 -- Chinese balloons have been detected in Taiwan's airspace three days in a row, according to the Ministry of National Defense (MND) in Taipei, just days before the election.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Jan. 4, 2023 ROC MND 04 Jan 2024
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on January 4, 2024 PRC MofA 04 Jan 2024
- Chinese FM spokesperson calls on global community to tackle fragmentation together People's Daily 04 Jan 2024 -- The international community needs to work together and support each other in response to the current crisis and work for a better future, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday.
- Regional tension 'to intensify' while Iran vows revenge after terror attack Global Times 04 Jan 2024 -- China expressed condolences to Iran on Thursday over the terrorist attack that killed more than 100 in Kerman, a southeastern city in the country, strongly condemning the attack while voicing support for Iran's efforts in safeguarding its national security and stability.
- Chinese president denounces Kerman terrorist attacks IRNA 04 Jan 2024 -- China's President Xi Jinping has condemned the terrorist attacks in Iran's southeastern city of Kerman and expressed the sympathy of the Chinese people and government to the Iranian nation.
- 'Shocked' Xi, Assad express solidarity with Iran after bombings Press TV 04 Jan 2024 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping has sent a message of condolences to President Ebrahim Raeisi, saying he is "shocked to learn about serious terror attacks" in Iran's southeastern city of Kerman in which scores of people were killed on Wednesday.
- Xinjiang issues revised regulations on religious affairs Global Times 04 Jan 2024 -- Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Thursday issued revised regulations on religious affairs management, adding in a number of new clauses and a new chapter regarding the management of religious schools. The regulations emphasize the freedom of religious belief, noting that no organization or individual shall induce or coerce locals to believe or not believe in any religion.
- China's finance ministry to increase fiscal spending to boost real economy Global Times 04 Jan 2024 -- Chinese financial authorities vowed to strengthen policy support and funding to boost the real economy's revival and improve people's livelihood.
- China starts detaining petitioners ahead of regional congresses Radio Free Asia 04 Jan 2024 -- Authorities around China are tightening security measures around people who complain about the government, dispatching "interceptors" to stop anyone with a grievance from lodging petitions ahead of regional People's Congresses later this month, petitioners and local residents said on Thursday.
- China Faces Record High Unmarried Rate Among Young People VOA 04 Jan 2024 -- As China's population ages and its workforce shrinks, the country is facing some big demographic challenges. Among them: encouraging couples to have more children and encouraging young people to get married.
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