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05 January 2024 - China Special Weapons News
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- PLA extends patrol to maritime, aerial joint exercise in S.China Sea as US, Philippines scale down patrol amid tensions Global Times 05 Jan 2024 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) extended its two-day routine patrol in the South China Sea into a third day of joint exercises on Friday, in a move experts said displayed China's determination and capability in safeguarding national sovereign security and maritime rights, as the US and the Philippines reportedly scaled down their joint patrol in the region.
- Philippines hits back at China, says joint patrols with US not 'provocative' Radio Free Asia 05 Jan 2024 -- The Philippines on Friday defended its joint South China Sea patrols with the United States against a Chinese claim that they were "provocative," saying the maneuvers took place within its territorial waters and were consistent with international law.
- Q&A: Taiwan AI Labs Founder Warns of China's Generative AI Influencing Election VOA 05 Jan 2024 -- China has ramped up efforts to influence Taiwan's January 13 presidential and legislative election in recent weeks, with some experts pointing to the dangers of disinformation campaigns created by generative artificial intelligence - which can produce text and other types of content.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Jan. 5, 2023 ROC MND 05 Jan 2024
- CPC leadership hears work reports People's Daily 05 Jan 2024 -- The Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee on Thursday held a meeting to hear a series of work reports.
- Top Party leadership hears series of annual work reports People's Daily 05 Jan 2024 -- A key meeting underlined on Thursday the need to uphold the Communist Party of China's overall leadership and focus on the most important political issue of advancing Chinese modernization as this year is a crucial year for fulfilling the goals and tasks of the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25).
- China's Patriotic Education Law Further Cracks Down on Religious Freedom VOA 05 Jan 2024 -- China's new and sweeping Patriotic Education Law, which targets all types of education including religious teaching, officially went into effect on January 1. Church leaders say they are already struggling to adapt to the new guidelines.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on January 5, 2024 PRC MofA 05 Jan 2024
- China Foreign Minister: Healthy US-China Ties 'No Longer a Choice' VOA 05 Jan 2024 -- China's top diplomat said Friday cooperation between his country and the United States is no longer a choice but an imperative and called for a healthy development of China U.S. relations.
- U.S. urged to stop bullying, restricting Chinese students in name of national security: spokesperson People's Daily 05 Jan 2024 -- China on Thursday urged the United States to stop bullying and restricting Chinese students in the name of national security, adding the U.S. needs to ensure the security and lawful rights and interests of Chinese students and scholars in the country.
- Vietnam's 'Bamboo' Diplomacy Hailed for Balancing Between US, China VOA 05 Jan 2024 -- Vietnamese General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has hailed improved relations with the U.S. and China as significant gains in the country's "bamboo" diplomatic strategy of balancing ties with superpowers.
- Maldivian President Muizzu to pay first state visit to China Global Times 05 Jan 2024 -- Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu is set to embark on his first state visit to China next week, with great expectations of bolstering pragmatic cooperation between the two nations, particularly within the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative. While India is closely monitoring this visit, analysts have urged it to refrain from adopting a zero-sum mind-set or Cold War mentality when assessing China's collaborations with South Asian countries.
- Xi sends condolences to Iranian president over serious terror attacks People's Daily 05 Jan 2024 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday sent a message of condolences to Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi over the serious terror attacks in the country.
- Certain countries spread 'genocide' rumors on Xinjiang, while turning blind eye to humanitarian tragedy in Gaza: Chinese FM Global Times 05 Jan 2024 -- Certain countries are obsessed with spreading rumors of the so-called ethnic genocide and forced labor in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, while turning a blind eye to the current humanitarian tragedy in Gaza, which fully exposes their hypocritical double standards, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson on a Friday press conference.
- Retracted study was based on unethically collected Uyghur DNA samples, experts contend Radio Free Asia 05 Jan 2024 -- The recent retraction of an academic journal article that discussed the genetic information of Uyghurs and Kazakhs in China's northwestern Xinjiang region has raised questions and concerns about ethical standards in scientific research, as people familiar with the study believe that genetic samples were obtained under duress.
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