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09 January 2024 - China Special Weapons News
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- Authorities enforce ban on Tibetan students taking outside classes Radio Free Asia 09 Jan 2024 -- Going door-to-door, Chinese authorities are stepping up efforts to enforce a ban on Tibetan children from taking private classes and participating in religious activities during the winter break from school, three sources from inside Tibet told Radio Free Asia.
- Chinese 'monster' ship patrols near Vietnam's oil fields Radio Free Asia 09 Jan 2024 -- Chinese coast guard ship 5901, dubbed "The Monster" for its size, has been near Vietnam's oil exploration blocks at Vanguard Bank in the South China Sea since early December, Radio Free Asia has learned.
- Opposition demands gov't explain China satellite launch missile alert CNA 09 Jan 2024 -- Opposition parties on Tuesday demanded the government fully review and explain why a national alert warning of a "missile flyover" in English was sent in response to the preplanned launch of a Chinese low-orbit satellite.
- Taiwan's military apologizes over 'missile flyover' message mishap CNA 09 Jan 2024 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense (MND) has apologized for sending a nationwide emergency alert on Tuesday that warned of a "missile flyover" in English when it was actually a Chinese satellite launching in airspace over Taiwan.
- Alert sent out after Chinese rocket diverged from expected path: MND CNA 09 Jan 2024 -- The Ministry of National Defense (MND) on Tuesday said it decided to send out a nationwide alert message after a rocket carrying a satellite launched from China diverged from its anticipated flight path in the direction of Taiwan.
- Chinese launches satellite, triggers emergency alert in Taiwan CNA 09 Jan 2024 -- Taiwan's military on Tuesday afternoon sent a nationwide emergency alert message informing the public that China's government had just launched a satellite with its trajectory passing through airspace over southern Taiwan at 3:04 p.m. Tuesday.
- Chinese Satellite Launch Triggers Island-Wide Alert in Taiwan VOA 09 Jan 2024 -- China says it successfully launched a science satellite into orbit Tuesday, an event that triggered an island-wide alert in Taiwan.
- No need to shoot down all Chinese balloons: Defense official CNA 09 Jan 2024 -- A senior Taiwanese defense official on Tuesday said the military will not shoot down all Chinese balloons found flying across Taiwan because doing so would waste of ammunition and is "exactly what the Chinese want."
- Global support for Taiwan 'strong deterrence' against China: FM CNA 09 Jan 2024 -- Support for Taiwan's democracy from the international community serves as "a very strong deterrent against possible Chinese action," Foreign Minister Joseph Wu (吳釗燮) said Tuesday.
- DPP's Lai urges Beijing to engage in talks with Taipei CNA 09 Jan 2024 -- Lai Ching-te (賴清德), the presidential candidate of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), has called on China's leaders to assume responsibility for regional stability and engage in dialogue with Taiwan.
- Keelung ward chief indicted for arranging subsidized China trip CNA 09 Jan 2024 -- Prosecutors on Tuesday indicted a ward chief in Keelung for his alleged involvement in organizing a trip to Shandong Province "disproportionately subsidized" by the Chinese government.
- Chinese mainland issues sweeping plan to boost integrated development with Taiwan region Global Times 09 Jan 2024 -- Chinese mainland authorities have released sweeping guidelines to support East China's Fujian Province in exploring new paths for cross-Straits integrated development, outlining a flurry of specific measures to boost economic and trade cooperation between Fujian and Taiwan region in a wide range of areas from services trade and small businesses to high-tech industrial clusters.
- 'No need' to declare independence, Taiwan presidential hopeful says Radio Free Asia 09 Jan 2024 -- Taiwan doesn't need to declare independence, incumbent vice president and presidential hopeful Lai Ching-te told a press conference ahead of Saturday's general election, as the Ministry of Defense issued an air-raid alert over a Chinese rocket launch.
- Japan must fight in Taiwan Strait in the event of conflict: Ex-PM Aso Radio Free Asia 09 Jan 2024 -- China's claims over Taiwan will "definitely become an existential crisis situation" for Japan, and Tokyo must fight in the Taiwan Strait in the event of conflict to rescue its citizens, former Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso warned on Monday.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Jan. 9, 2023 ROC MND 09 Jan 2024
- US spreads China-related spy claims while launching large-scale intelligence activities against China: Chinese FM Global Times 09 Jan 2024 -- In response to some media reports about a US Navy sailor being sentenced to 27 months in jail on Monday on China-related spy charges, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said she did not know the specific situation, but added that the US is spreading China-related spy claims while launching spying activities against China.
- China's Arrest of 'MI6 Spy' Could be Retaliation, Analysts Say VOA 09 Jan 2024 -- China's arrest of a man allegedly working as a spy for Britain could be retaliation, analysts say.
- Xi stresses winning anti-graft fight People's Daily 09 Jan 2024 -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, called on Monday for targeted and sustained efforts to win the tough and protracted battle against corruption, saying that the battle must be fought with resilience and perseverance.
- Xi stresses winning tough, protracted battle against corruption People's Daily 09 Jan 2024 -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Monday called for advancing the Party's self-reform and winning the tough and protracted battle against corruption.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning's Regular Press Conference on January 9, 2024 PRC MofA 09 Jan 2024
- Chinese diplomacy to continue promoting common path to modernization for all people in 2024 Global Times 09 Jan 2024 -- Chinese diplomacy will adhere to the principle of confidence and self-reliance, openness and inclusiveness, fairness and justice and win-win cooperation to promote the common path to modernization for the people of all countries, top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi said at a seminar on Tuesday, as he reviewed the accomplishments China made in diplomacy in the previous year and reaffirmed the mission for 2024 that was set by the Central Conference on Work Relating to Foreign Affairs.
- In NY, Chinese official downplays 'Wolf Warrior' diplomacy Radio Free Asia 09 Jan 2024 -- Beijing has no plans to return to the aggressive "Wolf Warrior" diplomacy that was seemingly rolled back last year, a senior Chinese official said in a speech in New York on Tuesday, stressing the need for the country to pursue "warm and cooperative" global ties.
- Readout of 2024 U.S.-PRC Defense Policy Coordination Talks DoD 09 Jan 2024 -- Dr. Michael Chase, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for China, Taiwan, and Mongolia, met with People's Republic of China (PRC) Major General Song Yanchao, Deputy Director of the Central Military Commission Office for International Military Cooperation, at the Pentagon for the 17th U.S.-PRC Defense Policy Coordination Talks from January 8-9, 2024.
- Senior CPC official's US trip to push bilateral ties for a stable start in 2024 Global Times 09 Jan 2024 -- Liu Jianchao, head of the International Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, became the first senior CPC official to visit the US since the summit meeting between two heads of state in San Francisco last November. Chinese experts believe Liu's visit, apart from allowing inter-party diplomacy to play bigger role in bilateral relations, also seeks to help push for more stable China-US ties in 2024 when relations are anticipated to encounter more turbulence.
- Chinese FM refutes joint statement on U.S.-Japan-ROK Trilateral Indo-Pacific Dialogue People's Daily 09 Jan 2024 -- A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson on Monday refuted a joint statement released by the Trilateral Indo-Pacific Dialogue between the United States, Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK).
- China slams U.S. chip export control, suppressing China's semiconductor industry People's Daily 09 Jan 2024 -- Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning on Monday said the United States has been stepping up control over chip export to China and going after China's semiconductor industry in the name of national security, which is out-and-out economic bullying.
- China issues guidelines for flexible job market in bid to boost employment Global Times 09 Jan 2024 -- In a bid to enhance services for flexible workers, China's Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MHRSS) issued a comprehensive set of guidelines aimed at standardizing flexible job markets on Monday, aiming to provide workers with transparent and regulated services. The notice is in line with its commitment to integrate this sector into the broader employment public service system.
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