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15 January 2024 - China Special Weapons News
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- Spread of flu more prevalent than COVID People's Daily 15 Jan 2024 -- Since the start of this year, the number of visits to fever clinics across China has fluctuated but has overall trended downward, the nation's health authority said on Sunday.
- Nauru Officially Breaks Ties with Taiwan US Dept. of State 15 Jan 2024 -- "While the Government of Nauru's action on January 15 to sever its diplomatic relationship with Taiwan is a sovereign decision, it is nonetheless a disappointing one."
- Taiwan Loses Nauru to China Following Ruling Party's Election Victory VOA 15 Jan 2024 -- Taiwan announced that it will sever diplomatic ties with Nauru effective immediately Monday after the Pacific island nation announced its decision to switch diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to China.
- Taiwan, Nauru end diplomatic relations CNA 15 Jan 2024 -- The Republic of China (Taiwan) has terminated diplomatic relations with the Republic of Nauru with immediate effect after the Pacific island nation announced Monday it would recognize the People's Republic of China (PRC).
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson's Remarks on the Government of the Republic of Nauru's Announcement to Break Diplomatic Ties with the Taiwan Region and Seek to Reestablish Diplomatic Ties with China PRC MofA 15 Jan 2024
- Nauru severs diplomatic ties with Taiwan, to seek full relations with China Radio Free Asia 15 Jan 2024 -- Nauru will switch its diplomatic recognition to Beijing from Taiwan, the government of the Pacific island country of 10,000 people said Monday, reducing Taiwan's diplomatic allies to just a dozen nations.
- Nauru Severs Diplomatic Relations With Taiwan, Moves to One-China Principle Sputnik 15 Jan 2024 -- The Republic of Nauru (island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean) has decided to sever diplomatic relations with Taiwan in line with the UN resolution that recognizes China as the sole legal government representing the whole of China and seeks to resume full diplomatic relations with China, the country's government said.
- China's post-election poaching of Nauru 'an assault on democracy': MOFA CNA 15 Jan 2024 -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) on Monday accused China of plotting to poach diplomatic ally Nauru two days after Taiwan's presidential election as part of a calculated "assault on democracy."
- Government, opposition parties denounce Nauru's diplomatic pivot CNA 15 Jan 2024 -- Taiwan's government and opposition parties condemned Nauru on Monday for its decision to shift diplomatic recognition to China, a move that came shortly after the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) secured a third term in power.
- Nauru's financial demands key to breaking ties with Taiwan: Official CNA 15 Jan 2024 -- Nauru asked Taiwan for around 125 million Australian dollars (US$83.23 million) to keep an immigration detention facility going but it switched diplomatic recognition to China before Taipei gave a final answer, a Taiwanese diplomatic source said.
- Nauru to sever 'diplomatic ties' with Taiwan region, showing one-China principle a prevailing consensus Global Times 15 Jan 2024 -- Chinese Foreign Ministry said China appreciates and welcomes Nauru's decision of severing "diplomatic ties" with the Taiwan region, which was announced on Monday on the heels of the regional election in the island, reflecting that the one-China principle is a prevailing consensus among the international community. The decision is also considered a slap in the face to some ill-intentioned moves made by very few US-led Western countries aiming to turn the Taiwan question into an international topic and to continue playing "the Taiwan card" in containing the Chinese mainland, experts said.
- Results of Taiwan regional elections spur concerns over cross-Straits business, trade Global Times 15 Jan 2024 -- Following Taiwan's regional elections, concerns have risen regarding cross-Straits trade, given the island's new leaders' adoption of a hostile and separatist policy toward the Chinese mainland.
- Elections won't change fact that Taiwan belongs to China: Beijing IRNA 15 Jan 2024 -- China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi has reiterated his country's sovereignty over Taiwan, saying the recently-held election and its results there will not change the basic fact that the self-ruled island is a part of China.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Jan. 15, 2024 ROC MND 15 Jan 2024
- Mainland spokesperson comments on Taiwan election results People's Daily 15 Jan 2024 -- A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Saturday commented on the outcomes of Taiwan leadership and legislature elections.
- Combination of Tianzhou-7 cargo spacecraft, Long March-7 rocket rolls to launch pad Global Times 15 Jan 2024 -- The combination of Tianzhou-7 cargo spacecraft and Long March-7 Y8 carrier rocket was rolled out to the launchpad in Wenchang Space Launch Site in South China's Hainan Province on Monday. All facilities in the Wenchang spaceport are in good conditions and testing work is underway for the first China Space Station mission in 2024, the Global Times learned from the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) on Monday.
- Xi urges institutions to safeguard national security People's Daily 15 Jan 2024 -- President Xi Jinping has called on institutions involved in the nation's political and legal affairs to resolutely safeguard national security, bolster their political acumen and judgment, and prevent and resolve major security risks.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning's Regular Press Conference on January 15, 2024 PRC MofA 15 Jan 2024
- Senior CPC official, San Francisco mayor discuss implementation of outcomes of Xi-Biden summit People's Daily 15 Jan 2024 -- Liu Jianchao, head of the International Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Saturday met with San Francisco Mayor London Breed on implementing the outcomes of the San Francisco summit between the two heads of state.
- China, Arab League urging immediate, comprehensive cease-fire of Israel-Palestine conflict Global Times 15 Jan 2024 -- China and the League of Arab States issued a joint statement on the Israel-Palestine conflict on Sunday, urging an immediate and comprehensive cease-fire and stressing the two-state solution as "a basis" for any future settlement concerning the fate of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.
- Switzerland and China renew high-level contacts and deepen relations in the run-up to 75th anniversary Federal Council - Swiss Government 15 Jan 2024 -- On Monday, 15 January, a Federal Council delegation led by President Viola Amherd received a Chinese delegation led by Premier Li Qiang at the Lohn Estate for an official visit to Switzerland. This was the first such high-level meeting since the pandemic. The delegations discussed the deep and wide-ranging bilateral relations characterised by dialogue on around 30 issues, as well as a range of current international affairs.
- China discovers new heavy rare earth mineral Global Times 15 Jan 2024 -- Chinese scientists recently discovered a new heavy rare earth mineral named Bayanoboite-Y, at the Bayan Obo Rare Earth Mine in Baotou, located in North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, local media outlet Baotou Daily reported.
- Former Party chief and chairman of China Everbright Group arrested for embezzlement and accepting bribes Global Times 15 Jan 2024 -- China's Supreme People's Procuratorate has arrested Tang Shuangning, former Party chief and chairman of China Everbright Group, for the charge of embezzlement and accepting bribes, weakening the Party's leadership over the state-owned enterprise, being ineffective in preventing and defusing financial risks, privately reading publications with serious political problems and resisting the organizational scrutiny, according to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) and the National Supervisory Commission.
- Former chairman of China Everbright Group arrested People's Daily 15 Jan 2024 -- China's Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) has ordered the arrest of Tang Shuangning, former chairman of China Everbright Group, for alleged embezzlement and bribery.
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