Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
04 February 2024 - China Special Weapons News
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- COVID-19 epidemic at low level but may rise during Spring Festival: National Health Commission Global Times 04 Feb 2024 -- The National Health Commission (NHC) on Sunday said that at present, the COVID-19 epidemic is at a low level in China, but recent surveillance data showed positive case reports have increased slightly, suggesting that the epidemic is on the rise. Due to factors such as the inter-regional movement of people and the increase of crowd gathering around the Spring Festival, the number of COVID-19 cases is expected to rise, according to the health authority.
- Philippines courts Europe to back its illegal moves in South China Sea Global Times 04 Feb 2024 -- While the Philippines has been provoking tensions in the South China Sea, Enrique Manalo, the country's foreign sffairs secretary, has presented himself as a proponent of peace during an international forum, aiming to garner support from European nations to further its illegal objectives in the region.
- US officials' reported Taiwan trip aims to make island 'a complete pawn' of containment strategy Global Times 04 Feb 2024 -- US officials will travel to the island of Taiwan in March for a briefing on semiconductor export controls on the Chinese mainland, a Taiwan-based news portal reported over the weekend, a trip that mainland industry insiders believe is aimed at ramping up pressure to make the island "a complete pawn" to serve Washington's containment strategy against the Chinese mainland.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Feb. 4, 2024 ROC MND 04 Feb 2024
- PLA Navy, Air Force extend reach with new milestones in replenishment ships, large cargo planes Global Times 04 Feb 2024 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy and Air Force are extending their reach with new milestones in replenishment ships and large cargo planes, a move experts said on Sunday contributes to not only China's national defense but also world peace and stability.
- Foreign vessel probed for anchoring in submarine cable protection zone off Shanghai Global Times 04 Feb 2024 -- The Shanghai bureau of China Coast Guard launched an investigation into a foreign vessel suspected of anchoring within a protected zone for submarine cables, which posed a serious threat to international communication infrastructure, thepaper.cn reported on Friday.
- Government departments reveal priorities in 2024 People's Daily 04 Feb 2024 -- As China's gross domestic product (GDP) reached a new high of over 126 trillion yuan (about 17.74 trillion U.S. dollars) in 2023, what measures are likely to be adopted to reinforce the sound economic fundamentals and what is the outlook for the Chinese economy in the coming year?
- Senior Hong Kong officials further clarify on Article 23 legislation, saying 'foreign interference offense' conviction has at least 3 elements Global Times 04 Feb 2024 -- Senior local officials from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) made further clarifications on Sunday on the Article 23 legislation including public's criticism of local governance but rejecting deliberately provoking hatred, major conditions for the conviction of foreign interference offense, and materials related to the critical infrastructure falling into the scope of state secret.
- China expands visa exemption policy to attract more foreigners Radio Free Asia 04 Feb 2024 -- China has expanded its visa-free entry policy for tourists and business travelers from more than a dozen European and Asian countries, opening up its borders further in recent months as it struggles to shore up foreign interests to help arrest an economic slowdown.
- China advances in satellite technology and autonomous driving with Geespace's latest launch Global Times 04 Feb 2024 -- Geespace, a satellite technology company under Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, launched eleven satellites from Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in Southwest China's Sichuan Province, using Long March-2C carrier rocket on Saturday.
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