Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
14 February 2024 - China Special Weapons News
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- Japan to assist 4 ASEAN countries to counter China: report Radio Free Asia 15 Feb 2024 -- The Japan International Cooperation Agency is preparing a 10-year maritime security support plan for four ASEAN nations - Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam - to boost security in the South China Sea, according to a media report.
- 9 Chinese military aircraft cross median line: Taiwan defense ministry CNA 14 Feb 2024 -- A total of 14 warplanes and drones sent by the Chinese People's Liberation Army were detected in waters near Taiwan on Wednesday afternoon, with nine of them crossing the median line of the Taiwan Strait, according to Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense (MND).
- Taiwan's DPP condemned for driving away mainland fishing boat and resulting in two deaths People's Daily 14 Feb 2024 -- The spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council strongly condemned the Taiwan authorities for driving away a fishing boat from East China's Fujian Province in the waters near Kinmen, a group of islets in the Taiwan Straits, and resulting in two deaths when all four people onboard fell into the sea on Wednesday afternoon.
- US lawmaker, arch critic of China, to visit Taiwan: report Radio Free Asia 14 Feb 2024 -- Rep. Mike Gallagher, chair of the House Select Committee on China, will lead U.S. lawmakers on a trip to Taiwan next week, a report says.
- U.S. representative Mike Gallagher to lead Taiwan delegation next week: FT CNA 14 Feb 2024 -- U.S. Representative Mike Gallagher, who chairs the House select committee on competition with China, will visit Taipei next week along with a group of lawmakers, according to the Financial Times.
- US must better engage allies on Taiwan: experts Radio Free Asia 14 Feb 2024 -- It's not always clear to America's allies why they should devote any time or attention to the disputed sovereignty of Taiwan, especially when they have enough problems in their immediate backyards.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Feb. 14, 2024 ROC MND 14 Feb 2024
- China's Propaganda Push in Spanish Fails to Impress, Report Shows VOA 14 Feb 2024 -- China has been scaling up its influence campaign in Spanish-speaking countries in the past few years by producing and publishing tens of thousands of videos through the three largest Spanish-language YouTube channels of its state media, a recent study finds.
- China's Economic Woes May Give US Chance to Pressure North Korea, Some Experts Say VOA 14 Feb 2024 -- Some Asia experts are calling for tough new economic sanctions on China, arguing that the nation's economic downturn makes it particularly vulnerable to pressure to crack down on North Korea's ability to make and launder money for its nuclear weapons and missile programs.
- Volkswagen reviews Xinjiang operations as abuse pressure mounts Radio Free Asia 14 Feb 2024 -- The German auto giant Volkswagen is facing renewed accusations of using Uyghur forced labor, as new evidence directly implicates its use of slave labor in the construction of a test track in Xinjiang, where brainwashing, surveillance and assimilation measures on employees were implemented.
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