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21 February 2024 - China Special Weapons News
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- 21st round of India-China Corps Commander Level Meeting India MEA 21 Feb 2024 -- The 21st round of India-China Corps Commander Level Meeting was held at Chushul-Moldo border meeting point on 19th February 2024.
- The 21st China-India Corps Commander Level Meeting was held at the Chinese side of Moldo-Chushul border on Monday, China's Ministry of National Defense announced on Wednesday. Global Times 21 Feb 2024 -- The 21st China-India Corps Commander Level Meeting was held at the Chinese side of Moldo-Chushul border meeting point on Monday, China's Ministry of National Defense announced on Wednesday. Both sides engaged in positive, in-depth and constructive communication on addressing the border issues of mutual concern. Both sides agreed to continue communication through military and diplomatic channels to reach a solution acceptable to both sides. The two sides agreed to maintain peace in the border areas, according to the ministry.
- CGA fails to clarify if collision caused fatal capsizing CNA 21 Feb 2024 -- Taiwan's Coast Guard Administration (CGA) on Wednesday failed to clarify if a patrol boat hitting a Chinese vessel it was pursuing caused a fatal capsizing off the coast of Kinmen last week.
- Taiwan's military to stay out of China dispute to avoid escalation CNA 21 Feb 2024 -- Taiwan's military has no intention to "directly intervene" in an ongoing maritime dispute with Beijing over an incident in waters off a Taiwan-held island near China's coast to avoid escalating tensions, it said Wednesday.
- U.S. calls for peace amid Taiwan-China maritime dispute CNA 21 Feb 2024 -- The United States reiterated its commitment to peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday amid a dispute triggered by a boat chase in waters near Taiwan-held Kinmen Island last week that led to the death of two Chinese nationals.
- Taiwan authorities 'shoot self in foot' by concealing facts over fatal boat incident Global Times 21 Feb 2024 -- Taiwan authorities on Wednesday morning changed the wording and admitted there had been multiple collisions between vessels in the process of a fatal incident in which Taiwan authorities chased a Chinese mainland fishing boat and capsized it in waters near Kinmen Island, just a few kilometers off Xiamen city, Fujian Province, leading to the deaths of two mainland fishermen on February 14.
- 2 surviving fishermen return to mainland after fatal incident Global Times 21 Feb 2024 -- The two surviving fishermen of a fatal incident caused when their vessel capsized after being chased near Kinmen Island returned to the Chinese mainland on Tuesday, accompanied by representatives of the Red Cross Society of China (RCSC) branch in the port city of Quanzhou, Fujian Province.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Feb. 21, 2024 ROC MND 21 Feb 2024
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning's Regular Press Conference on February 21, 2024 PRC MofA 21 Feb 2024
- G20 not a platform for resolving geopolitical struggles and security issues: Chinese FM Global Times 21 Feb 2024 -- The G20 is the premier forum for international economic cooperation, not a platform for resolving geopolitical and security issues. This is a G20 consensus. We hope that the foreign ministers' meeting will help enhance solidarity and cooperation and contribute to global economic growth and development, a spokesperson of China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said ahead of a G20 foreign ministers' meeting scheduled for Wednesday in Brazil, while some Western countries are again seeking to turn the event into arena for geopolitical struggles and prevent countries from reaching consensus.
- FM welcomes World Bank's appointment of Zhang Wencai as managing director, chief administrative officer Global Times 21 Feb 2024 -- China welcomed an announcement by the World Bank of the appointment of Zhang Wencai, vice president of the Export-Import Bank of China, as managing director and chief administrative officer (CAO) of the bank, Mao Ning, a spokesperson of China's Foreign Ministry, told a press conference on Wednesday.
- Chinese FM meets with Macron in Paris, concludes Europe trip Global Times 21 Feb 2024 -- French President Emmanuel Macron met with the visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Paris on Tuesday local time, where Wang also co-chaired a new round of strategic dialogue between China and France.
- French President Macron meets Chinese FM Wang Yi, expresses anticipation for high-level exchanges in 2024 Global Times 21 Feb 2024 -- French President Emmanuel Macron met with visiting member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Paris on Tuesday local time. Macron fondly recalled his successful visit to China last year, expressing anticipation for jointly preparing for this year's high-level exchanges with the Chinese side.
- Chinese think tank finds Western sanctions fail to undermine Russia Global Times 21 Feb 2024 -- As Saturday will see the second anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Chinese strategists, economists and experts on international relations have recently given their reviews of the crisis. They have a series of key findings, including that Russia will not be defeated by Western sanctions and weapons, and the Russian economy could re-rise in the future; the war is likely to be a long-term conflict; and the West is losing faith and the US might abandon Ukraine if Donald Trump gets elected later this year.
- Analysts warn multibillion navy overhaul 'irrational and dangerous' as Australia eyes largest navy buildup since WWII Global Times 21 Feb 2024 -- Australia on Tuesday announced a multibillion overhaul of its navy, claiming it is responding to "increasing geostrategic uncertainty." Chinese analysts criticized the plan as being "irrational and dangerous" as it neither matches Australia's real needs in geopolitics nor its economic capability. They warned that the assertive plan may trigger an arms race and deal a blow to the security and stability of Australia as well as the whole Asia-Pacific region.
- Hong Kong official slams groups' criticism of new security law Radio Free Asia 21 Feb 2024 -- Hong Kong security chief Chris Tang has lashed out at the London-based rights group Hong Kong Watch after it issued a statement signed by 86 groups saying that forthcoming security legislation would have "devastating consequences" for human rights in the city.
- China's Inviting Sympathetic Foreign Media to Xinjiang Can Backfire VOA 21 Feb 2024 -- Albanian Canadian scholar Olsi Jazexhi seemed to be the perfect foreign writer for the Chinese government to invite to Xinjiang, its westernmost province and home to the ethnic Uyghur Muslim minority so mistreated by Beijing that its critics have called it cultural genocide.
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