Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
23 February 2024 - China Special Weapons News
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- Beijing sees influenza, COVID-19 coexistence in respiratory infectious diseases Global Times 23 Feb 2024 -- Beijing is currently experiencing a situation in which respiratory infectious diseases such as influenza and COVID-19 are coexisting, with the prevalence of the influenza virus showing a slight downward trend recently, the Beijing center for disease control and prevention said on Thursday.
- China Accuses US of Containment Strategy Over Taiwan Arms Sales Sputnik 23 Feb 2024 -- Beijing calls on Washington to stop arming Taiwan and put an end to provocations by using the island to contain China, Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Zhang Xiaogang said on Friday.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Feb. 23, 2024 ROC MND 23 Feb 2024
- Taiwan Faces Tough Balancing Act As China Increases Pressure VOA 23 Feb 2024 -- China's decision to increase regular patrols in waters near Taiwan's outlying islands in recent days is an attempt to erode the long-standing status quo across the Taiwan Strait, and Taiwan must exercise caution in its response, some analysts have told VOA.
- China's strongest rocket Long March-5 successfully sends satellite into orbit, embarking on high-frequency launching period in coming years Global Times 23 Feb 2024 -- Long March-5, China's most powerful carrier rocket in commission, thundered into the sky from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in South China's Hainan Province at around 7:30 pm, successfully sending the communication technology experiment-11 satellite into preset orbit. This marks China's first space launch in the Year of the Dragon.
- China's top anti-espionage authority warns of secret leaks through smart wearable devices Global Times 23 Feb 2024 -- China's top anti-espionage authority warned on Friday that various smart wearable devices may become "cyber spies" used by foreign intelligence agencies to carry out espionage activities, posing a threat to national security.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning's Regular Press Conference on February 23, 2024 PRC MofA 23 Feb 2024
- Chinese Companies Hit by US, EU Sanctions on Russia VOA 23 Feb 2024 -- U.S. and European Union sanctions announced Friday on hundreds of people and companies for supporting Russia's war in Ukraine included several companies from China.
- Beijing to Take Measures to Protect Chinese Companies From UK Sanctions Sputnik 23 Feb 2024 -- China will take necessary measures to protect the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese companies against "unilateral" sanctions imposed by the United Kingdom over the Ukraine conflict, the Chinese Embassy in the UK said on Friday.
- FM highlights positive signs in EU relations People's Daily 23 Feb 2024 -- Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who recently concluded his six-day tour of Europe, drew the attention of observers and leading media outlets as he highlighted the positive signs in China-European Union relations and the coordinated efforts needed to resolve the crises in Ukraine and Gaza.
- U.S. Senior Official for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Pak's Video Conference with People's Republic of China (PRC) Special Representative on Korean Peninsula Affairs Liu US Dept. of State 23 Feb 2024 -- U.S. Senior Official for the DPRK Dr. Jung Pak held a videoconference on February 21 with PRC Special Representative on Korean Peninsula Affairs Liu Xiaoming to discuss the DPRK's increasingly destabilizing and escalatory behavior and its deepening military cooperation with Russia.
- Hungary Appears to Be Strengthening Ties With Russia, China VOA 23 Feb 2024 -- Hungary continues to buy billions of dollars of Russian oil and gas annually, despite most other Western nations' cutting of economic ties with Russia after its invasion of Ukraine in February of 2022. Budapest also has sought to strengthen ties with Beijing, bucking Western efforts to reduce dependence on China.
- Uyghur forced labor policies seen continuing through 2025: report Radio Free Asia 23 Feb 2024 -- China has expanded its forced labor transfer program in far-western Xinjiang - moving Uyghurs from rural areas to work in factories - and plans to continue doing so through 2025, a new report says, warning that it will have far-reaching consequences for the 12-million strong ethnic minority.
- Critics: 'Singapore Washing' of Chinese Companies Piles Dirty Laundry in City-state VOA 23 Feb 2024 -- With a flood of capital and the arrival of big tech companies, Singapore has become a new top location for China business. And while it has given the tiny nation's economy a boost, not all are pleased.
- No quick recovery for China's falling home prices Radio Free Asia 23 Feb 2024 -- China's home prices have continued to drop, extending the decline in January as newly-built and second-hand property prices slid further, according to data from the country's statistics bureau.
- China's home prices in 70 major cities edge down in Jan, but drop narrows down from Dec Global Times 23 Feb 2024 -- China's new home prices in first-tier cities declined 0.3 percent in January in month-on-month terms, narrowing 0.1 percentage point from that of December, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed on Friday. That in secondary markets edged down by 1 percent in January compared with December, also narrowing 0.1 percentage point from the previous month.
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