Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
10 April 2024 - China Special Weapons News
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- Recent heightened tensions in South China Sea have a lot to do with US meddling: FM spokesperson Global Times 10 Apr 2024 -- China's maritime law enforcement measures are aimed at safeguarding its territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and are justified and beyond reproach, said a spokesperson for China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs in response to recent remarks on the South China Sea by US Admiral John Aquilino. The spokesperson pointed out that the recent heightened tensions in the South China Sea have a lot to do with US meddling.
- Philippines' Marcos denies 'gentleman's agreement' with Beijing over South China Sea Radio Free Asia 10 Apr 2024 -- Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday denied the existence of a "gentleman's agreement" between his predecessor, Rodrigo Duterte, and China that Manila would not make repairs to a rusting military outpost in a disputed shoal in the South China Sea.
- Former President Ma meets Xi Jinping in Beijing CNA 10 Apr 2024 -- Former President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) on Wednesday met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping (習近平) in Beijing, in a reprise of the pair's historic 2015 summit in Singapore.
- Xi stresses shared culture and history in meeting with Ma Global Times 10 Apr 2024 -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, met with Ma Ying-jeou in Beijing on Wednesday.
- No 'goodwill' seen as DPP authorities consistently obstruct cross-Straits exchanges: spokesperson Global Times 10 Apr 2024 -- The Chinese mainland continues to support cross-Straits exchanges and cooperation in various fields despite the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities consistently obstructing exchanges. Their so-called "goodwill" to enhance exchanges has not been seen, Zhu Fenglian, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council told a press conference on Wednesday.
- DPP obstruction to mainland products unpopular: spokesperson People's Daily 10 Apr 2024 -- The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities' acts of setting obstacles to block popular mainland products from entering the market in Taiwan are unpopular, said a spokesperson on Wednesday.
- China's Xi Jinping meets former Taiwanese president Radio Free Asia 10 Apr 2024 -- President Xi Jinping on Wednesday reasserted China's territorial claim on democratic Taiwan, likening it to a "family reunion," in a meeting with former Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou, who is currently on a controversial tour of China.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Apr. 10, 2024 ROC MND 10 Apr 2024
- China's Ministry of State Security reveals new case on leaking counter-espionage info Global Times 10 Apr 2024 -- China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) disclosed a new case on Wednesday concerning the manager of an express delivery company who was detained and fined for leaking counter-espionage case information.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning's Regular Press Conference on April 10, 2024 PRC MofA 10 Apr 2024
- China In Eurasia Briefing: Looking At Beijing's Ukraine Shuttle Diplomacy RFE/RL 10 Apr 2024
- Hong Kong expels advocate who planned to monitor Jimmy Lai trial VOA 10 Apr 2024 -- A media watchdog said Wednesday that Hong Kong authorities expelled one of its officials who had arrived to cover the trial of pro-democracy publisher Jimmy Lai.
- In China, drones, social media monitor foreign journalists: report Radio Free Asia 10 Apr 2024 -- Chinese authorities use drones to monitor and follow foreign journalists as they report from the country, as well as detaining, harassing and threatening them with non-renewal of their work permits if they report on topics deemed sensitive by the government, according to a new report on journalists' working conditions.
- China refutes Fitch's credit outlook cut Global Times 10 Apr 2024 -- Chinese officials on Wednesday swiftly pushed back against US ratings agency Fitch's move to cut China's sovereign credit rating outlook to negative from stable, stressing that China's long-term growth prospects remain unchanged and the Chinese government has the ability and determination to maintain sound sovereign credit.
- Fitch's downgrade on China's sovereign credit outlook is 'disappointing': Ministry of Finance Global Times 10 Apr 2024 -- China's Ministry of Finance on Wednesday said it is disappointed with Fitch's decision to downgrade the outlook of China's sovereign credit rating, saying that the rating methodology fails to effectively reflect the positive effects of China's fiscal policy on promoting the economic growth and further stabilizing the macro leverage ratio.
- Fitch downgrades outlook on China to negative Radio Free Asia 10 Apr 2024 -- Fitch downgraded its outlook on China's sovereign credit rating to negative Wednesday, citing growing risks to public finances as the country shifts away from its reliance on the flagging real estate market to a supposedly more sustainable growth model.
- China's credit rating outlook downgraded VOA 10 Apr 2024 -- The credit ratings agency Fitch downgraded its outlook on China's credit rating Wednesday.
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