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17 April 2024 - China Special Weapons News
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- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Apr. 17, 2024 ROC MND 17 Apr 2024
- KMT lawmakers to visit China for 'peaceful' talks: Caucus convener CNA 17 Apr 2024 -- Kuomintang (KMT) Legislator Fu Kun-chi (傅崐萁), who also heads the party's caucus, announced his plans Wednesday to lead a delegation of fellow KMT lawmakers on a visit to China by May 20 to advance cross-strait dialogue and peace.
- Doubts cast China will be ready to invade Taiwan by 2027 VOA 17 Apr 2024 -- A senior U.S. intelligence official is casting doubt on China's ability to make good on plans to possibly reunify Taiwan by force by its self-imposed deadline.
- PLA Southern Theater Command conducts live-fire air defense exercises on China-Myanmar border Global Times 17 Apr 2024 -- The Southern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) will organize its land and air forces to conduct live-fire air defense exercises on the Chinese side of China-Myanmar border starting from Wednesday, the Southern Theater Command confirmed in a statement on Wednesday.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian's Regular Press Conference on April 17, 2024 PRC MofA 17 Apr 2024
- US says China is funding America's fentanyl crisis Radio Free Asia 17 Apr 2024 -- China is funding the United States' fentanyl crisis by using tax rebates to subsidize the manufacture and export of raw materials for the drug, a U.S. congressional report found.
- US prepared to 'take further steps' as it warns China against enabling Russia VOA 17 Apr 2024 -- The United States warned China on Wednesday against helping Russia in its war on Ukraine and said it is "prepared to take further steps as necessary." In Italy, foreign ministers from the Group of Seven leading industrialized nations gathered to reaffirm their support for Ukraine's defense.
- Biden to triple tariffs on Chinese steel ahead of reelection bid VOA 17 Apr 2024 -- In response to mounting pressure from labor unions anxious about the impact of cheap Chinese exports on the U.S steel industry, President Joe Biden is poised to triple tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from China.
- China, US increase exchanges; Washington still 'lacks sincerity' Global Times 17 Apr 2024 -- China and the US have recently engaged in intensive dialogues and communications across multiple fields, involving military, financial and economic aspects. Observers believe the current frequent interactions between the world's two largest economies are positively meaningful and conducive to better managing differences between the two sides, and also beneficial for the US to form correct understanding and judgments about China's actions and policies.
- US, China defense chiefs hold first call since 2022 VOA 17 Apr 2024 -- U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke with his Chinese counterpart on Tuesday, the first dialogue between the two countries' defense chiefs in nearly 17 months.
- Chinese, US defense ministers hold talks; Taiwan question, South China Sea issue remain focus Global Times 17 Apr 2024 -- Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun spoke with US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin via a video call on Tuesday at the latter's invitation. Dong said that China will never compromise on the Taiwan question and urged the US to recognize China's firm stance, respect China's territorial sovereignty and maritime rights in the South China Sea, according to a handout published by Chinese Ministry of National Defense on Wednesday.
- Xi meets German chancellor, calls for achieving mutual success People's Daily 17 Apr 2024 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, calling on the two sides to carry forward the distinctive characteristics of mutual benefit and win-win outcomes and achieve mutual success.
- Chinese premier holds talks with German chancellor People's Daily 17 Apr 2024 -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang held talks with Federal Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz in Beijing on Tuesday, calling for a new level of bilateral relations with expanded mutual understanding and win-win results through dialogue and cooperation.
- Solomon Islands holds high-stake elections amid warnings on US intervention Global Times 17 Apr 2024 -- Amid media reports on possible US intervention, the Solomon Islands on Wednesday held its pivotal general elections, which are under close watch beyond the South Pacific as it is believed the election results could have an impact on regional dynamics.
- China-South Korea competition grows in Vietnam VOA 17 Apr 2024 -- A Vietnamese delegation's visit to China last week has underscored increasingly close economic ties between the territorial rivals, which analysts say is posing a challenge to the dominance of South Korean investment in Vietnam.
- Japan sending special unit to Asia-Pacific 'endangers regional stability' Global Times 17 Apr 2024 -- After Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force announced its intention to dispatch a special security unit to the Asia-Pacific region, Chinese observers said the move is to deter China's influence in region and it constitutes a major breakthrough for Japan in the military field to cooperate with US regional strategies, which threatens regional peace and stability.
- Report: China is exporting digital control methods Radio Free Asia 17 Apr 2024 -- China's government has turned the country's tech companies like Huawei and ZTE into its "proxies" and uses their dominant market share in developing countries around the Indo-Pacific region to export its authoritarian model of the internet, according to a new report.
- China's top economic planner vows to ramp up measures to secure growth as Q1 result shines, despite West's 'Peak China' hype Global Times 17 Apr 2024 -- China's top economic planner, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), announced a series of stimulus measures to further boost the economy as the country achieved a better-than-expected result of GDP growth of 5.3 percent in the first quarter, a reflection of the good start to the year and an indication of the stronger momentum ready to be unleashed.
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