20 April 2024 - China Special Weapons News

17 PLA aircraft cross Taiwan Strait median line or extension: Ministry CNA 20 Apr 2024 -- A total of 17 People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft were detected crossing the median line of the Taiwan Strait or its extension on Saturday morning, according to Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense (MND).
Faced with China flight path moves, Taiwan to stay the course: Source CNA 20 Apr 2024 -- Taiwan will continue exercising its right to control air traffic around its airspace after China unilaterally launched two flight paths in the Taiwan Strait, a key move should the issue undergo international arbitration, a national security source has said.
G7 reiterates importance of cross-strait peace and stability CNA 20 Apr 2024 -- The Group of Seven (G7) nations on Friday issued a statement reiterating the importance of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, emphasizing it is critical to global security and prosperity.
President-elect Lai's commitment to status quo welcomed: AIT chair CNA 20 Apr 2024 -- The United States has welcomed President-elect Lai Ching-te's (賴清德) commitment to maintaining the status quo, American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Chairperson Laura Rosenberger said Friday in an online interview with a U.S. think tank.
PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Apr. 20, 2024 ROC MND 20 Apr 2024

PLA sets up information support force, to advance Chinese military's competitiveness in modern warfare Global Times 20 Apr 2024 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) has set up an information support force and Chinese President Xi Jinping presented a flag to the force at its establishment ceremony on Friday in Beijing.
Xi presents flag to PLA's information support force People's Daily 20 Apr 2024 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) has set up an information support force.

Wang warns against provoking camp confrontation in the South Pacific region during PNG visit Global Times 20 Apr 2024 -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi emphasized Saturday that China's assistance to Pacific Island Countries (PICs) has always been free of political conditions and impositions while warning that the AUKUS trilateral security partnership formed by the US, the UK, and Australia will bring instability to the region.
China's assistance to Pacific island countries free of political conditions, impositions: Wang Yi Global Times 20 Apr 2024 -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said here on Saturday that China's assistance to Pacific island countries has always been free of political conditions and impositions, and China has never issued "blank checks".

Chinese hackers infiltrated critical US infrastructure, prepared for disruptive attacks: FBI chief Press TV 20 Apr 2024 -- The head of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says that Chinese hackers have purportedly burrowed into critical US infrastructure, waiting for "the right moment" to launch their disruptive attacks.

Blinken to visit China amid claims about Russia support Radio Free Asia 20 Apr 2024 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to China on Wednesday, according to a senior State Department official, in a trip that comes as he and others in Washington accuse Beijing of "fueling" Russia's war in Ukraine by helping to resupply its military.
Blinken returns to China next week amid ongoing tensions, with no breakthrough expected VOA 20 Apr 2024 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is heading to China April 24 through 26 for talks with senior officials in Shanghai and Beijing.
Senior State Department Official Previewing Secretary Blinken's Upcoming Travel to the People's Republic of China US Dept. of State 20 Apr 2024
China says US' overcapacity claims a disguise for crackdown, constitute bullying against Chinese industry Global Times 20 Apr 2024 -- China's Foreign Ministry on Friday again rebuked US accusation of Chinese overcapacity, saying that the US' claims, while sounding like an economic concept, are a disguise for its malign attempt to curb China's industrial development and a form of economic coercion and bullying.
U.S. "overcapacity" narrative aims to hit Chinese industries: FM spokesperson People's Daily 20 Apr 2024 -- The U.S. "overcapacity" narrative aims to hit Chinese industries, which is another example of U.S. economic coercion and bullying, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Friday.

No, Southeast Asians do not now prefer China over the US Radio Free Asia 20 Apr 2024 -- The famed quip "There are three kinds of lies: Lies, damned Lies, and statistics" can be updated for the modern era with "confusion, damned confusion, and opinion Polls" in the wake of the 2024 State of Southeast Asia surveys of the region's elites published this month by a think tank in Singapore
Analysts: Argentina F-16, naval base decisions halt China's momentum VOA 20 Apr 2024 -- International affairs analysts see a foreign policy shift with far-reaching repercussions for the U.S. and China in Argentina's decision this week to buy American-made F-16 fighter jets and its early April announcement to partner with the U.S. military on a naval base at the southern tip of South America.

Granting Palestine full UN membership ' a move to rectify injustice': Chinese foreign minister Press TV 20 Apr 2024 -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has described efforts to admit Palestine into the United Nations as a move "to rectify a prolonged injustice."

Pakistan protests 'erroneous' US sanctions on Chinese firms over missile program allegations VOA 20 Apr 2024 -- Pakistan criticized the United States on Saturday for penalizing four international companies on charges they are aiding its ballistic missile program.

Top securities regulator rolls out five measures to boost Hong Kong's status as international financial hub Global Times 20 Apr 2024 -- The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) on Friday announced five measures, which are to be implemented jointly with the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), in a bid to further enhance the Stock Connect and to support the city's strengthening of its status as an international financial center.
China unveils measures to boost mainland-HK capital market cooperation People's Daily 20 Apr 2024 -- China's securities regulator on Friday announced measures to boost cooperation between the capital markets of the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong.

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