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25 April 2024 - China Special Weapons News
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- Tibetans from Europe find China's visa-free policy not so free Radio Free Asia 25 Apr 2024 -- Four ethnic Tibetan travelers with EU passports say they were questioned for hours upon arrival in China - and two were ultimately deported - despite Beijing's visa-free policy for citizens of several European countries for visits of up to 15 days.
- Lai urges China to engage with Taiwan's 'democratically elected' government CNA 25 Apr 2024 -- President-elect Lai Ching-te (賴清德) on Thursday called on the Chinese authorities to engage with Taiwan's "democratically elected and legitimate government" to promote peace across the Taiwan Strait.
- New MAC head signals Lai's wish for stable cross-strait ties: Analysts CNA 25 Apr 2024 -- The appointment of Chiu Chui-cheng (邱垂正) as head of the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) sends a message to Beijing that Taiwan's new administration wants to adopt a steady and cautious approach to cross-strait relations, analysts said on Thursday.
- Newly-appointed Taiwan's top China affairs chief touted as 'pragmatic' CNA 25 Apr 2024 -- President-elect Lai Ching-te (賴清德) on Thursday touted Chiu Chui-cheng (邱垂正), his newly-appointed top China affairs chief, as a "rational" and "pragmatic" figure who is capable of advancing work related to cross-Taiwan Strait relations.
- Chinese mainland spokesperson slams so-called anti-infiltration act as DPP political tool People's Daily 25 Apr 2024 -- A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Wednesday denounced Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities for using the so-called anti-infiltration act as a political tool to suppress dissidents, create "green terror" and seek its own partisan interests.
- Learning history of Chinese nation is Taiwan compatriots' right: mainland spokesperson People's Daily 25 Apr 2024 -- A mainland spokesperson on Wednesday stressed that it is the rights of Taiwan compatriots to receive education on Chinese culture and learn about the history of the Chinese nation.
- Mainland to expand use of travel permits for Taiwan residents People's Daily 25 Apr 2024 -- The Chinese mainland will further facilitate the use of mainland travel permits for Taiwan residents, a State Council Taiwan Affairs Office spokesperson said Wednesday.
- Chinese fighter jets could reach Taiwan Presidential Office in minutes: expert Radio Free Asia 25 Apr 2024 -- A Taiwanese military expert has warned that Chinese military aircraft are now flying closer to Taipei on a regular basis and could reach the Presidential Office within minutes.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Apr. 25, 2024 ROC MND 25 Apr 2024
- Xi stresses building world-class military medical universities People's Daily 25 Apr 2024 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for building world-class military medical universities, stressing that they should serve the battlefield and troops, and embrace the future.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on April 25, 2024 PRC MofA 25 Apr 2024
- Secretary Antony J. Blinken And People's Republic of China Director of the Chinese Communist Party Central Foreign Affairs Commission and Foreign Minister Wang Yi Before Their Meeting US Dept. of State 25 Apr 2024
- Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Shanghai Party Secretary Chen Jining US Dept. of State 25 Apr 2024
- China skips red-carpet welcome for Blinken, whose visit prompts cynicism VOA 25 Apr 2024 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's arrival in China on Wednesday has been met with skepticism, cynicism and suggestions that the absence of a red carpet for the top U.S. diplomat's arrival was a not-so-subtle message from Beijing.
- Blinken in Beijing for talks with top Chinese officials VOA 25 Apr 2024 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on China to provide a level playing field for American workers and businesses Thursday as he prepared for meetings with top Chinese officials.
- Blinken begins China trip with light friction Radio Free Asia 25 Apr 2024 -- In his first day of meetings with Chinese officials in Shanghai on Thursday, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken continued to press the Biden administration's concerns about trade policies it says are harming the development of competing American businesses.
- Shanghai Party chief meets Blinken Global Times 25 Apr 2024 -- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, before landing in Beijing on Thursday, met with local officials in Shanghai, where he acknowledged the obligation to manage the China-US relationship responsibly.
- Chinese Embassy condemns UK politician's anti-China remarks Global Times 25 Apr 2024 -- China strongly condemned unwarranted accusations and malicious slander against China, and urged British politicians to stop their belligerent rhetoric, and instead, focus more on domestic economic and social issues, a spokesperson from Chinese Embassy in the UK said on Wednesday, in response to UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's latest anti-China remarks.
- Chinese embassy condemns Sunak's unwarranted accusation, malicious slander Global Times 25 Apr 2024 -- China urges some British politicians to end their belligerent rhetoric, cease wanton accusations against China, stop stoking bloc confrontation, and instead, focus more on domestic economic and social issues, and act in a way that is truly in the interests of world peace and justice, the Chinese Embassy in the UK said on Wednesday night, in response to UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's listing of China as an authoritarian state and criticizing the China-Russia relationship.
- US calls for China to help monitor sanctions on North Korea VOA 25 Apr 2024 -- The United States is calling on China to do more to monitor North Korean sanctions violations as a U.N. panel charged with that task is set to expire this month.
- China hopes Hungary will promote a rational and friendly view of China's development within the EU: Wang Yi Global Times 25 Apr 2024 -- China appreciates Hungary's commitment to being a force for peace and stability in Europe amid the complex international situation. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi also commended Hungary for steadfastly deepening cooperation with China despite interference and pressure during a meeting with visiting Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto in Beijing on Wednesday.
- EU's raid on Chinese company violates fair competition, undermines business confidence: MOFCOM Global Times 25 Apr 2024 -- China's commerce ministry expressed strong opposition on Wednesday to the EU's raid on a Chinese firm, which is part of the bloc's fifth subsidy investigation targeting Chinese businesses since February.
- China concerned about Japan's plan to join AUKUS, firmly opposes relevant countries cobbling together exclusive groupings: defense ministry Global Times 25 Apr 2024 -- China is concerned about Japan's plan to join AUKUS and firmly opposes relevant countries cobbling together exclusive groupings, building bilateral or multilateral military alliances targeting China, creating division and confrontation and stoking bloc confrontation, a spokesperson from China's Ministry of National Defense (MND) said on Thursday.
- Whistleblowing Uyghur surgeon speaks truth to horror Radio Free Asia 25 Apr 2024 -- When an armed police officer directed Uyghur surgeon Enver Tohti to remove organs from a not-quite-dead prisoner on an execution ground outside Urumqi, his first reaction was overwhelming relief: "I thought they were going to execute me," he recalled.
- China firmly opposes groundless 'overcapacity' hype by some Western countries: MOFCOM Global Times 25 Apr 2024 -- China firmly opposes the groundless "overcapacity" hype by some Western countries and urges relevant countries to objectively and comprehensively look at global demand for new energy and China's new-energy development, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) said on Thursday.
- FM spokesperson refutes western accusation of "overcapacity" People's Daily 25 Apr 2024 -- Some Western countries have lately been accusing China of "overcapacity," which is baseless hype and China firmly rejects it, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday.
- No more facial scans needed at check-in, China tells hotels Radio Free Asia 25 Apr 2024 -- Authorities across China are telling hotels and guesthouses to stop subjecting guests - domestic and foreign - to facial recognition scans at check-in, state media reported on Thursday.
- Shenzhou-18 successfully launched, sending three taikonauts, fish to Chinese space station Global Times 25 Apr 2024 -- With the thunderous roar, the Shenzhou-18 manned spacecraft blasted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China, atop the Long March-2F Y18 carrier rocket on 8:59 pm on Thursday, carrying taikonauts Ye Guangfu, Li Cong and Li Guangsu as well as nearly 100 experimental projects to the Tiangong space station.
- China to launch 3 lunar probe missions within next 4 yrs; ILRS to complete basic form before 2035: chief designer of lunar exploration projects Global Times 25 Apr 2024 -- China will carry out three Chang'e lunar probe missions within next four years and the basic form of the International Lunar Research Station (ILRS,) the international moon base project currently led by the China National Space Administration and Russia's ROSCOSMOS, is expected to be completed before 2035, Wu Weiren, chief designer of China's lunar exploration project, revealed during a speech at the ongoing China Space Conference in Wuhan, Central China's Hubei Province.
- Chinese National Arrested in United States for Alleged Scheme to Illegally Export Semiconductor Manufacturing Machine US Dept. of Justice 25 Apr 2024 -- An indictment was unsealed today charging two Chinese nationals, Han Li, also known as Anson Li, 44, and Lin Chen, 64, with crimes related to a conspiracy to illegally export U.S. technology, including a machine manufactured by a California-based company that is used to process silicon wafer microchips, to prohibited end users in China, in violation of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Chen was arrested in Chicago yesterday.
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