Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
28 April 2024 - China Special Weapons News
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- US-led quadrilateral defense talks deemed to target SCS, exacerbating regional risks Global Times 28 Apr 2024 -- As the defense chiefs of the US, Australia, Japan and the Philippines are set to meet again in early May in a meeting that is believed to focus on South China Sea issues, Chinese analysts warned on Sunday the quadrilateral clique is unsustainable and bound to show cracks and divisions as their moves will ultimately lead to a deterioration of the Philippines' strategic security environment.
- China lodges solemn representations over Japan's provocative 'inspection' near Diaoyu Dao Global Times 28 Apr 2024 -- China lodged solemn representations to Japan on Sunday after five Japanese lawmakers reportedly trespassed into waters near the Diaoyu Dao for a maritime "inspection." Experts noted that Japan's action is a deliberate provocation against China, aimed at heightening tensions in East Asia and jeopardizing regional peace and stability.
- Chinese military aircraft detected 68.5 km from Keelung: MND CNA 28 Apr 2024 -- Twelve Chinese military aircraft were detected crossing the median line of the Taiwan Strait from 6 a.m. Saturday to 6 a.m. Sunday, including an unspecified number that flew as close as 37 nautical miles (68.5 kilometers) from Keelung, according to Taiwan's defense ministry.
- Top political advisor meets visiting KMT delegation People's Daily 28 Apr 2024 -- Wang Huning, chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference National Committee, on Saturday met with a visiting Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) party delegation led by Fu Kun-chi.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Apr. 28, 2024 ROC MND 28 Apr 2024
- China reiterates willingness to strengthen high-level exchanges with France Global Times 28 Apr 2024 -- China stands ready to strengthen high-level exchanges with France, give play to the leading role of head-of-state diplomacy, and add new connotations to the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries, said China's top diplomat Wang Yi on Saturday, amid rising high-level contacts between China and France in the past few months.
- In reversal, China now wants to preserve Kashgar's Old City Radio Free Asia 28 Apr 2024 -- In an about-face, Xinjiang's highest legislative body has issued a new regulation to protect Kashgar's Old City — the heart of Uyghur culture — which they previously ordered to be destroyed and reconstructed, leaving only a small area as a tourist attraction.
- China's Shenzhou-17 astronauts complete handover, returning to Earth on April 30 People's Daily 28 Apr 2024 -- China's Shenzhou-17 crew held a handover ceremony with the Shenzhou-18 crew and transferred the keys of the country's space station to the latter on Sunday.
- China prepares to launch Chang'e-6 lunar probe People's Daily 28 Apr 2024 -- The Chang'e-6 lunar probe is scheduled for launch at an appropriate time at the beginning of May, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA).
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