30 April 2024 - China Special Weapons News

Philippine, Chinese coast guard vessels involved in new confrontation in South China Sea VOA 30 Apr 2024 -- The Philippines says one of its boats was damaged during an altercation with Chinese coast guard vessels in a disputed area of the South China Sea Tuesday.
Manila says China obstructs, damages its ships at disputed shoal Radio Free Asia 30 Apr 2024 -- The Philippines said that Chinese coast guard vessels fired water cannons at two of its ships on Tuesday, causing some damage in the latest confrontation near the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea.
STATEMENT OF THE NATIONAL TASK FORCE FOR THE WEST PHILIPPINE SEA Philippines DFA 30 Apr 2024 -- Today is a sad day for Filipino fishermen. That China would go to great lengths to obstruct a Philippine humanitarian mission to assist our fishermen in their fishing grounds is not only shocking but appalling.
China Coast Guard expels two Philippine vessels that illegally intruded in waters off China's Huangyan Dao Global Times 30 Apr 2024 -- The China Coast Guard (CCG) announced that it has expelled two Philippine vessels that illegally intruded in waters off China's Huangyan Dao (also known as Huangyan Island) in the South China Sea on Tuesday.

China 'mischaracterizing' U.N. resolution: U.S. official CNA 30 Apr 2024 -- China is mischaracterizing United Nations Resolution 2758 for its own interest by conflating it with its "one-China principle," Mark Lambert, the U.S. Department of State China coordinator and deputy assistant secretary for China and Taiwan, said Monday.
US diplomat: Official ties to Taiwan would 'undermine' peace Radio Free Asia 30 Apr 2024 -- The United States should not end nearly half a century of unofficial relations with Taiwan to instead recognize the self-governing island as its own country, a senior U.S. diplomat told Congress on Tuesday.
PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Apr. 30, 2024 ROC MND 30 Apr 2024

China takes steps to expand military training in schools VOA 30 Apr 2024 -- China says it has begun revising its National Defense Education Law, a move analysts say aims to expand military training at universities, high schools and even middle schools. The proposed changes also seek to improve defense education starting with students as young as primary school.

China views European spying allegations as a 'serious problem' Radio Free Asia 29 Apr 2024 -- China's responses to allegations of spying in Germany and the United Kingdom suggest that the ruling Communist Party has plenty to lose from closer public scrutiny of its overseas influence operations, analysts told Radio Free Asia in recent interviews.

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian's Regular Press Conference on April 30, 2024 PRC MofA 30 Apr 2024

China, United States should be partners rather than rivals People's Daily 30 Apr 2024 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on April 26 met with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

Xi's visit to France can build friendship, instill confidence: Chinese envoy Global Times 30 Apr 2024 -- The upcoming visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to France holds profound historical significance. It will be a journey to showcase friendship, instill confidence and lead cooperation, Chinese Ambassador to France Lu Shaye told a press briefing on Monday.

Maldives expected to accelerate shift from India to China following parliamentary polls VOA 30 Apr 2024 -- The sweeping victory of Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu's People's National Congress in recent parliamentary elections is seen as a strong endorsement of his policy since he took office six months ago to pursue close ties with China and reduce the archipelago's dependence on neighboring India.

Rival Palestinian groups meet in China to discuss political reconciliation VOA 30 Apr 2024 -- China says rival Palestinian groups Hamas and Fatah expressed a political will for reconciliation during talks Tuesday in Beijing.
Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas hold talks in Beijing, achieve positive progress: Chinese spokesperson People's Daily 30 Apr 2024 -- At the invitation of China, representatives of the Palestinian National Liberation Movement (Fatah) and the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) recently came to Beijing for in-depth and candid talks on promoting intra-Palestinian reconciliation, and achieved positive progress, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson confirmed on Tuesday.

Shenzhou-17 crew return to Earth after completing 1st extravehicular repair task for damages caused by space debris impact Global Times 30 Apr 2024 -- The return capsule of the Shenzhou-17 manned spaceship, carrying taikonauts Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin, touched down at the Dongfeng landing site in North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Tuesday, following six months aboard the Tiangong space station.

China's state media support protests on US campuses but not at home VOA 30 Apr 2024 -- State media in China, where social protest is strongly discouraged or punished, have been vocally supporting the pro-Palestinian protests on U.S. campuses while decrying what they describe as a heavy-handed crackdown on free speech by authorities.

INTERVIEW: 'China's people are increasingly aware of human rights' Radio Free Asia 30 Apr 2024 -- Twelve years ago, Xia Ming, a politics professor at The City University of New York, published a book in Hong Kong titled "Political Venus," which examined possible pathways towards a more democratic China.

There isn't a 'China overcapacity,' but a US overcapacity of anxiety stemming from a lack of confidence: Chinese FM Global Times 30 Apr 2024 -- The US accusation of "China's overcapacity" is not a market-driven conclusion, but a crafted narrative to manipulate perception and politicize trade, with the real purpose being holding back China's high-quality development and depriving China of its legitimate right to development, Lin Jian, spokesperson from China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said at a routine press briefing on Tuesday, in a latest response to Washington's false narratives targeting Chinese new energy vehicles (NEVs).

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