Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
17 May 2024 - China Special Weapons News
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- Marking 29 Years Since the Panchen Lama's Disappearance US Dept. of State 17 May 2024 -- Today marks 29 years since the People's Republic of China (PRC) abducted the 11th Panchen Lama, one of the most important figures in Tibetan Buddhism, as a six-year-old child.
- Philippines blasts Beijing's new trespass rule in contested waters as 'illegal' Radio Free Asia 17 May 2024 -- The Philippines hit back Friday against what it called China's "illegal" new order authorizing its coast guard to detain foreign boats and people suspected of trespassing into Beijing-claimed waters in the disputed South China Sea.
- China urges Philippines to stop serving as pawn, following US missile deployment Global Times 17 May 2024 -- China urges the Philippines to abide by the basic norms of international communication, and stop spreading false narratives, Zhang Xiaogang, a spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense, said at a press briefing on Friday. Following the US' deployment of medium-range ballistic missiles, China also urges the Philippines not to serve as a pawn and a tool of hegemony, Zhang said.
- China urges Philippines to settle maritime differences through negotiation People's Daily 17 May 2024 -- China urges the Philippines to face the facts, honor its word, stop infringement and provocations at once and return to the right track of properly settling maritime differences through negotiation and consultation, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Thursday.
- U.S. lawmakers reject China's mischaracterization of U.N. resolution 2758 CNA 17 May 2024 -- U.S. senators across party lines on Thursday proposed a resolution to reject China's mischaracterization of United Nations Resolution 2758, saying Beijing's claim of sovereignty over Taiwan based on the U.N. resolution is not accepted by the world.
- U.S. should stop "using Taiwan to contain China," take concrete actions to preserve bilateral ties, says Chinese embassy People's Daily 17 May 2024 -- China urges the U.S. side "to stop arming Taiwan and its provocative moves of using Taiwan to contain China," the Chinese Embassy in the United States has said at a press briefing.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan May 17, 2024 ROC MND 17 May 2024
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on May 17, 2024 PRC MofA 17 May 2024
- Answers to media questions following the visit to China President of Russia 17 May 2024 -- Vladimir Putin replied to questions from Russian media representatives on the outcomes of his two-day state visit to the People's Republic of China.
- Meeting with students and faculty at Harbin Institute of Technology President of Russia 17 May 2024 -- During his state visit to China, Vladimir Putin visited Harbin Institute of Technology and met with Chinese and Russian students and faculty at the university.
- Conversation with Vice President of China Han Zheng President of Russia 17 May 2024 -- Vladimir Putin had a conversation with Vice President of the People's Republic of China Han Zheng.
- Opening of the Russia-China EXPO and the Russia-China Forum on Interregional Cooperation President of Russia 17 May 2024 -- Vladimir Putin took part in the opening ceremony of the 8th Russia-China EXPO and the 4th Russia-China Forum on Interregional Cooperation together with Vice President of China Han Zheng.
- Putin talks tech, energy cooperation in China's Harbin Radio Free Asia 17 May 2024 -- Flanked by goose-stepping Chinese soldiers, Russian President Vladimir Putin laid a bunch of red roses at a World War II memorial to Soviet soldiers in the northeastern Chinese city of Harbin — known as China's "Little Moscow" — on Friday.
- China and Russia reinforce partnership to counter US influence VOA 17 May 2024 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded his two-day trip to China Friday after Beijing and Moscow reaffirmed their "strategic relationship" by signing a joint statement and vowing to cooperate against "destructive and hostile" pressure from Washington.
- Xi, Putin hold talks in Beijing, charting course for enhanced ties People's Daily 17 May 2024 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is on a state visit to China, in Beijing on Thursday.
- China, Russia embrace new opportunities, prospects at key trade expo Global Times 17 May 2024 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday sent a congratulatory letter to the eighth China-Russia Expo, which opened the same day in Harbin, capital of Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, which borders Russia.
- Xi holds restrictive meeting with Putin at Zhongnanhai People's Daily 17 May 2024 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping held a restrictive meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday at Zhongnanhai in Beijing, during which they had in-depth exchanges on strategic issues of common concern.
- China's shrinking Arctic ambitions are seen as confined largely to Russia VOA 17 May 2024 -- China's effort to establish itself as a "near-Arctic power" have become increasingly confined to the territory of its close ally Russia as other nations lose interest in cooperating with Beijing, according to Canadian security experts.
- China Slams US for Sparking & Worsening Ukrainian Crisis Sputnik 17 May 2024 -- The United States with its Cold War mentality is responsible for the emergence and aggravation of the Ukrainian crisis, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said on Friday.
- Uyghur rights advocates applaud addition of Chinese companies to US blacklist Radio Free Asia 17 May 2024 -- The U.S. has added 26 Chinese textile "intermediary companies" to its blacklist of entities under legislation that prohibits imports of forced labor products, winning praise from Uyghur human rights advocates.
- China scraps mortgage rate floor, cut down payment ratios in 'unprecedented' policy package to bolster property market Global Times 17 May 2024 -- China on Friday announced a multi-pronged approach concerning every aspect of the real estate market ranging from relaxing down payments and cutting housing loan interest rates to reducing housing inventory. Industry insiders said the sweeping measures mark an "unprecedented" move in the past few decades, which could promptly reverse a property adjustment downturn and fuel a full-fledged rebound across the housing sector.
- China releases 'ground-shaking' measures for property sector, set to boost real estate industry Global Times 17 May 2024 -- China on Friday announced several "ground-shaking" policies for the real estate sector, namely the down payment ratio of home purchases lowered to 15 percent, the interest rate of provident fund loans lowered, the lower limit of mortgage interest rates abolished, and the inventory of commercial housing acquired by local governments as indemnificatory housing.
- China starts selling ultra-long bonds to raise 1 trillion yuan Radio Free Asia 17 May 2024 -- China on Friday sold 30-year treasury bonds as part of a massive 1 trillion yuan (US$138 billion) sale of ultra-long bonds aimed at supporting the world's second-biggest economy at a time when local government coffers have been drained by the pandemic and by the collapse of the real estate bubble, state media reported.
- China remains engine for global growth and attractive destination for investment: FM Global Times 17 May 2024 -- China's stable economic growth and opening-up will continue to make the country an engine for global growth and promising destination for foreign investment. China welcomes foreign enterprises to continue to invest in the country, deepen their presence and be successful, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Friday.
- Report: China's taste for 'blood timber' may be fueling Mozambique conflict VOA 17 May 2024 -- Africa has long been known for its so-called "blood diamonds," a term for mineral wealth that fuels violent conflict. In the Southern Africa country of Mozambique, a report finds "blood timber" largely fueled by market demand from China is financing an insurgency in northern Mozambique. But security analysts disagree on how much the militants are profiting from the wood sales.
- Scholar called 'Putin's brain' attacked on Chinese internet VOA 17 May 2024 -- Aleksander Dugin, a Russian nationalist ideologue and strong supporter of President Vladimir Putin, has been bombarded with attacks on Chinese social media, where netizens criticized and mocked his Russian expansionist views that had once included the dismembering of China.
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