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29 May 2024 - China Special Weapons News
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- Manila vows to protect fishermen amid Beijing's South China Sea fishing ban Radio Free Asia 29 May 2024 -- The Philippine military on Tuesday vowed it would protect Filipino fishermen during the four-month fishing ban China has imposed in contested South China Sea waters, including in areas within Manila's exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
- Beijing escalates South China Sea tensions with new detention order, Manila says Radio Free Asia 29 May 2024 -- Beijing's new threat of detaining fishermen in South China Sea waters it considers its own marks an escalation in maritime tensions, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Wednesday.
- New Taiwan laws could pave way for Chinese influence, critics fear Radio Free Asia 29 May 2024 -- Taiwan's premier said on Wednesday that the administration will consider sending back new legislation that could weaken the power of the democratically elected president, sparking fears of growing Chinese influence in the island's political life, to lawmakers for review.
- Taiwan 'ready' amid warnings of Chinese civilian vessel threat: Expert CNA 29 May 2024 -- China is preparing an armada of ferries and civilian vessels to invade Taiwan, foreign experts have warned, but a Taiwan defense expert said the country has contingencies ready to handle the threat.
- As long as 'Taiwan independence' provocation continues, PLA's actions to defend territorial integrity won't stop: spokesperson Global Times 29 May 2024 -- In response to the Taiwan regional leader Lai Ching-te's speech on May 20, Zhu Fenglian, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said on Wednesday that those remarks are extremely arrogant and vile in nature, betray the national interest and run counter to the people's will, constituting a blatant provocation against the one-China principle and a severe disruption to peace and stability in the Taiwan Straits.
- Mainland sends out strong warning to 'Taiwan independence,' vowing strong countermeasures Global Times 29 May 2024 -- Following the highly provocative speech given by Taiwan's regional leader last week and the continuous collusion between the US and the DPP authorities, officials from the Chinese mainland sent out a strong warning again to "Taiwan independence" secessionist forces, reiterating the need to recognize the nature of the forces that betray and ultimately harm Taiwan.
- Maintaining stability of Taiwan Straits in common interest of China and Japan, senior CPC official tells Kishida Global Times 29 May 2024 -- Maintaining stability of the Taiwan Straits is in the common interest of both China and Japan, said Liu Jianchao, head of the International Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, when meeting with Japanese Prime Minister and President of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party Fumio Kishida in Tokyo on Wednesday. The two sides also expressed willingness to enhance political party exchanges.
- DPP authorities clearly "instigators of war," says mainland spokesperson People's Daily 29 May 2024 -- The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities are clearly war instigators, contrary to their self-proclaimed role as "pilots for peace," a mainland spokesperson said on Wednesday.
- Mainland denounces Lai Ching-te's "Taiwan independence" words People's Daily 29 May 2024 -- A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Wednesday denounced Lai Ching-te, Taiwan's new leader, saying his debut speech on May 20 was full of lies and deceit and utilized a patchwork of information to distort history, fully revealing his "Taiwan independence" nature.
- Mainland's Taiwan affairs official meets former KMT chairperson People's Daily 29 May 2024 -- Song Tao, a senior Taiwan affairs official of the Chinese mainland, met on Tuesday with representatives of Taiwan guests who attended a cross-Strait exchange event, including Hung Hsiu-chu, former chairperson of the Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) party, in Guangzhou in south China's Guangdong Province.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan May 29, 2024 ROC MND 29 May 2024
- China building more Type 055 large destroyers: reports Global Times 29 May 2024 -- China is reportedly building more Type 055 large destroyers, reflecting the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy's strides toward the blue water and efforts in safeguarding national sovereignty, security and development interests as well as peace and stability in the world, experts said on Wednesday.
- Chinese, Cambodian navies conduct 1st joint live-fire drill as part of Golden Dragon-2024 Global Times 29 May 2024 -- On Monday local time, the participating forces of the China-Cambodia Golden Dragon-2024 joint exercise conducted live-fire drills in the sea near Sihanoukville Port in Cambodia.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning's Regular Press Conference on May 29, 2024 PRC MofA 29 May 2024
- Chinese, Equatorial Guinean presidents hold talks, elevate ties People's Daily 29 May 2024 -- China and Equatorial Guinea on Tuesday elevated their relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership of cooperation.
- Xi meets Sisi as China, Arab countries to hold conference Global Times 29 May 2024 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with visiting Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in Beijing on Wednesday. Multiple top leaders from Arab countries are expected to pay state visits to China and attend the opening ceremony of the 10th Ministerial Conference of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum, which will be held on May 30. Experts said that China and Arab countries will boost cooperation at the conference, and discuss the ongoing crisis in Gaza as Israel bombed Rafah, causing serious civilian casualties.
- China 'deeply pained' by 'severe' situation in Gaza: President Xi Press TV 29 May 2024 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping says he is "deeply pained" by the "extremely severe" situation in the besieged Gaza Strip.
- Cambodia's 'Xi Jinping Boulevard' highlights strong ties with China Radio Free Asia 29 May 2024 -- Cambodia has renamed one of its main roads in the capital Phnom Penh "Xi Jinping Boulevard" in honor of the Chinese president for his "historical contribution to the development of Cambodia."
- Hong Kong High Court finds 14 democracy activists guilty of subversion Radio Free Asia 29 May 2024 -- A Hong Kong court found 14 of the city's leading democracy activists guilty of subversion on Thursday under a tough national security law imposed on the city by China four years ago in what was described by one former lawmaker as a 'political trial.'
- Hong Kong businessman defends home against spies - on British soil Radio Free Asia 29 May 2024 -- Hong Kong businessman Herbert Chow, who fled the city after his pro-democracy children's clothing chain Chickeeduck was targeted by the government, has surrounded his U.K. home with floodlights and surveillance cameras as an unexplained death in a Hong Kong spying case sends shockwaves through the exile community.
- Chinese-Led Consortium To Build Massive Port Project On Georgia's Black Sea Coast RFE/RL 29 May 2024 -- Georgia has announced that a Chinese consortium submitted the sole bid to build a sprawling deep-sea port in Anaklia, ending a multiyear political saga over the megaproject that puts Tbilisi's growing ties with Beijing in the spotlight.
- Chinese first-tier cities lower down payments, mortgage interest rates amid efforts to boost housing market Global Times 29 May 2024 -- First-tier cities, including Shanghai Municipality, Guangzhou and Shenzhen in South China's Guangdong Province, have lowered down payments and interest rates for home purchases in a swift move, echoing the central bank's policy shift on May 17.
- China's Ceres-1 pulls off second successful sea launch, demonstrating increased maturity and enhanced adaptability for commercial use Global Times 29 May 2024 -- China's Ceres-1 solid rocket has successfully conducted a second sea launch on Wednesday afternoon off the coast of East China's Shandong Province. This milestone highlights the commercial rocket's increased maturity and enhanced adaptability, positioning it to meet diverse orbital launch mission requirements for commercial missions, according to space experts on Wednesday.
- Chinese citizens stole 'billions' in COVID relief funds, US says Radio Free Asia 29 May 2024 -- The U.S. Treasury Department has issued sanctions against three Thailand-based Chinese nationals for their alleged role in a cybercrime operation that took control of Americans' computers to secure billions of dollars of COVID-19 relief funds.
- 911 S5 Botnet Dismantled and Its Administrator Arrested in Coordinated International Operation US Dept. of Justice 29 May 2024 -- Botnet Infected Over 19M IP Addresses to Enable Billions of Dollars in Pandemic and Unemployment Fraud, and Access to Child Exploitation Materials
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