Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
22 June 2024 - China Special Weapons News
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- PH always open to dialogue despite continuing WPS tension Philippine News Agency 22 Jun 2024 -- The Philippine government is giving space for a dialogue after the recent "misunderstanding" with the China Coast Guard near the Ayungin Shoal.
- 48 PLA aircraft, ships detected near Taiwan: Defense ministry CNA 22 Jun 2024 -- A total of 48 People Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft and vessels were detected in the airspace and waters around Taiwan in the 24-hour period starting at 6 a.m. Friday, with some planes seen as close as 31 nautical miles from Taiwan's southernmost tip, the defense ministry said.
- Chinese rocket posed no threat passing over Taiwan: Defense ministry CNA 22 Jun 2024 -- A Chinese launch vehicle carrying a satellite flew over southern Taiwan Saturday afternoon, but it presented no threat to the country, the Ministry of National Defense (MND) said.
- China urges U.S. to stop arming Taiwan in any form People's Daily 22 Jun 2024 -- A Chinese military spokesperson on Friday urged the United States to honor its commitment to not support "Taiwan independence" and stop arming Taiwan in any form.
- Taiwan politicians bash China's death penalty threats CNA 22 Jun 2024 -- Politicians from Taiwan's ruling and opposition parties on Saturday expressed concern over a set of new guidelines in China, which allow a death sentence against people deemed as "diehard" advocates of Taiwan independence.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 22 Jun 2024
- Xi signals further military purges to eradicate corruption VOA 22 Jun 2024 -- Speaking at China's first military political work conference in a decade this week, Chinese President Xi Jinping reiterated the need for the military to eliminate corruption and strengthen its loyalty to the Chinese Communist Party. He also warned of "deep-seated issues" in the military's politics, ideology, work style and discipline.
- Exclusive: Video footage shows Philippines secretly reinforcing illegally grounded vessel in Ren'ai Jiao Global Times 22 Jun 2024 -- The recent revelation that the Philippines secretly transferred materials to reinforce the dilapidated military vessel illegally grounded at Ren'ai Jiao underscores the root cause of the current tense situation in the South China Sea - the Philippines' ongoing provocations with US support. Analysts said that the law enforcement measures taken by the China Coast Guard to safeguard China's national interests are legitimate and justified.
- China issues judicial guidelines on criminal punishment on diehard 'Taiwan independence' forces Global Times 22 Jun 2024 -- Chinese authorities on Friday issued a set of guidelines on imposing criminal punishments on diehard "Taiwan independence" separatists for conducting or inciting secession, which allows death penalty and a trial in absentia in relevant cases and stipulates that those who are found to have colluded with any foreign or overseas institution, organization or individual in committing such crimes should be given a harsher punishment.
- China launches new astronomical satellite developed in cooperation with France People's Daily 22 Jun 2024 -- China on Saturday launched an astronomical satellite, the result of nearly 20 years of hard work between Chinese and French scientists, to capture gamma-ray bursts which flicker like fireworks in the farthest reaches of the universe.
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