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07 August 2024 - China Special Weapons News
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- Philippines joins US-led allies in multilateral maneuvers in South China Sea Radio Free Asia 07 Aug 2024 -- The Philippines joined the United States, Australia and Canada in a two-day "maritime cooperative activity" from Wednesday to press for freedom of navigation and overflight in the South China Sea amid maritime tensions with China.
- PLA holds combat patrol in South China Sea Global Times 07 Aug 2024 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Southern Theater Command on Wednesday held a combat patrol in the South China Sea in an apparent response to a joint exercise by the Philippines, the US, Australia and Canada in the region. The combat patrol is a move to defend China's territorial sovereignty and maritime rights while sending a warning to relevant parties not to fan the flames in the region, experts said.
- China refutes accusations by Philippines, Germany over South China Sea People's Daily 07 Aug 2024 -- Individuals in the Philippines should stop making groundless accusations against China over the South China Sea issue, and countries outside the region are hoped to do things that are conducive to regional peace and stability, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Tuesday.
- PH, Australia, Canada, US hold multilateral maritime drill in WPS Philippine News Agency 07 Aug 2024 -- Philippine military units and their counterparts from Australia, Canada and the United States held a "multilateral maritime cooperative activity" (MMCA) on Wednesday within Manila's exclusive economic zone (EEZ), which includes the West Philippine Sea (WPS).
- U.S., Australia reaffirm opposition to changing cross-strait status quo CNA 07 Aug 2024 -- The United States and Australian governments issued a joint statement on Tuesday reaffirming the importance of maintaining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait and their opposition to unilateral changes to the region's status quo.
- Ex-Army officer held by China over fishing trip released CNA 07 Aug 2024 -- A former Taiwanese Army officer, who was rescued by the Chinese Coast Guard in mid-March during a fishing trip and detained in China since then, returned to Kinmen County Wednesday.
- Departments list diehard 'Taiwan independence' secessionists on websites Global Times 07 Aug 2024 -- Both the State Council's Taiwan Affairs Office and China's Ministry of Public Security (MPS) have added a special column to their official websites which list the names of diehard "Taiwan independence" secessionists, a notable change indicating the Chinese mainland's high attention to lawfully punishing diehard "Taiwan independence" secessionists, serving as another warning to these stubborn individuals.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 07 Aug 2024
- PLA Army drills cross-sea transport using ferry Global Times 07 Aug 2024 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Army recently practiced cross-sea transport of heavy equipment of a combined arms brigade using a 20,000 ton-class civilian ferry, a ship type experts said on Wednesday could serve as an addition to the PLA Navy's existing amphibious landing ships.
- China flies drone along Vietnam's coast Radio Free Asia 07 Aug 2024 -- A Chinese military drone flew close to Vietnam's coast early on Wednesday, the second known such incident this month, according to publicly available tracking data.
- China successfully launches new satellite group People's Daily 07 Aug 2024 -- China sent a new satellite group into space on Tuesday from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning's Remarks on August 7, 2024 PRC MofA 07 Aug 2024
- Explainer: Tim Walz's long track record in China VOA 07 Aug 2024 -- From teaching at a high school in China to his experience serving on a key congressional committee that focuses on relations between Beijing and Washington, Democratic vice-presidential nominee Tim Walz has a decades-long connection with China dating back to the pro-democracy protests in Tiananmen Square in 1989.
- Chinese, Egyptian FMs held phone talks on bilateral ties, Mideast situation People's Daily 07 Aug 2024 -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday held a phone conversation with Badr Abdelatty, Egypt's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates.
- China hopes Bangladesh to restore order People's Daily 07 Aug 2024 -- China expressed on Tuesday its sincere hope for Bangladesh to restore its social stability at an early date.
- China In Eurasia Briefing: Russian And Chinese Banks Feel The Bite Of New U.S. Sanctions RFE/RL 07 Aug 2024
- India hosting first multi-nation air combat drills considered to target China; action 'only a lot of noise with little results' Global Times 07 Aug 2024 -- The first multi-nation air combat exercises hosted by India took off at Sulur in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday, with dozens of combat aircraft from different parts of the world scheduling to touch down there.
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