18 August 2024 - China Special Weapons News

Coast Guard boosting efforts to block Chinese fishing violations CNA 18 Aug 2024 -- Taiwan's Coast Guard Administration (CGA) officials said Sunday they are ramping up efforts to prevent Chinese fishing boats from operating across borders, noting that only sporadic violations have been reported so far.
Mainland holds patrol in Taiwan Straits Global Times 18 Aug 2024 -- Fujian Maritime Safety Administration and Donghai Rescue Bureau, both under the Chinese Ministry of Transport, jointly conducted maritime patrol and law enforcement operations in the Taiwan Straits from Saturday to Sunday, with a total duration of 30.5 hours and a total cruising distance of 413 nautical miles.
PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 18 Aug 2024

China deploys advanced warplanes to Thailand for joint military drill Global Times 18 Aug 2024 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) has sent some of its main combat aircraft to Thailand as the two countries' air forces ready to kick off a joint exercise on Sunday, with experts saying that friendly and confrontational exchanges between pilots from the two sides will boost military mutual trust as well as enhance skills.

China's state security ministry unveils espionage disguised as wind measurement tower construction Global Times 18 Aug 2024 -- A few individual companies with ties to foreign intelligence agencies have quietly infiltrated areas around China's important confidential sites under the guise of building anemometer towers for wind measurement, and have illegally collected and secretly transmitted sensitive data overseas, posing a threat to China's state security, China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) revealed on Sunday.

Wang Yi urges stronger cooperation to combat cross-border crime Global Times 18 Aug 2024 -- Chinese observers on Sunday hailed the significance of a proposal made by China's top diplomat Wang Yi, who underscored the urgent need for intensified regional cooperation to combat the growing threat of cross-border crime, including online gambling and telecom fraud, during a recent informal meeting with foreign ministers from Laos, Myanmar, and Thailand in Chiang Mai. Experts said that Wang's proposal embodies pragmatic cooperation in the region, with China's initiatives and leadership playing a crucial role.

New Iranian admin. to prioritize relations with China, Russia, newly-emerged powers: Araqchi IRNA 18 Aug 2024 -- Abbas Araqchi, the foreign minister proposed by Iran's new president Masoud Pezeshkian, has said that China and Russia along with newly-emerged powers across the world will be top priorities in the Islamic Republic's foreign relations under the upcoming administration.

China digs up the past to shore up official version of history Radio Free Asia 18 Aug 2024 -- China is working on major archaeological projects with its neighbors in Central Asia in a bid to dig up fresh finds to shore up its official historical narrative and extend its regional soft power, experts told RFA Mandarin in recent interviews.

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