Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
29 August 2024 - China Special Weapons News
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- US offers to escort Philippines ships in South China Sea in new escalation Press TV 29 Aug 2024 -- The United States has offered to escort Philippine resupply missions to outposts in the South China Sea, the Philippines says, following claims that China has purportedly been intensifying efforts to obstruct Manila's supply ships in the contested waters.
- PH fleet on 3-day naval exercise off Subic Bay Philippine News Agency 29 Aug 2024 -- Major naval and air assets of the Philippine fleet (PF) are carrying out a unilateral naval exercise, focusing on in-depth naval warfare operations, in the waters southwest of Subic Bay, Zambales from Aug. 27 to 30.
- Philippines to exhaust options before seeking US military help for sea missions Radio Free Asia 29 Aug 2024 -- The Philippine armed forces chief said Thursday they would "exhaust all options" before accepting a U.S. military offer for American ships to escort Manila's rotation and resupply missions to South China Sea waters.
- China and India Hold 31st Meeting of Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on China-India Border Affairs PRC MofA 29 Aug 2024 -- On August 29, 2024, Director-General of the Department of Boundary and Ocean Affairs of the Foreign Ministry Hong Liang and Joint Secretary of the East Asia Division of the Ministry of External Affairs of India Gourangalal Das co-chaired the 31st Meeting of Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination (WMCC) on China-India Border Affairs in Beijing.
- 31st Meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation & Coordination on India-China Border Affairs India MEA 29 Aug 2024 -- The 31st meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation & Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC) was held on 29th August 2024 in Beijing.
- MOFA condemns Beijing's 'false' statement after U.S.-China talks CNA 29 Aug 2024 -- Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) on Thursday criticized China for "false" comments about Taiwan, noting that Beijing's military expansion has posed a significant risk to regional security.
- China working to poach Taiwan's high-tech talent, steal core technologies: MAC CNA 29 Aug 2024 -- The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) on Thursday warned that China was stepping up its efforts to poach Taiwan's high-tech talent and steal its core technologies, as evidenced by a recent increase in the number of such cases.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 29 Aug 2024
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian's Regular Press Conference on August 29, 2024 PRC MofA 29 Aug 2024
- Remarks by APNSA Jake Sullivan in Press Conference | Beijing, People's Republic of China The White House 29 Aug 2024
- China takes mild tone on US official's visit VOA 29 Aug 2024 -- Beijing has adopted a conciliatory tone in its reporting on this week's visit by White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan, emphasizing cooperation and open communication channels while claiming that Washington remains "incorrect" on its China policies.
- Remarks by APNSA Jake Sullivan in Press Conference | Beijing, People's Republic of China The White House 29 Aug 2024
- Readout of National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan's Meeting with President Xi Jinping of the People's Republic of China The White House 29 Aug 2024
- Readout of National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan's Meeting with Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission Zhang Youxia of the People's Republic of China The White House 29 Aug 2024
- Xi meets U.S. national security advisor People's Daily 29 Aug 2024 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping met with U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan at the Great Hall of the People here on Thursday.
- President Xi Jinping Meets with U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan PRC MofA 29 Aug 2024 -- On the afternoon of August 29, President Xi Jinping met with Assistant to the U.S. President for National Security Affairs Jake Sullivan at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
- US, China rebuild military contacts even as China warns on Taiwan Radio Free Asia 29 Aug 2024 -- A Chinese military leader and U.S. President Joe Biden's security adviser agreed on Thursday to theater-level contact between their militaries, the U.S. said, even as China warned that Taiwan independence "is incompatible with peace" and an "insurmountable red line" in relations.
- China-US strategic communication 'candid, substantive, constructive' Global Times 29 Aug 2024 -- China's top diplomat Wang Yi held a new round of candid, substantive and constructive China-US strategic communication with US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan in Beijing from Tuesday to Wednesday, during which the two sides discussed a new round of interaction between the two countries' heads of state in the near future.
- China-U.S. strategic communication held in Beijing, seeing candid, substantive, constructive discussions People's Daily 29 Aug 2024 -- Wang Yi, director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs, held the latest round of China-U.S. strategic communication with U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan in Beijing from Tuesday to Wednesday, conducting candid, substantive and constructive discussions.
- China's deputy UN envoy urges end to foreign occupation of Syria, Israeli strikes Press TV 29 Aug 2024 -- China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations has called on Israel to cease its illegal attacks on Syria, urging foreign forces to also end their military presence in the Arab country.
- China's lending to Africa increased in 2023, study shows VOA 29 Aug 2024 -- Chinese lending to Africa rose for the first time in years in 2023, new research by Boston University's Global Development Policy Center showed Thursday. But the $4.61 billion loaned last year is still far less than China's commitments to the continent pre-pandemic.
- China to join hands with int'l community to promote Africa's prosperity: FM spokesperson People's Daily 29 Aug 2024 -- Supporting Africa's development is the common responsibility of the international community, and China stands ready to join hands with the international community to promote Africa's prosperity and bring benefits to the African people, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said here Wednesday.
- Hong Kong journalists found guilty of sedition in landmark media case VOA 29 Aug 2024 -- A Hong Kong court on Thursday convicted two independent journalists of sedition for coverage of the island state's pro-democracy demonstrations of 2019. The sedition trial is the first that has focused on journalists and editors since Hong Kong's handover to China from Britain in 1997.
- Hong Kong sees spike in imports from Taiwan, South Korea Radio Free Asia 29 Aug 2024 -- Hong Kong recorded a spike in imports from major chip-making nations in July, suggesting that semiconductor-related goods may be being re-exported to mainland China to avoid U.S. trade restrictions, analysts said.
- Hong Kong finds former editors guilty of sedition in blow to press freedom Radio Free Asia 29 Aug 2024 -- A Hong Kong court on Thursday found two editors of the now-defunct Stand News guilty of conspiring to publish seditious material, marking the first sedition conviction against any journalist since Hong Kong's handover from Britain to China in 1997.
- EXPLAINED: How much has media freedom deteriorated in Hong Kong since 2020? Radio Free Asia 29 Aug 2024 -- A Hong Kong court on Thursday found two editors of the Stand News guilty of conspiring to publish seditious material, the latest casualties of draconian national security laws imposed on the once freewheeling international financial hub by Chinese and local authorities since 2020.
- Hong Kong: Statement by the spokesperson on the conviction of former chief editors at Stand News European External Action Service (EEAS) 29 Aug 2024 -- Today, 29 August, the District Court in Hong Kong found Chung Pui-kuen and Lam Shiu-tung, two former chief editors of the now-defunct independent online news outlet Stand News, as well as Best Pencil (Hong Kong) Limited, the holding company of Stand News, guilty of conspiring to publish and reproduce 'seditious' material. The maximum sentence is two years' imprisonment.
- Over 1 million Chinese restaurants close amid economic downturn Radio Free Asia 29 Aug 2024 -- As more than a million restaurants closed their doors in recent months, diners in China are ordering takeout instead, amid skyrocketing numbers of food delivery riders.
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