Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
20 September 2024 - China Special Weapons News
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- Satellite photos show Chinese heliport in Tibet near disputed border with India Radio Free Asia 20 Sep 2024 -- China has built a new heliport in Tibet near the Indian border, satellite photos show, a move that experts say would allow Beijing to rapidly deploy troops to remote areas during an armed clash with India.
- EXPLAINED: Why choosing the Dalai Lama is not just a spiritual matter Radio Free Asia 20 Sep 2024 -- The Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, has said he will discuss the details of his reincarnation when he turns 90, next July. The China Tibetan Buddhist Academy — a Chinese government-supported institution — isn't waiting. This month, in Lanzhou, China, the group held a seminar to promote its views on the matter. The bottom line: whatever spiritual force guides this sacred process must adhere to the strictures of the Chinese Communist Party, or CCP.
- Experts warn of fresh provocations from Philippines around China's Xianbin Jiao; 'firm countermeasures expected' Global Times 20 Sep 2024 -- After staging a series of dramas involving the Philippine Coast Guard ship MRRV-9701, which left the lagoon of China's Xianbin Jiao (also known as Xianbin Reef) in the South China Sea in mid-September, experts warned on Friday that the Philippines may take some actions in an attempt to occupy uninhabited islands and reefs, including sending other ships using various excuses to take long-term stay at Xianbin Jiao. They stressed that any provocation will be met with firm countermeasures.
- NSA: PH to maintain constant presence in Escoda Shoal Philippine News Agency 20 Sep 2024 -- The Philippines would maintain continuous presence in the Escoda (Sabina) Shoal, the country's top security adviser said Friday.
- Exit ban for Taiwanese executive reminder of risks of traveling, doing business in China VOA 20 Sep 2024 -- Taiwan authorities' confirmation that a senior executive from a major Taiwanese industrial group has been banned from leaving China is raising concerns about the risks of traveling and doing business there, analysts say.
- U.S. senators propose China-related bill with provisions supporting Taiwan CNA 20 Sep 2024 -- A group of U.S. Republican senators on Thursday introduced a bill that seeks to set up the United States for success in the strategic competition against China, with provisions that also include support for Taiwan.
- Taiwan's Legislature advances proposals on U.N. Resolution 2758 CNA 20 Sep 2024 -- The Legislature on Friday advanced proposals from the three major political party caucuses that outlined their respective stances on the United Nations Resolution 2758, which Beijing cites to justify its claims over Taiwan.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 20 Sep 2024
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning's Regular Press Conference on September 20, 2024 PRC MofA 20 Sep 2024
- China to 'gradually' lift ban on Japanese seafood imports Radio Free Asia 20 Sep 2024 -- China has agreed to "gradually resume" imports of Japanese seafood products a year after it banned them in response to the release of treated waste water from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant.
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