03 October 2024 - China Special Weapons News

Allies, Partners Conduct Operations in South China Sea DoD News 03 Oct 2024 -- The Royal Australian Navy, the Royal Australian Air Force, the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force, the Royal New Zealand Navy, the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. Navy conducted a maritime cooperation activity within the Philippines' exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea, last weekend.
Vietnam protests Chinese attack on fishing vessels in South China Sea VOA 03 Oct 2024 -- Vietnam is protesting China's reported behavior toward fishermen near the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea after Vietnamese state media said Chinese personnel boarded a Vietnamese fishing boat and beat crew members.
Beijing tests regional resolve in South China Sea amid Middle East conflict VOA 03 Oct 2024 -- As the United States and other like-minded countries hold joint military exercises in the South China Sea, Chinese vessels have been aggressively asserting Beijing's territorial claims in the hotly contested waterway, testing the resolve of the Philippines, Malaysia and Vietnam.
EXPLAINED: What are the Paracel Islands and why are they disputed? Radio Free Asia 03 Oct 2024 -- Vietnam has denounced what it called the brutal behavior of Chinese law enforcement personnel who it said beat and injured Vietnamese fishermen on a boat intercepted near the Paracel Islands.

Xi delivers speech at reception held in Beijing to celebrate 75th founding anniversary of PRC People's Daily 03 Oct 2024 -- A grand reception celebrating the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC) was held at the Great Hall of the People on the evening of Sept. 30. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, Chinese president, and chairman of the Central Military Commission, attended the reception and delivered an important speech.
PRC at 75: Deng Xiaoping never delivered on young people's desire for freedom Radio Free Asia 03 Oct 2024 -- Editors note: This is the second in a series of profiles of Chinese leaders on the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

Russia, China Intensively Developing Defense Industry Cooperation - Lavrov Sputnik 03 Oct 2024 -- Moscow and Beijing are intensively developing military and defense industry cooperation, while their actions are absolutely transparent and not directed against third countries, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks at the opening ceremony of an exhibition marking the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations with China, Moscow, October 3, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 03 Oct 2024
Xi says to continue expanding China-Russia all-round practical cooperation People's Daily 03 Oct 2024 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday said that he stands ready to work with Russian President Vladimir Putin to take the opportunity of the 75th anniversary of diplomatic ties to continue expanding all-round practical cooperation.
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's article for Rossiyskaya Gazeta on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China, October 3, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 03 Oct 2024

Chinese envoy urges actions to deescalate Lebanese-Israeli situation People's Daily 03 Oct 2024 -- A Chinese envoy on Wednesday called on the UN Security Council to take urgent actions to deescalate the Lebanese-Israeli situation.
China urges preventing further turmoil in Middle East: FM spokesperson People's Daily 03 Oct 2024 -- China calls on the international community, especially major countries with influence, to play a constructive role and avoid further turmoil in the Middle East, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday.
Situation 'hanging by a thread,' Chinese envoy urges immediate de-escalation of Lebanese-Israeli tension Global Times 03 Oct 2024 -- Following Israel's ground military operations in southern Lebanon and Iran's ballistic missile strikes on Israel, Fu Cong, China's permanent representative to the United Nations, urges immediate de-escalation of the Lebanese-Israeli situation, warning that any further provocations could easily cause the situation, which is now "hanging by a thread," to spiral out of control.
Chinese envoy urges actions to deescalate Lebanese-Israeli situation Global Times 03 Oct 2024 -- A Chinese envoy on Wednesday called on the UN Security Council to take urgent actions to deescalate the Lebanese-Israeli situation.

One in five Hong Kongers now live in poverty, report finds Radio Free Asia 03 Oct 2024 -- The people of Hong Kong have gotten poorer in recent years, with more than a million people -- one in every five residents -- living below the poverty line since the start of this year, according to a new report from Oxfam.

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