Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
15 October 2024 - China Special Weapons News
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- East Asia fails to adopt South China Sea statement amid finger pointing Radio Free Asia 15 Oct 2024 -- A U.S. official accused China and Russia of blocking a joint declaration at the recent East Asia Summit in Laos over a sub-clause on the South China Sea but Moscow said it was Washington's fault.
- Taiwan cuts pension of retired general who attended unification event CNA 15 Oct 2024 -- Authorities in Taiwan have decided to reduce the monthly pension payments for a retired major general by 75 percent in accordance with the law after an investigation found he attended an event in Hong Kong promoting the political unification of China and Taiwan.
- EU, U.K., Japan voice concern over Chinese military drills near Taiwan CNA 15 Oct 2024 -- The European Union (EU), United Kingdom (U.K.), and Japan expressed concerns over military drills conducted by China in waters around Taiwan on Monday, which Beijing said was intended to send a "stern warning" to those promoting Taiwan independence.
- 153 Chinese warplanes detected around Taiwan in 25-hour period: MND CNA 15 Oct 2024 -- China flew 153 warplanes close to Taiwan from 5 a.m. Monday to 6 a.m. Tuesday, including the single-day-high of 125 planes recorded as of 4:30 p.m. Monday, according to information made public by Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense (MND).
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 15 Oct 2024
- Chinese spamouflage campaign highlights US support for Israel VOA 15 Oct 2024 -- U.S. support for Israel's military offensive in Gaza has been heavily exploited by China-connected bots, a joint investigation by VOA Mandarin and Taiwan's social media analytic firm DoubleThink Lab, or DTL, has found. Their postings on social media platform X depict Washington as a peddler of war and a disrupter of global peace.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning's Regular Press Conference on October 15, 2024 PRC MofA 15 Oct 2024
- Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov holds meeting with Vice Chairman of Central Military Commission of People's Republic of China Russia MoD 15 Oct 2024 -- The defence departments of Russia and China are united in estimating the global processes, and have a common understanding of the actions that must be taken, said Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov during a meeting with Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China Zhang Youxia on Tuesday.
- China ready to join Pakistan for closer community with shared future -- Premier Li Global Times 15 Oct 2024 -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang said here on Monday that China is willing to work with Pakistan to accelerate the building of a closer China-Pakistan community with a shared future in the new era.
- Joint Statement between the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the People's Republic of China Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 15 Oct 2024 -- At the invitation of Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Mr. Li Qiang, Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, paid an official visit to Pakistan from October 14 to 15, 2024.
- British foreign secretary expected to visit Beijing, Shanghai VOA 15 Oct 2024 -- British Foreign Secretary David Lammy is expected to visit Beijing and Shanghai, the highest-level trip to China since the Labour government came to power.
- 'Chinese peacekeeping units in Lebanon safe' amid tense situation Global Times 15 Oct 2024 -- Chinese peacekeeping units in Lebanon are safe now. China is closely monitoring the security situation in Lebanon, and will take additional measures to strengthen the security protection of our troops, a spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense said on Tuesday.
- Chinese top diplomat holds phone calls with FMs of Israel and Iran, calls for immediate, complete and permanent cease-fire in Gaza Global Times 15 Oct 2024 -- Chinese top diplomat Wang Yi held phone calls with foreign ministers of both Iran and Israel on Monday. China is highly concerned about the tension between Israel and Iran and believes that renewed conflict and turmoil in the region serves the interests of no one, said Wang, calling for an immediate, complete and permanent cease-fire in Gaza and the release of all hostages.
- Beijing's fiscal stimulus gets mixed responses in Chinese stocks VOA 15 Oct 2024 -- China's stock markets had a volatile day on Monday, showing mixed responses to the finance ministry's latest fiscal policies, released during a closely watched briefing over the weekend.
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