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21 October 2024 - China Special Weapons News
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- Indian traders hopeful after China border patrol deal announced VOA 22 Oct 2024 -- After four years of heightened tensions and disrupted economic ties, India and China have agreed on a return to 2020 border patrol arrangements along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Himalayas, India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar announced Monday.
- China to conduct live-fire drills around island closest to Taiwan CNA 21 Oct 2024 -- China will hold live-fire drills Tuesday in waters around Niushan Island, the closest point on China's coast to the island of Taiwan, several Chinese media outlets reported Monday, citing a maritime safety advisory.
- PLA Eastern Theater Command tracks, monitors US, Canadian warships through Taiwan Straits Global Times 21 Oct 2024 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) tracked and monitored US and Canadian warships when they made a transit through the Taiwan Straits on Sunday.
- U.S., Canada warships transit Taiwan Strait: Taiwan's defense ministry CNA 21 Oct 2024 -- United States and Canadian warships transited the Taiwan Strait Sunday, Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense (MND) confirmed in a statement released on Monday.
- U.S., Canadian warships disrupt stability of Taiwan Strait: military spokesperson People's Daily 21 Oct 2024 -- The actions of the United States and Canada disrupted the peace and stability of the Taiwan Strait, a military spokesperson said Monday in response to U.S. and Canadian warships' sailing through the strait on Sunday.
- Taiwan no plan to relocate South African office despite request: FM CNA 21 Oct 2024 -- Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) said Monday that the ministry has informed the South African government it will not relocate Taiwan's representative office in Pretoria, the capital of South Africa, before the end of October as requested.
- South Africa bows to Chinese pressure to move Taiwan office, analysts say VOA 21 Oct 2024 -- South Africa's decision to further downgrade relations with Taiwan, comes as the dominant political party, the African National Congress, or ANC, strives to reassure longtime ally Beijing after the formation of a coalition government, analysts tell VOA.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 21 Oct 2024
- Pacific Fleet's warships complete business call at the port of Qingdao, the People's Republic of China Russia MoD 21 Oct 2024 -- The large anti-submarine vessels Admiral Panteleyev and Admiral Tributs of the Pacific Fleet have completed their business call at the port of Qingdao of the People's Republic of China (PRC). After leaving the port, the ships headed for Vladivostok.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian's Regular Press Conference on October 21, 2024 PRC MofA 21 Oct 2024
- BRICS to contribute to building a more equitable and orderly multipolar world: Chinese Ambassador to Russia Global Times 21 Oct 2024
- BRICS to draw blueprint for development of its mechanism Global Times 21 Oct 2024 -- The 16th BRICS Summit, scheduled to be held in Kazan, Russia, from October 22 to 24, has drawn global attention as it marks the first summit since the group's expansion.
- Why The BRICS Summit In Russia Could Be The Most Important One Yet RFE/RL 21 Oct 2024 -- As Russian President Vladimir Putin hosts leaders for the 16th annual BRICS summit, he's looking to signal to the West that Moscow is not isolated on the world stage.
- China calls for action after attack on consulate in Myanmar Radio Free Asia 21 Oct 2024 -- China on Monday urged Myanmar's junta to find and punish the perpetrators of a bomb attack on its consulate in Mandalay over the weekend, but observers warned that more attacks are likely amid public anger over Beijing's support for the military regime.
- China strongly condemns explosion attack on Consulate-General in Mandalay, Myanmar: FM Global Times 21 Oct 2024 -- China expressed deep shock at an attack at its Consulate-General in Mandalay, Myanmar, and strongly condemned the act, according to Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian at a regular press briefing.
- Palau gears up for election amid Chinese threats, US military buildup VOA 22 Oct 2024 -- Driving toward the center of Palau's commercial city of Koror, election yard signs for presidential, senate and house of delegates' candidates in this tiny island nation's November elections line the street as waves of the pristinely blue Pacific Ocean lap the shore not far away.
- World Uyghur Congress faces harassment ahead of general assembly VOA 21 Oct 2024 -- The General Assembly of the World Uyghur Congress (WUC) is set to begin Thursday, following months of ongoing harassment from the Chinese government that the top Uyghur organization has described as "unprecedented."
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