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30 October 2024 - China Special Weapons News
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- Frontier troops of China, India implement resolutions over border area issues in an orderly way: Chinese FM Global Times 30 Oct 2024 -- China and India recently reached resolutions on relevant issues concerning the border. At the moment, the Chinese and Indian frontier troops are implementing the resolutions in an orderly way, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said at a press conference on Wednesday in response to a question regarding reports that China and India may complete the disengagement process in border area today.
- China's hostility toward Taiwan bound to backfire: European lawmakers CNA 30 Oct 2024 -- China's hostility toward Taiwan will only have "the opposite effect" of what it hopes to achieve and further alienate Taiwan's people, similar to how Russia has changed the perception of many Ukrainians, visiting European Parliament Members (MEPs) said Wednesday.
- Lai Ching-te authorities willing to turn Taiwan into a battleground: spokesperson of Taiwan Affairs Office Global Times 30 Oct 2024 -- Spokesperson from the State Council's Taiwan Affairs Office on Wednesday responded to recent provocative remarks by a member from the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities that hyped cross-Straits conflict, saying that such remarks once again reveal the true intentions of Lai Ching-te authorities, which, for their own selfish interests, are willing to turn Taiwan into a battleground and tie the people in Taiwan to "Taiwan independence" chariot.
- Taiwan authorities' hype of Western vessels transits through the Straits 'will never legitimize separatism' Global Times 30 Oct 2024 -- After Taiwan authorities hyped the recent transit of a French vessel through the Taiwan Straits, connecting the event with similar activities carried out by other Western countries in the region to trumpet the so-called international support, analysts said a few Western countries cannot represent the international community and Taiwan authorities' attempts of using Western military presences in the region to legitimize their separatism are doomed to end in failure.
- Chinese mainland to further enhance access for Taiwan compatriots People's Daily 30 Oct 2024 -- A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Wednesday said that the mainland would continue to make it easier for Taiwan compatriots to visit, urging the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities to remove obstacles to cross-Strait exchanges.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 30 Oct 2024
- China successfully launches Shenzhou-19 manned spaceflight mission, ferrying three taikonauts to China Space Station Global Times 30 Oct 2024 -- Carrying three taikonauts, the Long March-2F Y19 carrier rocket lifted off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China early Wednesday morning, embarking on its journey to the China Space Station.
- China launches Shenzhou-19 crewed spaceship People's Daily 30 Oct 2024 -- China launched the Shenzhou-19 crewed spaceship on Wednesday, sending three astronauts -- including the country's first female space engineer -- to its orbiting space station for a six-month mission.
- Three taikonauts of Shenzhou-19 crew enter China Space Station Global Times 30 Oct 2024 -- China Space Station on Wednesday welcomed the arrival of the new batch of residents - the youngest-ever crew comprising of Shenzhou-19 mission commander Cai Xuzhe and new taikonaut Song Lingdong and female taikonaut Wang Haoze, both of whom were born in 1990, at 12:51 pm, after the manned spacecraft successfully docked with the space station combination at 11 am, 6.5 hours after the lift-off from northwest China's Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian's Regular Press Conference on October 30, 2024 PRC MofA 30 Oct 2024
- Joint Statement by the spokespeople for the Foreign Ministries of France and Germany concerning the verdict against Yu Wensheng, recipient of the Franco-German Human Rights Award in 2018 Germany Federal Foreign Office 30 Oct 2024
- British Foreign Secretary under fire for failing to raise Uyghur genocide in China Radio Free Asia 30 Oct 2024 -- British Foreign Secretary David Lammy is facing blowback for failing to condemn the Uyghur genocide at a meeting with his Chinese counterpart in Beijing during a recent two-day trip to China.
- China warns security threats to its nationals impede BRI investments in Pakistan VOA 30 Oct 2024 -- China has increased diplomatic pressure on close ally Pakistan to take action against the militants responsible for repeated attacks on Chinese workers, warning that the violence is "unacceptable" and poses "a constraint" on Beijing's investments under its Belt and Road Initiative, or BRI.
- China In Eurasia Briefing: What North Korean Troops In Russia Mean For Beijing RFE/RL 30 Oct 2024
- US experts see Pyongyang's Russia gambit as no-win situation for China VOA 30 Oct 2024 -- China's response to Russia's growing influence over North Korea and its leader, Kim Jong Un, likely combines "exasperation" and "panic" as Beijing appears to be losing control over its client state, according to former U.S. policy and intelligence officials.
- Hong Kong rejects amnesty for thousands arrested for 2019 protests Radio Free Asia 30 Oct 2024 -- Authorities in Hong Kong have vowed to keep pursuing thousands of people arrested for their part in the city's 2019 pro-democracy protests, rejecting suggestions that charges against some 6,000 people arrested but not yet charged could be allowed to lapse, in a sign that a crackdown on the movement will likely continue indefinitely.
- China's bid to boost births doesn't make sense for many young women Radio Free Asia 30 Oct 2024 -- Faced with plummeting birth rates, nationwide kindergarten closures and young people who are increasingly choosing to stay single, authorities in China have announced incentives to encourage people to have kids, calling for "a new marriage and childbearing culture."
- Chinese steel plant: Zimbabwe's economic boon or environmental nightmare? VOA 30 Oct 2024 -- Zimbabwe is aiming to be home to Africa's largest steel plant, but disputes over the project continue even as it ramps up production.
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