17 December 2024 - China Special Weapons News

Navy official says PH troops in WPS resupplied for holiday season Philippine News Agency 17 Dec 2024 -- A ranking Philippine Navy official on Tuesday said rotation and reprovisioning (RORE) for Filipino troops manning the country's nine features in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) has been completed in time for the holiday season.
Philippine vessel delivers supplies to illegally 'grounded' warship at Ren'ai Jiao under Chinese permission Global Times 17 Dec 2024 -- On December 12, with the permission of the Chinese side, the Philippines dispatched a civilian ship to deliver supplies to its illegally "grounded" warship at Ren'ai Jiao. The China Coast Guard (CCG) inquired about it and monitored the entire process, CCG spokesperson Liu Dejun said in a statement on Tuesday.

Taipei mayor calls for less military activity at forum with Chinese officials CNA 17 Dec 2024 -- Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an (蔣萬安) called for "fewer roaring sounds from vessels and planes" and stressed the importance of continued cross-strait exchanges during the opening of the Twin-City Forum in Taipei Tuesday.
Shanghai-Taipei City Forum makes new progress in deepening cooperation: Taiwan Affairs Office Global Times 17 Dec 2024 -- The 2024 Shanghai-Taipei City Forum was held in Taipei from Monday to Tuesday. Representatives of the two cities had in-depth exchanges and interactions, reached many positive consensuses, signed two memorandums of understanding on exchanges and cooperation, and made new progress in deepening the cooperation between the two cities, Zhu Fenglian, a spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said on Tuesday.
Taiwan-Shanghai forum opens after military tensions Radio Free Asia 17 Dec 2024 -- An annual forum between the cities of Shanghai and Taipei that is meant to promote dialogue across the Taiwan Strait has opened about six months late after tensions including unprecedented Chinese sabre-rattling raised doubts that it could be organized this year.
PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 17 Dec 2024

UK court dismisses claim against intel agency by alleged Chinese 'spy' Radio Free Asia 17 Dec 2024 -- A London-based lawyer accused of secretly working with China's propaganda arm has lost a legal appeal against the U.K.'s domestic intelligence service.
Allegation of so-called 'Chinese spy' in UK is just preposterous: Chinese FM Global Times 17 Dec 2024 -- In response to an alleged "Chinese spy" case in the UK, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Tuesday that the "China espionage" accusation is just preposterous. Advancing China-UK relations is in the interest of both countries, and conducive to global growth and response to global challenges.
Chinese embassy urges UK to cease anti-China political manipulation regarding businessman banned from entering UK Global Times 17 Dec 2024 -- The Chinese Embassy in the UK on Tuesday urged the UK side to immediately stop creating trouble, stop anti-China political manipulations, and stop undermining normal personnel exchanges between the two countries after a Chinese businessman is reportedly being banned from entering the UK.

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian's Regular Press Conference on December 17, 2024 PRC MofA 17 Dec 2024
China's top diplomat summarizes five highlights of China's diplomacy in 2024 Global Times 17 Dec 2024 -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday that China's diplomacy in 2024 had created a sound external environment for China's high-quality development and injected valuable stability into a volatile world.

US Senate to vote on bill that fuels possibility of Chinese drone ban VOA 17 Dec 2024 -- The 2025 defense spending authorization bill is coming up to a final vote in the U.S. Senate. As the American Northeast buzzes with drone sightings and fears of foreign surveillance, the bill moves to ban products from the world's largest drone-maker: China.

Chinese FM slams EU's unjustified sanctions for allegedly 'supporting Russia,' vows to take necessary measures Global Times 17 Dec 2024 -- China firmly opposes unilateral sanctions that have no basis in international law or authorization by the UN Security Council. China deplores and firmly opposes the EU's unjustified sanctions against Chinese companies, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian stated on Tuesday, after the EU added seven Chinese companies and individuals to its sanctions list and hyped up their roles in supporting Russia in the Ukraine crisis.
China expresses strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition to the EU's unjustified sanctions against Chinese companies: FM spokesperson Global Times 17 Dec 2024 -- China has consistently opposed unilateral sanctions that lack a basis in international law and are not authorized by the UN Security Council; the country expressed strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition to the EU's unjustified sanctions against Chinese companies, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian stated on Tuesday.

Australia's deals with Pacific nations aim to curb China's influence VOA 17 Dec 2024 -- Australia signed two multi-million dollar deals with Nauru and Papua New Guinea last week that analysts say will help Canberra counter China's growing influence in the Pacific.

Russian Uranium Stake In Kazakhstan Sold To China Amid Western Sanctions Risk RFE/RL 17 Dec 2024 -- Russia's Rosatom is selling its stakes in uranium deposits in Kazakhstan to Chinese-owned companies as the Central Asian nation looks to avoid any international sanctions against Russian-linked assets and a sign of China's growing influence in the region.

Press freedom continues to deteriorate in Hong Kong VOA 17 Dec 2024 -- Jailed pro-democracy publisher Jimmy Lai testified Tuesday that the Hong Kong government became "very strict" after Beijing's national security law came into effect in 2020.

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