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🇨🇳 China names new defense minister
China has named a new defense minister, two months after Li Shangfu was removed from the post with no explanation.
General Dong Jun, the commander of the People’s Liberation Army Navy, was named as the new minister.
Dong has served in all major naval divisions in the PLA. Before becoming the navy’s top commander in 2021, he served in the Northern Sea Fleet, now a regular player in joint drills with the Russian navy; the Eastern Sea Fleet, which focuses on potential conflicts with Japan, as well as the Southern Command Theatre, which oversees the South China Sea.
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China has named a new defense minister, two months after Li Shangfu was removed from the post with no explanation.
General Dong Jun, the commander of the People’s Liberation Army Navy, was named as the new minister.
Dong has served in all major naval divisions in the PLA. Before becoming the navy’s top commander in 2021, he served in the Northern Sea Fleet, now a regular player in joint drills with the Russian navy; the Eastern Sea Fleet, which focuses on potential conflicts with Japan, as well as the Southern Command Theatre, which oversees the South China Sea.
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🇨🇳 Xi Jinping reveals China’s push for global power after rare closed-door meeting
At a closed-door party meeting about China’s future foreign policy direction, President Xi Jinping urged the country’s diplomats and cadres to “break new ground”, “rally the overwhelming majority” of the world and adhere to the “fighting spirit”. He vowed to seize “strategic opportunities” and further raise its “international influence, appeal and power” to shape a rapidly changing world
The two-day Central Conference on Foreign Affairs Work was attended by top party leaders such as Politburo members, senior government officials and diplomats, including dozens of Chinese ambassadors.
Xi touted China as a “responsible” global power rising under his head-of-state diplomacy since he took power in 2012 and said China had overcome “various difficulties and challenges.” He also warned of “high winds and choppy waters” ahead because the world had “entered a new period of turbulence and transformation” – a thinly veiled reference to Beijing’s feud with the US and its allies over ideological and geopolitical differences.
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At a closed-door party meeting about China’s future foreign policy direction, President Xi Jinping urged the country’s diplomats and cadres to “break new ground”, “rally the overwhelming majority” of the world and adhere to the “fighting spirit”. He vowed to seize “strategic opportunities” and further raise its “international influence, appeal and power” to shape a rapidly changing world
The two-day Central Conference on Foreign Affairs Work was attended by top party leaders such as Politburo members, senior government officials and diplomats, including dozens of Chinese ambassadors.
Xi touted China as a “responsible” global power rising under his head-of-state diplomacy since he took power in 2012 and said China had overcome “various difficulties and challenges.” He also warned of “high winds and choppy waters” ahead because the world had “entered a new period of turbulence and transformation” – a thinly veiled reference to Beijing’s feud with the US and its allies over ideological and geopolitical differences.
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🇨🇳 China removes nine PLA generals from top legislature
Nine generals of the People’s Liberation Army, including a number of senior members of the Rocket Force, have been dismissed from China’s top legislature.
Besides losing their qualification as national representatives, those holding seats in relevant legislative committees had also been removed from their positions.
Those dismissed include five past or current top commanders of the PLA Rocket Force, a key component of the country’s nuclear arsenal, and a former Air Force commander. Two of the rest served in equipment development departments, including for the Central Military Commission, while one is a naval commander. Some of them were placed under anti-corruption investigation earlier this year.
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Nine generals of the People’s Liberation Army, including a number of senior members of the Rocket Force, have been dismissed from China’s top legislature.
Besides losing their qualification as national representatives, those holding seats in relevant legislative committees had also been removed from their positions.
Those dismissed include five past or current top commanders of the PLA Rocket Force, a key component of the country’s nuclear arsenal, and a former Air Force commander. Two of the rest served in equipment development departments, including for the Central Military Commission, while one is a naval commander. Some of them were placed under anti-corruption investigation earlier this year.
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🇵🇭🇨🇳 Philippines mulls building fishers’ shelter in disputed territory
The government is considering building a shelter for fisherfolk - a permanent structure - in the West Philippine Sea's Ayungin Shoal (South China Sea’s Second Thomas Shoal), the Armed Forces of the Philippines said.
“Maybe it is still being planned because it should be an inter-agency program,” said AFP Spokesperson Colonel Medel Aguilar.
On December 12, former Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio said the Philippines should build a structure on the Ayungin Shoal following the latest attacks against Filipino vessels in the WPS.
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The government is considering building a shelter for fisherfolk - a permanent structure - in the West Philippine Sea's Ayungin Shoal (South China Sea’s Second Thomas Shoal), the Armed Forces of the Philippines said.
“Maybe it is still being planned because it should be an inter-agency program,” said AFP Spokesperson Colonel Medel Aguilar.
On December 12, former Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio said the Philippines should build a structure on the Ayungin Shoal following the latest attacks against Filipino vessels in the WPS.
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🇨🇳🇵🇭 Beijing will respond if Manila builds structure on disputed reef
China warned that it would “respond resolutely” if the Philippines built a permanent structure on a disputed reef in the South China Sea.
Foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said that Manila’s plan to establish a permanent base on the Renai Jiao – or Second Thomas Shoal – in the Spratly Islands amounted to “a significant move” that would “seriously infringe on China’s sovereignty”.
“China will respond resolutely to any provocation and infringement and firmly safeguard our territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests,” she said.
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China warned that it would “respond resolutely” if the Philippines built a permanent structure on a disputed reef in the South China Sea.
Foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said that Manila’s plan to establish a permanent base on the Renai Jiao – or Second Thomas Shoal – in the Spratly Islands amounted to “a significant move” that would “seriously infringe on China’s sovereignty”.
“China will respond resolutely to any provocation and infringement and firmly safeguard our territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests,” she said.
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🇨🇳🇵🇭 ASEAN foreign ministers express concern over South China Sea tensions
Foreign ministers of Southeast Asia's regional bloc ASEAN expressed their concern over growing tensions in the South China Sea which they said could threaten regional peace and urged for peaceful dialogue among parties.
"We closely follow with concern the recent developments in the South China Sea that may undermine peace, security, and stability in the region," the bloc's top diplomats said in a statement.
ASEAN and China have worked towards creating a code of conduct in the South China Sea, a plan dating back to 2002. But progress has been slow despite commitment by all parties to advance and speed up the process.
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Foreign ministers of Southeast Asia's regional bloc ASEAN expressed their concern over growing tensions in the South China Sea which they said could threaten regional peace and urged for peaceful dialogue among parties.
"We closely follow with concern the recent developments in the South China Sea that may undermine peace, security, and stability in the region," the bloc's top diplomats said in a statement.
ASEAN and China have worked towards creating a code of conduct in the South China Sea, a plan dating back to 2002. But progress has been slow despite commitment by all parties to advance and speed up the process.
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🇨🇳🇯🇵 China plans to keep ships near Senkakus 365 days in 2024
China plans to keep its ships near the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea for 365 days in 2024 as leader Xi Jinping has called for bolstering Beijing's sovereignty claim over the islets, Kyodo sources said.
During a rare visit by Xi on November 29 to the command office for the East China Sea area of the China Coast Guard in Shanghai, the president pointed out the need for Beijing to "constantly strengthen" its efforts to safeguard the sovereignty of the islands, which China calls Diaoyu, the sources said.
The coast guard has subsequently drafted a plan to keep the presence of its ships near the islets every day next year and conduct inspections of Japanese fishing boats in the sea area, if necessary, to boost Beijing's sovereignty claim.
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China plans to keep its ships near the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea for 365 days in 2024 as leader Xi Jinping has called for bolstering Beijing's sovereignty claim over the islets, Kyodo sources said.
During a rare visit by Xi on November 29 to the command office for the East China Sea area of the China Coast Guard in Shanghai, the president pointed out the need for Beijing to "constantly strengthen" its efforts to safeguard the sovereignty of the islands, which China calls Diaoyu, the sources said.
The coast guard has subsequently drafted a plan to keep the presence of its ships near the islets every day next year and conduct inspections of Japanese fishing boats in the sea area, if necessary, to boost Beijing's sovereignty claim.
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🇨🇳🇹🇼 Taiwan spots Chinese balloons over island near major air base
On Wednesday, giving its daily update for Chinese military activities over the past 24 hours, the Taiwanese defense ministry said it had detected four balloons flying over the strait, three of which flew across the centre of the island.
It said the three flew 105 nautical miles, 160 nautical miles and 159 nautical miles respectively to the southwest of Ching Chuan Kang, the location of an important Taiwan air force base.
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On Wednesday, giving its daily update for Chinese military activities over the past 24 hours, the Taiwanese defense ministry said it had detected four balloons flying over the strait, three of which flew across the centre of the island.
It said the three flew 105 nautical miles, 160 nautical miles and 159 nautical miles respectively to the southwest of Ching Chuan Kang, the location of an important Taiwan air force base.
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🇨🇳 China unveils new images of its next-generation aircraft carrier
Chinese state media unveiled new images of China's most advanced aircraft carrier yet, including next generation launch tracks that can catapult a wider range of aircraft from its deck.
Yet to conduct its first sea trials, the Fujian aircraft carrier is larger and technologically more advanced than the Shandong, commissioned in 2019, and the Liaoning, which China bought second-hand from Ukraine in 1998 and refitted domestically.
The Fujian has been conducting tests including mooring tests before its sea trials, which some observers expected to have taken place by 2023. The carrier started launch tests for its electromagnetic catapult system in November.
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Chinese state media unveiled new images of China's most advanced aircraft carrier yet, including next generation launch tracks that can catapult a wider range of aircraft from its deck.
Yet to conduct its first sea trials, the Fujian aircraft carrier is larger and technologically more advanced than the Shandong, commissioned in 2019, and the Liaoning, which China bought second-hand from Ukraine in 1998 and refitted domestically.
The Fujian has been conducting tests including mooring tests before its sea trials, which some observers expected to have taken place by 2023. The carrier started launch tests for its electromagnetic catapult system in November.
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🇹🇼🇨🇳 Taiwan says will publish analysis of China's alleged election interference post vote
Taiwan's foreign minister says it is documenting its experiences with China's alleged attempts to interfere in elections next week and will publish its analysis soon after the vote.
Taiwan's government has pointed to military and economic pressure as well as Chinese-subsidised trips to China for local Taiwanese officials, as evidence of Beijing's alleged interference.
"Taiwan is taking measures to counter China's interference and is documenting its experiences. Analysis will be published soon after the elections in consultation with international experts," Foreign Minister Joseph Wu wrote in the latest issue of The Economist, without giving details.
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Taiwan's foreign minister says it is documenting its experiences with China's alleged attempts to interfere in elections next week and will publish its analysis soon after the vote.
Taiwan's government has pointed to military and economic pressure as well as Chinese-subsidised trips to China for local Taiwanese officials, as evidence of Beijing's alleged interference.
"Taiwan is taking measures to counter China's interference and is documenting its experiences. Analysis will be published soon after the elections in consultation with international experts," Foreign Minister Joseph Wu wrote in the latest issue of The Economist, without giving details.
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