01 January 2025 - China Special Weapons News

WHO calls on China to release all data on COVID-19 origins Radio Free Asia 01 Jan 2025 -- The World Health Organization has called on China to fully release crucial data surrounding the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic in Wuhan in 2020, although the call was dismissed by Beijing.

Full text of President Lai's 2025 New Year Day's address CNA 01 Jan 2025 -- President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) delivered his 2025 New Year's Day address Wednesday, his first since assuming the presidency on May 20.
Lai proposes talks with Beijing to ease tourism restrictions CNA 01 Jan 2025 -- President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) has called China the "real barrier" to cross-strait exchanges and urged Beijing to hold talks with Taipei to ease tourism restrictions.
Taiwan's president says Beijing remains the obstacle for resuming cross-strait exchanges VOA 01 Jan 2025 -- Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te reiterated his administration's willingness to welcome equal and dignified exchanges with China but said Beijing remains the obstacle for both sides to resume regular exchanges.
No one can separate Taiwan from China: President Xi in New Year message Press TV 01 Jan 2025 -- China's President Xi Jinping has once again underscored the reunification of Beijing with Taiwan, saying no one can separate the two as they are one family.
PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 01 Jan 2025
Retired major gets 12 years for passing secrets to China CNA 01 Jan 2025 -- Retired Army Major Lee Hai-peng (李海鵬) has been sentenced to 12 years in jail by the Taiwan High Court for selling secrets to China, a much stiffer sentence than he received from the same court in the same case earlier last year.

PLA Eastern Theater Command's New Year video sparks discussions on alleged China's sixth-gen fighter jets Global Times 01 Jan 2025 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theater Command on Wednesday released a music video to celebrate the New Year, with a scene showing a ginkgo leaf and a bird triggering netizens' associations to the alleged debuts of China's sixth-generation fighter jets that have been circulating on social media recently.
'Ginkgo leaf' sparks discussions on alleged sixth-gen fighter jets as PLA Eastern Theater Command publishes music video, releasing multiple signals Global Times 01 Jan 2025 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theater Command released a music video titled "Zhong Guo Ren (Chinese People in English)" on its official WeChat account in celebration of the New Year on Wednesday, showing the determination, will and ability of officers and soldiers in the theater to stay vigilant, remain ready to fight at any time and resolutely safeguard the reunification of the motherland.

China-backed election raises fears of 'negative peace' in Myanmar VOA 01 Jan 2025 -- As Myanmar's military government prepares for elections in 2025, attention turns to neighboring China, which, critics say, is pressuring Southeast Asian nations to treat the vote as a solution to Myanmar's ongoing political crisis.

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