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02 January 2025 - China Special Weapons News
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- China's 'monster' ship arrives at Scarborough Shoal Radio Free Asia 02 Jan 2025 -- The world's largest coast guard vessel, a Chinese ship known as "The Monster," has arrived at the disputed Scarborough Shoal inside the Philippine exclusive economic zone to boost Beijing's control over the maritime area, an American analyst said.
- MND Issues Statement on PLA Joint Combat Readiness Patrol ROC MND 02 Jan 2025
- Taiwan bars Chinese newspaper 'Strait Herald' from stationing reporters: MAC CNA 02 Jan 2025 -- The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) on Thursday announced the Chinese newspaper "Strait Herald" (海峽導報) would be indefinitely suspended from stationing reporters in Taiwan due to its "united front work."
- Mainland official calls for concerted efforts to advance national reunification People's Daily 02 Jan 2025 -- A Chinese mainland official on Thursday called on people across the Taiwan Strait to make concerted efforts and forge ahead with determination to achieve national reunification and rejuvenation.
- Taipei hits back over Chinese military's New Year propaganda video Radio Free Asia 02 Jan 2025 -- Taiwan's government on Thursday hit back at a New Year's propaganda video created by China's People's Liberation Army in which President Xi Jinping reiterated Beijing's claims on the democratic island.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 02 Jan 2025
- Chinese hackers breach sanctions office of US Treasury: Washington Post Press TV 02 Jan 2025 -- Chinese "state-sponsored" hackers have targeted the US Treasury Department's sanctions office in a cyberattack disclosed early this week, The Washington Post reports.
- CPPCC National Committee holds gathering to ring in new year, Xi Jinping delivers important speech People's Daily 02 Jan 2025 -- The National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) held a New Year gathering in its auditorium in Beijing on the morning of Dec. 31, 2024. Party and state leaders Xi Jinping, Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, Li Xi and Han Zheng attended the gathering to ring in the year 2025. Also present at the gathering were leading officials of China's non-Communist parties' central committees and the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce (ACFIC), representatives of personages without party affiliation, leading officials of central Party and state departments, and individuals from various ethnic groups and all walks of life in Beijing.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning's Regular Press Conference on January 2, 2025 PRC MofA 02 Jan 2025
- China targets US defense companies with new sanctions VOA 02 Jan 2025 -- In the latest escalation of trade tensions between the world's two largest economies, China on Thursday announced export control measures targeting 28 U.S. companies and added 10 U.S. companies to a list of entities barred from doing business in China.
- China adds 10 US firms to unreliable entity list for participating in arms sales to Taiwan region: MOFCOM Global Times 02 Jan 2025 -- China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) on Thursday added 10 US companies including Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, Raytheon/Lockheed Martin Javelin Joint Venture, General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, to the Unreliable Entity List for participating in arms sales to the Taiwan region.
- Chinese FM responds to Ishiba's remarks on importance of visiting China Global Times 02 Jan 2025 -- In response to Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's recent remarks that it is "an extremely important thing for a Japanese Prime Minister to visit China," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said during the meeting between President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in Lima, Peru, they agreed to maintain high-level exchanges between the two countries. Recently, high-level interactions between the two countries have continued through various means, and the relationship has maintained a momentum of improvement and development.
- 'We are fully confident of HK's better development and welcome global companies to invest in HK': Foreign Ministry spokesperson Global Times 02 Jan 2025 -- "We are fully confident of Hong Kong's better development and welcome global companies to invest in Hong Kong, to share the benefits of Hong Kong's development under the 'One country, Two systems'," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Thursday.
- Xi Jinping's talk of 'rainbows' belies simmering public anger over China's economy Radio Free Asia 02 Jan 2025 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomed the new year with an upbeat speech to the nation complete with rainbows, claims of economic recovery and concern for the struggles of ordinary Chinese that commentators said belied simmering public anger over his handling of the economy.
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