Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
14 January 2025 - China Special Weapons News
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- Despite international concerns, doctors say China flu-like virus is no COVID-19 VOA 14 Jan 2025 -- Reports of rising cases of a flu-like illness in China, where COVID-19 was first detected five years ago, sparked international concerns about the potential for another worldwide pandemic.
- Philippine official on Chinese incursions: Not ruling out another South China Sea law Radio Free Asia 14 Jan 2025 -- Manila may resort to measures such as filing another international lawsuit like the 2016 case against Beijing to stop China's continuing intimidating actions in the Philippines' South China Sea waters, a senior Filipino official warned.
- Contingency plans set vs. Chinese reclamation in PH territories Philippine News Agency 14 Jan 2025 -- Any construction or reclamation activities in the Bajo de Masinloc is a "red line" or an unacceptable action, the Philippine Navy said Tuesday.
- NSC: PH won't tolerate Chinese intrusion in territorial waters Philippine News Agency 14 Jan 2025 -- A ranking National Security Council (NSC) official on Tuesday said the Philippines is not tolerating the illegal activities of Chinese maritime forces in its territorial waters.
- Chinese FM responds to Philippines' hype of China Coast Guard vessels in South China Sea Global Times 14 Jan 2025 -- In response to a media inquiry regarding the Philippine National Security Council spokesperson's claims about China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels in the South China Sea, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Tuesday that CCG conducts patrols in relevant waters in accordance with the law, which is justified and beyond reproach.
- Ministry of National Defense Press Release on Chinese Communist Party Conducting Joint Combat Readiness Patrol ROC MND 14 Jan 2025
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 14 Jan 2025
- China adds 7 US firms to unreliable entities list for arms sales to Taiwan region: MOFCOM Global Times 14 Jan 2025 -- China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced on Tuesday that it has decided to add seven US companies to the unreliable entities list for participating in arms sales to China's Taiwan region, so as to safeguard national sovereignty, security and development interests.
- Justice Department and FBI Conduct International Operation to Delete Malware Used by China-Backed Hackers US Dept. of Justice 14 Jan 2025 -- The Justice Department and FBI today announced a multi-month law enforcement operation that, alongside international partners, deleted "PlugX" malware from thousands of infected computers worldwide. As described in court documents unsealed in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, a group of hackers sponsored by the People's Republic of China (PRC), known to the private sector as "Mustang Panda" and "Twill Typhoon," used a version of PlugX malware to infect, control, and steal information from victim computers.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun's Regular Press Conference on January 14, 2025 PRC MofA 14 Jan 2025
- China lambasts Biden administration's new AI rules Global Times 14 Jan 2025 -- China's Foreign Ministry (FM) on Tuesday lambasted new rules issued by US President Joe Biden's administration that reportedly aim to keep advanced artificial intelligence (AI) chips and technology out of China, as the country vowed to take firm measures to safeguard the legitimate and lawful rights and interests of Chinese companies.
- China firmly opposes U.S. restrictions on AI exports: ministry People's Daily 14 Jan 2025 -- China's Ministry of Commerce on Monday said that China firmly opposes the Biden administration's announcement of restrictions on exports related to artificial intelligence (AI).
- FM responds to Biden's remarks that China will 'never surpass' US in economy Global Times 14 Jan 2025 -- In his meeting with President Biden in Lima, Peru, President Xi Jinping reviewed the experiences from the past four years and listed the inspirations that can be drawn from them, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun on Tuesday said it is hoped the US will bear them in mind and work with China in this direction. Guo made the remarks in response to a media inquiry on US President Joe Biden's farewell foreign policy address which mentioned China, and claimed that China will "never surpass" US in economy.
- FM responds to Biden's remarks that China will 'never surpass' US in economy Global Times 14 Jan 2025 -- A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Tuesday said the US should draw lessons from the course of bilateral relations and work together with China toward the same direction, in response to a media inquiry on US President Joe Biden's farewell foreign policy address which mentioned China.
- DHS Announces Addition of 37 PRC-Based Companies to UFLPA Entity List DHS 14 Jan 2025 -- Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), on behalf of the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF), announced the addition of 37 entities to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List, marking the largest single expansion of the list to date. Among entities added are a large supplier of critical minerals and one of the world's largest textile manufacturers, both linked to forced labor practices in the People's Republic of China (PRC).
- Xinjiang authorities begin winter campaign to ensure security before Chinese New Year Radio Free Asia 14 Jan 2025 -- Chinese authorities in Xinjiang said they have launched a "Winter Operation" to beef up security in the restive western region in the run-up to the Lunar New Year.
- Hong Kong police question wife, son of wanted exiled pollster Radio Free Asia 14 Jan 2025 -- Police in Hong Kong on Tuesday took away and questioned the wife and son of U.K.-based pollster and outspoken political commentator Chung Kim-wah, who has a bounty on his head amid an ongoing crackdown on dissent under two security laws.
- China's exports spike ahead of Trump inauguration, tariff fears Radio Free Asia 14 Jan 2025 -- Chinese exports to the United States spiked by more than 15% year-on-year in December, on the back of a rush to export ahead of widely expected tariff hikes under the incoming Trump administration.
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