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17 January 2025 - China Special Weapons News
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- Illegal China incursion in PH waters on its 13th day - PCG Philippine News Agency 17 Jan 2025 -- The China Coast Guard's (CCG) illegal incursion within the Philippines' exclusive economic zone (EEZ) has reached its 13th day Thursday, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said.
- In bilateral talks, Philippines complains about China's 'monster' ship in EEZ waters Radio Free Asia 17 Jan 2025 -- Senior Philippine diplomats confronted Chinese counterparts in face-to-face talks about China's "monster" coast guard ship intruding into Manila's territorial waters, as the two sides met to discuss the hot-button issue of the South China Sea.
- Defense ministry slams Lai's claims that 'Taiwan needs to raise defense budget,' says seeking independence leads to self-destruction Global Times 17 Jan 2025 -- The Lai Ching-te authorities, in collusion with foreign forces, have been making constant provocations for "Taiwan independence". It is now the biggest source of chaos that undermines peace and stability across the Taiwan Straits and the Asia Pacific. We warn the Lai Ching-te authorities and separatists that any attempt to seek independence by force is just like holding back the tide with a broom, and will eventually lead to self-destruction, Wu Qian, a spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense, said on Friday when commenting on Lai Ching-te's recent claims that countries like China and Russia threaten the rule-based international order and undermine peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond and Taiwan needs to continue to raise "defense budget" and enhance "defense capabilities.
- Taiwan 'welcomes' China's plan to resume group travel on limited basis CNA 17 Jan 2025 -- Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) has cautiously welcomed an announcement by Chinese authorities on their plan to resume group travel to Taiwan for residents of Shanghai and Fujian province.
- China to resume Taiwan tour groups amid blame game Radio Free Asia 17 Jan 2025 -- China announced on Friday a plan to resume group tours to Taiwan after it criticized the island over what it called its inaction in normalizing cross-strait interactions.
- Mainland to resume group tour services for Fujian, Shanghai residents to Taiwan, 'a concrete measure addresses shared aspirations of people across the Straits' Global Times 17 Jan 2025 -- The Chinese mainland will soon resume group tour services for residents of Fujian and Shanghai to Taiwan, according to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (MCT) on Friday, which Chen Binhua, a spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, said is a concrete measure addressing the shared aspirations of people on both sides of the Straits to enhance exchanges.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 17 Jan 2025
- Development and construction of Type 076 amphibious assault ship targets no specific entity: China's defense ministry Global Times 17 Jan 2025 -- China stays committed to the path of peaceful development and a defense policy that is defensive in nature. The launching of the Type 076 amphibious assault ship is a normal arrangement in the development of the PLA Navy. It is not targeted at any specific entity, region or country, Wu Qian, a spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense said on Friday.
- Military at all levels supports disaster relief efforts in Xizang following earthquake: defense ministry Global Times 17 Jan 2025 -- The military at all levels firmly followed the orders and directives of President Xi Jinping and the Central Military Commission (CMC), and fully supported local disaster relief efforts to ensure the safety of people's lives, property, and social stability, Wu Qian, a spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense said on Friday when asked to further introduce the rescue efforts being actively carried out by the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) and Armed Police Forces in the earthquake relief operations in Xigaze of Xizang.
- Chinese, French military commanders hold video call Global Times 17 Jan 2025 -- Wu Yanan, commander of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Southern Theater Command, and the commander of the French navy in the Pacific region, Rear Admiral Guillaume Pinget, held a video call on the morning of Friday to conduct an in-depth exchange of views on issues of mutual concern, Wu Qian, a spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense, said on Friday.
- Two investigative reports show recent cyberattacks on Chinese tech firms by the US Global Times 17 Jan 2025 -- National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team Center of China (known as CNCERT) released two investigative reports on Friday, exposing two recent cyberattacks by US intelligence agencies targeting major Chinese technology firms to steal trade secrets.
- Chinese FM urges US to stop wrongdoing after cyberattacks revealed targeting Chinese tech firms Global Times 17 Jan 2025 -- Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun stated during Friday's press briefing that the CNCERT reports that revealed two cyberattacks against Chinese tech companies once again expose the US government's cyberattacks against China, including the theft of commercial and intellectual property.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun's Regular Press Conference on January 17, 2025 PRC MofA 17 Jan 2025
- President Xi Jinping Speaks with U.S. President-Elect Donald J. Trump on the Phone PRC MofA 17 Jan 2025 -- On the evening of January 17, President Xi Jinping took a phone call from U.S. President-Elect Donald J. Trump.
- Trump holds phone call with Xi Jinping ahead of inauguration VOA 17 Jan 2025 -- U.S. President-elect Donald Trump held a phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday, just hours after China announced its plan to send Vice President Han Zheng to attend Trump's inauguration ceremony on Monday.
- Trump's top diplomat pick: China must 'stop messing around' with PH Philippine News Agency 17 Jan 2025 -- Senator Marco Rubio, US President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the State Department, said China should "stop messing around" with the Philippines and Taiwan, noting that its "deeply destabilizing" actions in the region are compelling the US to "counteract."
- U.S. Takes Action Against PRC-Linked Cyber Actors for Treasury Hack and Salt Typhoon US Dept. of State 17 Jan 2025 -- The United States is imposing sanctions today on Yin Kecheng and Sichuan Juxinhe Network Technology Co., LTD. (Sichuan Juxinhe), People's Republic of China (PRC)-linked malicious cyber actors responsible for serious intrusions against U.S. victims.
- Treasury Sanctions Company Associated with Salt Typhoon and Hacker Associated with Treasury Compromise US Treasury 17 Jan 2025 -- Today, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is sanctioning Yin Kecheng, a Shanghai-based cyber actor who was involved with the recent Department of the Treasury network compromise. Additionally, OFAC is sanctioning Sichuan Juxinhe Network Technology Co., LTD., a Sichuan-based cybersecurity company with direct involvement in the Salt Typhoon cyber group, which recently compromised the network infrastructure of multiple major U.S. telecommunication and internet service provider companies. People's Republic of China-linked (PRC) malicious cyber actors continue to target U.S. government systems, including the recent targeting of Treasury's information technology (IT) systems, as well as sensitive U.S. critical infrastructure.
- Statement from White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre Regarding TikTok The White House 17 Jan 2025
- Justice Department Statements on Supreme Court's Decision in TikTok, et al. v. Garland US Dept. of Justice 17 Jan 2025 -- The Justice Department issued the following statements from Attorney General Merrick B. Garland and Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco on the Supreme Court's decision in TikTok, et al. v. Garland:
- Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban, but Biden says he won't enforce it Radio Free Asia 17 Jan 2025 -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday upheld a ban on the Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok, as the Biden administration said it won't enforce the law set to take effect on Sunday, its last day in office.
- TikTok's fate in limbo after US Supreme Court rules against it VOA 17 Jan 2025 -- TikTok has lost its appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court for a reprieve from a law that it shut down its operations in the United States on Sunday, unless it can demonstrate it is close to a sale to divest itself from its China-based parent company, ByteDance.
- Special Envoy Zhai Jun of the Chinese Government on the Middle East Issue Visits Israel PRC MofA 17 Jan 2025 -- On January 16, 2025, Special Envoy Zhai Jun of the Chinese Government on the Middle East Issue visited Israel and met respectively with Israel's Director-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Eden Bar-Tal, Deputy Director-General for Asia and the Pacific at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Aviv Ezra and Deputy Director-General for the Middle East at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Oded Joseph.
- If China had provided military supplies to Russia, situation on the battleground would not have been where it is now: Chinese Ambassador to UN in response to US smear Global Times 17 Jan 2025 -- If China had really provided military supplies to Russia, the situation on the battleground would not have been where it is now, Geng Shuang, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, said at a UN Security Council briefing on Ukraine on Thursday when refuting US fallacies.
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