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03 February 2025 - China Special Weapons News
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- Philippines says it won't let China normalize 'illegal' ship deployments in EEZ Radio Free Asia 03 Feb 2025 -- Newly released Philippine Coast Guard videos show Chinese coast guard ships remaining in South China Sea waters within Manila's exclusive economic zone west of Luzon, where they have lingered for the past month, PCG officials said.
- PCG keeps CCG 'monster ship' farther from Zambales coastline Philippine News Agency 03 Feb 2025 -- The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has kept China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel 5901, dubbed the "monster ship" for its size, farther from the Zambales coastline.
- BRP Jose Rizal keeping tabs on Chinese ships off Bajo de Masinloc Philippine News Agency 03 Feb 2025 -- Guided-missile frigate, BRP Jose Rizal (FF-150), is keeping close watch on three China's People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessels spotted off Bajo de Masinloc in the West Philippine Sea on Monday, the Naval Forces Northern Luzon (NFNL) said.
- PLA refutes Philippine hype over Chinese warships' normal Basilan Strait transit Global Times 03 Feb 2025 -- The People's Liberation Army (PLA) Southern Theater Command on Monday organized naval and air forces to conduct far seas drills passing through the Basilan Strait. The relevant operations strictly followed safe, standardized, and professional practices, fully complying with international law and norms, Tian Junli, spokesperson of the PLA Southern Theater Command said in a statement on Monday.
- DeepSeek dilemma: Taiwan's public sector ban highlights global AI security concerns Radio Free Asia 02 Feb 2025 -- Taiwan said its public sector workers would be banned from using DeepSeek, a recently released Chinese artificial intelligence model, due to concerns over data leaks, joining a group of U.S. government agencies that reportedly introduced a similar restriction.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 03 Feb 2025
- Rubio in El Salvador to push US migration crackdown, counter China's growing influence VOA 03 Feb 2025 -- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited El Salvador on Monday to press the country to stem the flow of illegal migration and address other strategic issues.
- Rubio Visits Panama Canal, Delivers Trump Warning on Chinese Involvement RFE/RL 03 Feb 2025 -- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited the Panama Canal on February 2, warning the host country that Washington will "take measures necessary" if it doesn't curb Chinese involvement in the crucial waterway.
- EXPLAINED: Does China control the Panama Canal? Radio Free Asia 03 Feb 2025 -- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday visited Panama to relay President Donald Trump's concerns about alleged Chinese control of the Panama Canal and to repeat his threats to reassert U.S. control over the key trade route.
- Panama Plans To Leave China's Belt And Road After Rubio's Canal Visit RFE/RL 03 Feb 2025 -- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited the Panama Canal on February 2, warning the host country that Washington will "take measures necessary" if it doesn't curb Chinese involvement in the crucial waterway.
- China condemns US tariffs, saying fentanyl is 'America's problem' Radio Free Asia 03 Feb 2025 -- China expressed "strong dissatisfaction and opposition" to U.S. President Donald Trump's imposition of a 10% tariff on all Chinese imports and vowed to take "corresponding countermeasures."
- There is no winner in trade war, tariff war: Chinese foreign ministry People's Daily 03 Feb 2025 -- China firmly deplores and opposes the U.S. decision to impose a 10 percent additional tariff on imports from China and will take necessary countermeasures to defend its legitimate rights and interests, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Sunday.
- Multiple Chinese ministries, business community firmly deplore and oppose US tariff move Global Times 03 Feb 2025 -- In response to the US imposing tariffs on Chinese goods, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Sunday that China firmly deplores and opposes this move and will take necessary countermeasures to defend its legitimate rights and interests.
- Exclusive: US 'aware' of reports Iran trying to ship missile propellant chemical from China VOA 03 Feb 2025 -- The Trump administration has made its first comment on Western media reports that Iran is trying to ship a missile propellant ingredient from China, telling VOA it is aware of the reports published last month, while declining to confirm their veracity.
- China wields overseas influence via patriotic network Radio Free Asia 03 Feb 2025 -- Beijing's "long-arm" enforcement operations continue to target overseas dissidents and rights activists with censorship, harassment and even physical attacks on foreign soil, a France-based citizen journalist and a U.S.-based activist told RFA Mandarin in recent interviews.
- China restricts travel for Uyghurs with onerous requirements: report Radio Free Asia 03 Feb 2025 -- While the Chinese government has loosened a ban on Uyghurs traveling outside of China, it places onerous burdens on those who want to go abroad, violating their internationally protected rights, Human Rights Watch said in a report released Monday.
- Report: China using strict travel restrictions to control Uyghurs VOA 03 Feb 2025 -- In a new report released Monday, Human Rights Watch says the Chinese government continues to impose strict controls on Uyghurs who seek to travel abroad or visit family members living in Xinjiang, measures the New York-based rights organization adds violate their freedom of movement.
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