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25 February 2025 - China Special Weapons News

  • Taiwan detains China-linked cargo ship over severed undersea cable Radio Free Asia 25 Feb 2025 -- Taiwan's coast guard detained a cargo ship and its Chinese crew after an undersea cable in the Taiwan Strait was damaged on Tuesday, saying it cannot rule out the possibility it was a deliberate "gray zone" act.
  • Ship, Chinese crew detained after Penghu undersea cable severed CNA 25 Feb 2025 -- A Togolese-registered vessel and its Chinese crew have been detained after a submarine communications cable linking Taiwan and Penghu was severed Tuesday.
  • Taiwan-Penghu cable fracture did not disrupt service: Telecom provider CNA 25 Feb 2025 -- The severing of a submarine communications cable linking Taiwan's main island and offshore Penghu County on Tuesday did not affect users, and the telecom link is expected to be repaired by May at the latest, according to the cable's operator.
  • FM responds to Taiwan authorities' claim of detaining mainland vessel over undersea cable incident Global Times 25 Feb 2025 -- In response to a media inquiry regarding Taiwan island authorities claiming that a mainland vessel registered in Togo was detained after an undersea cable was cut, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Tuesday, "I am not aware of the situation you mentioned, and this is not a diplomatic issue."
  • PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 25 Feb 2025

  • Official Chinese report details PLA warships' drills in Pacific Ocean amid Aussie, NZ hypes Global Times 25 Feb 2025 -- An official Chinese media report on Tuesday provided details of recent exercises by Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) warships in the Pacific Ocean that included live-fire drills, which have been hyped by Australia and New Zealand over the past few days.
  • Update - People's Liberation Army-Navy vessels operating near Australia Australia DOD 25 Feb 2025 -- People's Liberation Army-Navy (PLA-N) Task Group 107, comprised of the Jiangkai-class frigate Hengyang, the Renhai-class Cruiser Zunyi, and the Fuchi-class replenishment vessel Weishanhu, is operating approximately 160 nautical miles (296 kilometres) east of Hobart, inside of Australia's Exclusive Economic Zone.
  • Chinese Naval Task Group New Zealand Defence Force 25 Feb 2025 -- The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF), in conjunction with Australian authorities, are monitoring a People's Liberation Army - Navy (PLA-N) Task Group in the Tasman Sea, in international waters about 350 nautical miles northeast of Australia's Bass Strait.

  • China upholds self-defense strategy, says FM on Putin's remarks to discuss halving defense spending with US Global Times 25 Feb 2025 -- China is committed to peaceful development. Its limited defense spending is completely out of the need of safeguarding national sovereignty, security and development interests, and the need of maintaining world peace, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Tuesday, in response to a question about Russian President Vladimir Putin's remarks on discussing halving defense spending with US, who also mentioned that China could join in.
  • Chinese FM responds to Putin's remarks to discuss halving defense spending with US Global Times 25 Feb 2025 -- In response to inquiry that Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that he is ready to discuss US President Donald Trump's proposal to halve defense spending for both Russia and the US, and Putin also mentioned that China could join in, whether China supports this proposal and whether related topic was discussed during phone conversation between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Putin on Monday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Tuesday that China has released readout regarding phone conversation between President Xi and President Putin.

  • Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian's Regular Press Conference on February 25, 2025 PRC MofA 25 Feb 2025

  • China urges global participation in Int'l Humanitarian Law Initiative Global Times 25 Feb 2025 -- China has called on the international community to actively engage in the International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Initiative, co-launched by China, stressing the importance of joint efforts to uphold humanitarian principles and protect civilians in conflict zones.

  • Trump administration proposes steep fees on Chinese cargo ships VOA 25 Feb 2025 -- The Trump administration has proposed punitive new fees on international shipping that would target vessels owned by Chinese companies or manufactured in Chinese shipyards, promising to dramatically alter the economics of global trade.
  • Trump examines China's copper production VOA 25 Feb 2025 -- China's growing copper reserves have caught the eye of President Donald Trump, who on Tuesday ordered an investigation into what administration officials say is Beijing's move to "gain control of the world's copper markets."
  • China rebukes U.S. over new investment curbs, vows to defend interests People's Daily 25 Feb 2025 -- By shutting out Chinese enterprises and the Chinese market, the United States will end up hurting its own economic interests and international credibility, foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Monday.

  • China slams new sanctions of EU, UK, Canada on Chinese entities over Russia-Ukraine conflict Global Times 25 Feb 2025 -- China expressed firm opposition and lodged serious protests to EU, the UK and Canada over their latest sanctions on Chinese entities, which they claimed supported the Russian military. A spokesperson from China's Foreign Ministry emphasized that normal exchanges and cooperation between Chinese and Russian businesses should not be interfered with or affected.
  • China has lodged representations over Canada's sanctions on Chinese entities allegedly supporting Russia: FM Global Times 25 Feb 2025 -- In response to inquiry regarding Canada's announcement to impose sanctions against 76 foreign entities and individuals for providing dual-use items to Russia, including more than 20 Chinese entities, China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Tuesday that Canada imposing sanctions on Chinese entities is completely unreasonable and is a serious mistake, emphasizing that China firmly opposes this and has lodged solemn representations with Canada.
  • FM responds to EU sanctions on Chinese enterprises, lodges serious protests to EU Global Times 25 Feb 2025 -- In response to a question about the EU's sanctions on Chinese enterprises, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Tuesday that he has made clear China's attitude regarding relevant practices of Canada, and has also elaborated on China's position on the Ukrainian crisis. "I want to emphasize that China's position of clearly opposing illegal unilateral sanctions is consistent," Lin said, adding that normal exchanges and cooperation between Chinese and Russian enterprises should also not be interfered with or affected.
  • China supports all efforts dedicated to peace over Ukraine issue: Chinese ambassador to UN Global Times 25 Feb 2025 -- China supports all efforts dedicated to peace, including the consensus reached between the US and Russia to initiate talks, and hopes that all parties involved and stakeholders will participate in the negotiation process, seeking a fair, lasting solution that takes into account each other's concerns, and ultimately reaching a binding peace agreement that is acceptable to all parties, said Fu Cong, China's permanent representative to the United Nations before the UN Security Council voted on resolutions drafted by Ukraine and the EU and the US over the Ukraine situation.

  • Xi says bilateral ties show China, Russia good neighbors, true friends People's Daily 25 Feb 2025 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Monday that history and reality show that China and Russia are good neighbors that cannot be moved away, and true friends who share weal and woe, support each other and achieve common development.

  • China firmly opposes EU's so-called concerns over dissolution of anti-government group in HKSAR Global Times 25 Feb 2025 -- The Mission of China to the EU expressed strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition on Tuesday to the EU's so-called concerns regarding the motion to dissolve the anti-China group, the Democratic Party.
  • Hong Kong Democratic Party's plan to disband marks 'end of an era' VOA 25 Feb 2025 -- Hong Kong's largest and oldest opposition party, the Democratic Party, has announced that it will start the process of disbanding, a move that analysts say will mark "the end of an era" for the city's pro-democracy forces.



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