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03 March 2025 - China Special Weapons News
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- Claim on Palawan as part of Chinese territory a propaganda -AFP spox Philippine News Agency 03 Mar 2025 -- The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Monday dismissed as "propaganda" Chinese social media reports claiming that Palawan province was once part of China.
- Taiwan sees more opportunities than threats in Trump's China policy: FM CNA 03 Mar 2025 -- Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) said the confrontational policy of the second Donald Trump presidency toward China is more of an opportunity for Taiwan than a threat.
- Chinese FM slams Rubio's China-related remarks, lodges solemn representations Global Times 03 Mar 2025 -- In response to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio's accusations against China regarding the island of Taiwan, economic and trade, COVID-19, and Indo-Pacific affairs, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Monday that Rubio's related remarks are filled with Cold War mentality and are meant to spread lies and fallacies. China is strongly dissatisfied with and firmly opposes it, and China has lodged solemn representations with the US.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 03 Mar 2025
- People's Liberation Army-Navy vessels operating near Australia Australia DOD 03 Mar 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 305 nautical miles (approx. 550 kilometres) Southeast of Perth.
- Three Chinese Type 055 large destroyers train in different sea regions, demonstrate tactical flexibility: expert Global Times 03 Mar 2025 -- Three Type 055 destroyers of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy have been recently conducting separate training exercises in the Yellow Sea, South Pacific, and South China Sea. Experts called the Type 055 the world's best destroyer in terms of comprehensive capabilities, and multiple ships of this class offer the PLA Navy tactical flexibilities in safeguarding national sovereignty, security and interests.
- China hosts political meetings as US tariffs loom VOA 03 Mar 2025 -- China kicks off its biggest political meetings of the year this week as additional tariffs from the United States loom and the leadership in Beijing looks to address what Chinese President Xi Jinping has called "complex and multifaceted" economic challenges.
- Xi warns of economic 'difficulties' ahead of National People's Congress Radio Free Asia 03 Mar 2025 -- Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping has warned of "many difficulties and challenges" for China's economy ahead of the annual session of the National People's Congress in Beijing this week.
- China's top political advisory body concludes standing committee session People's Daily 03 Mar 2025 -- The 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), China's national political advisory body, closed the tenth session of its standing committee on Sunday in Beijing.
- Explainer: What to know about China's "two sessions" People's Daily 03 Mar 2025 -- It is early March, which in China typically signals the start of the annual "two sessions" political season.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian's Regular Press Conference on March 3, 2025 PRC MofA 03 Mar 2025
- FURTHER AMENDMENT TO DUTIES ADDRESSING THE SYNTHETIC OPIOID SUPPLY CHAIN IN THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA The White House 03 Mar 2025
- China studies countermeasures against US' threatened extra 10% tariff; US agricultural, food goods likely to be listed: source Global Times 03 Mar 2025 -- China is studying and formulating relevant countermeasures in response to the US' threat of imposing an additional 10 percent tariff on Chinese products under the pretext of fentanyl, the Global Times learned from a reliable source.
- Chinese FM responds to question on whether China would send peacekeepers to Ukraine Global Times 03 Mar 2025 -- When asked if China would send peacekeepers to Ukraine as some analysts have suggested, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said that China did not start the Ukraine crisis, nor is it a party to it.
- Repatriation of 40 detained Uygurs from Thailand to China carried out in accordance with law: FM spokesperson Global Times 03 Mar 2025 -- When asked about media reports regarding the repatriation of 40 Uygurs from Thailand to China, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Monday that the repatriation was carried out in accordance with the laws of China and Thailand and international law and practice, the legitimate rights of these people have been fully safeguarded, and that the authorities on the Chinese side have released relevant information.
- Growing space cooperation between Pakistan, China presents risks and opportunities, experts say VOA 03 Mar 2025 -- China is ramping up cooperation with Pakistan in space exploration, but experts say Islamabad must develop its own strengths if it aims to benefit from Beijing.
- Chinese fishermen advance in Argentine waters: group Radio Free Asia 03 Mar 2025 -- China's fishing fleet - the world's biggest - is taking ever larger volumes of Argentina's resources in a state-sponsored campaign of both legal and illegal fishing as stocks become depleted in waters closer to home, an Argentinian environmental group said.
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