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04 March 2025 - China Special Weapons News
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- Philippines accuses Chinese state outlet of 'deceptive messaging' on disputed shoal Radio Free Asia 04 Mar 2025 -- Philippine authorities accused a Chinese government-owned broadcaster of deceptive messaging and propaganda after it reported that a Philippine ship had deliberately engaged in acts to pollute South China Sea waters.
- Nat'l Security Adviser: China claim on Palawan baseless Philippine News Agency 04 Mar 2025 -- National Security Adviser (NSA) Eduardo Año on Tuesday called Chinese claims that Palawan was historically part of China as "baseless and revisionist."
- PH Navy: 19 China coast guard, naval ships spotted in WPS in Feb. Philippine News Agency 04 Mar 2025 -- Nineteen ships belonging to the China Coast Guard (CCG) and the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy were among 260 assorted vessels monitored in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) in February, a ranking Philippine Navy official said on Tuesday.
- China claim BRP Sierra Madre 'polluting' WPS false - PH Navy Philippine News Agency 04 Mar 2025 -- A ranking Philippine Navy (PN) official on Tuesday denied reports made by Chinese media that the BRP Sierra Madre (LS-57) in Ayungin Shoal is polluting the West Philippine Sea by burning its waste materials.
- House foreign affairs chair denounces Chinese claim over Palawan Philippine News Agency 04 Mar 2025 -- The chairperson of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on Tuesday denounced Chinese social media posts claiming that Palawan province was once part of China, calling them an attack on Philippine sovereignty and "blatant propaganda."
- Taiwan retains leverage due to U.S. stance on China: Expert CNA 04 Mar 2025 -- A French researcher on Monday said that the United States is taking a confrontational stance against China, which will maintain Taiwan's leverage.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 04 Mar 2025
- Chinese Naval Task Group New Zealand Defence Force 04 Mar 2025
- People's Liberation Army-Navy vessels operating near Australia Australia DOD 04 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 170 nautical miles (314 kilometres) south-southwest of Perth.
- China's defense budget stays under 1.5% of GDP for years, below global average: spokesperson Global Times 04 Mar 2025 -- The third session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) will publish China's defense budget for this year, a spokesperson revealed on Tuesday, noting that China's defense spending has maintained single-digit growth for nine years running, and its share as a percentage of GDP has been kept under 1.5 percent for many years, lower than the global average.
- China's defense expenditure as a percentage of GDP lower than world average: spokesperson People's Daily 04 Mar 2025 -- China's defense expenditure as a percentage of GDP is lower than the world average, a spokesperson said Tuesday.
- Beijing groans under tight security as top advisory body opens Radio Free Asia 04 Mar 2025 -- China's parliamentary advisory body opened in Beijing on Tuesday as priority traffic lanes for delegates and officials created traffic gridlock, amid tight citywide security checks, residents told RFA Mandarin.
- What to expect from China's annual political meetings VOA 04 Mar 2025 -- Thousands of Chinese leaders, lawmakers, and business leaders are gathering in Beijing this week for China's biggest political meetings of the year.
- China's top political advisory body starts annual session Global Times 04 Mar 2025 -- China's top political advisory body, the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee, opened its annual session on Tuesday in Beijing.
- Chinese national political advisors gather in Beijing for annual session People's Daily 04 Mar 2025 -- Members from various sectors of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) have registered for the top political advisory body's annual session, scheduled to open on Tuesday in Beijing.
- China uses DeepSeek, other AI models, for surveillance and information attacks on US VOA 04 Mar 2025 -- The United States may become the second country after Australia to ban China's DeepSeek artificial intelligence on government devices.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian's Regular Press Conference on March 4, 2025 PRC MofA 04 Mar 2025
- 10 Chinese Nationals Charged With Large-Scale Hacking Of U.S. And International Victims On Behalf Of The Chinese Government United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York 04 Mar 2025 -- Matthew Podolsky, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York; Sue J. Bai, the Head of the U.S. Department of Justice's National Security Division; and Leslie R. Backschies, the Acting Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"), announced the unsealing of a two-count criminal Indictment charging 10 defendants with a years-long hacking scheme committed through the Chinese company i-Soon.
- China releases white paper on fentanyl control, highlighting rigorous policy Global Times 04 Mar 2025 -- China's State Council Information Office on Tuesday released a white paper titled Controlling Fentanyl-Related Substances - China's Contribution, highlighting the country's rigorous control over these chemicals.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson's Remarks on China Releasing the White Paper "Controlling Fentanyl-Related Substances—China's Contribution" PRC MofA 04 Mar 2025
- Canada, Mexico, China say they will retaliate against Trump tariffs VOA 04 Mar 2025 -- Canada, Mexico and China all said Tuesday they will impose retaliatory tariffs on imported American goods after U.S. President Donald Trump levied new tariffs on their exports to the United States.
- Trade war escalates as China and Canada retaliate against Trump's tariffs IRNA 04 Mar 2025 -- In an escalation of the ongoing trade war, China and Canada announced retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods on Tuesday, shortly after the Trump administration's new levies on imports from those countries took effect.
- China retaliates as US tariffs take effect Radio Free Asia 04 Mar 2025 -- U.S. tariffs on Chinese, Mexican and Canadian goods took effect Tuesday, with Beijing moving swiftly to retaliate with tariffs of its own on American agricultural and food products while accusing the United States of "bullying."
- China studies countermeasures against US' threatened extra 10% tariff; US agricultural, food goods likely to be listed: source Global Times 04 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.
- China Hunts For Opportunities In Europe And Taiwan After Ukraine Diplomacy Goes Awry RFE/RL 04 Mar 2025 -- After a week of runaway diplomacy around how to end the war in Ukraine that has widened rifts between the United States and other Western powers and raised new questions about the future of U.S. assistance for Ukraine, China is looking at how it can capitalize.
- China always stands with Global South through thick and thin: spokesperson Global Times 04 Mar 2025 -- In response to an inquiry on the development of the Global South, Lou Qinjian, spokesperson for the third session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) said on Tuesday that China has always stood with the Global South through thick and thin and has always been a participant and advocate of South-to-South corporation.
- China is willing to become partner of mutual trust and mutual achievement with New Zealand: FM Global Times 04 Mar 2025 -- The visit of New Zealand's deputy Prime Minister and foreign minister Winston Peters marks an important high-level exchange between the two countries as China-New Zealand comprehensive strategic partnership enters its second decade, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Tuesday, in response to media inquiries that Peters stated after his China visit last week that close ties between New Zealand and China are in the second decade.
- Thai rights activists criticize government for deporting Uyghurs to China Radio Free Asia 04 Mar 2025 -- Thai human rights activists criticized on Tuesday the government's deportation of 40 Uyghurs to China, saying the U.N. should remove Thailand from its Human Rights Council for a decision that made the kingdom look like a Chinese vassal.
- NPC spokesperson expresses "full confidence" in China's economic prospects People's Daily 04 Mar 2025 -- China's economy is underpinned by a stable foundation, multiple advantages, strong resilience and great potential, a spokesperson said Tuesday, voicing "full confidence" in the country's economic prospects.
- China starts bond issuance for local gov't debt replacement program in 2025: spokesperson People's Daily 04 Mar 2025 -- China has started the bond issuance for the replacement of 2 trillion yuan (278.79 billion U.S. dollars) of local government debt this year, a spokesperson said Tuesday.
- Chinese economy's trend of long-term sound development unchanged: spokesperson People's Daily 04 Mar 2025 -- The underlying conditions for and basic trend of the long-term sound development of the Chinese economy remain unchanged, a spokesperson said Monday.
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