Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
05 March 2025 - China Special Weapons News
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- China doubles estimate for people affected in Tibet quake to 120,000 Radio Free Asia 05 Mar 2025 -- Chinese authorities are now reporting that more than 120,000 people -- twice their previous estimate -- were affected in the deadly earthquake that shook the region in January and killed at least 126 people.
- AFP safely conducts resupply mission for BRP Sierra Madre in WPS Philippine News Agency 05 Mar 2025 -- The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Wednesday announced that it was able to conduct another routine rotation and resupply (RORE) mission for the contingent manning the BRP Sierra Madre in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) without any untoward incident on March 4.
- CCG permits and monitors delivery of essential supplies to illegally 'grounded' Philippine warship at Ren'ai Jiao Global Times 05 Mar 2025 -- On Tuesday, with China's permission, the Philippines dispatched a civilian ship to deliver essential supplies to an illegally "grounded" warship at Ren'ai Jiao. The China Coast Guard (CCG) monitored and verified the entire process, CCG spokesperson Liu Dejun said in a statement on Wednesday.
- China's 'Two Sessions' places greater emphasis on Taiwan integration: Experts CNA 05 Mar 2025 -- The Taiwan-related section in China's government work report, presented during the "Two Sessions" on Wednesday, placed greater emphasis on the promotion of integration and unification of Taiwan with China, experts told CNA.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 05 Mar 2025
- China to firmly advance cause of reunification People's Daily 05 Mar 2025 -- China will firmly advance the cause of reunification, according to a government work report submitted Wednesday to the national legislature for deliberation.
- People's Liberation Army-Navy vessels operating near Australia Australia DOD 05 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 300 nautical miles (556 kilometres) north west of Perth.
- China announces 7.2% defense budget hike, reaffirms opposition to Taiwan independence Radio Free Asia 05 Mar 2025 -- China is increasing its 2025 defense budget by 7.2% to US$246 billion amid growing rivalry with the United States and tensions over Taiwan, marking the fourth consecutive year of more than 7% growth in defense spending.
- China plans 7.2% defense budget rise, marking 10th consecutive year of single-digit growth Global Times 05 Mar 2025 -- China on Wednesday announced a 7.2-percent increase in its 2025 national defense budget. The planned defense expenditure of the country will be 1.784665 trillion yuan ($249 billion) this year, the Xinhua News Agency reported.
- China's national legislature opens annual session, inspires confidence amid complex environment Global Times 05 Mar 2025 -- The 14th National People's Congress (NPC), China's national legislature, opened its third session on Wednesday morning at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
- China's national legislature opens annual session People's Daily 05 Mar 2025 -- China's national legislature on Wednesday started its annual session, with a string of confidence-boosting development goals unveiled, including an economic growth target of around 5 percent for 2025.
- China's national legislature opens annual session Global Times 05 Mar 2025 -- The 14th National People's Congress (NPC), China's national legislature, opened its third session on Wednesday morning at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
- Presidium elected, agenda set for China's annual legislative session Global Times 05 Mar 2025 -- Deputies to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) gathered in Beijing on Tuesday at a preparatory meeting to elect the presidium and set the agenda for the third session of the 14th NPC, scheduled to begin on Wednesday.
- China opens 'two sessions' with commitment to high-quality development amid challenges Global Times 05 Mar 2025 -- The annual "two sessions," a highly anticipated event on China's political calendar, began on Tuesday with the opening of the annual session of the country's top political advisory body.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian's Regular Press Conference on March 5, 2025 PRC MofA 05 Mar 2025
- Justice Department Charges 12 Chinese Contract Hackers and Law Enforcement Officers in Global Computer Intrusion Campaigns US Dept. of Justice 05 Mar 2025 -- The Justice Department, FBI, Naval Criminal Investigative Service, and Departments of State and the Treasury announced today their coordinated efforts to disrupt and deter the malicious cyber activities of 12 Chinese nationals, including two officers of the People's Republic of China's (PRC) Ministry of Public Security (MPS), employees of an ostensibly private PRC company, Anxun Information Technology Co. Ltd. (安洵信息技术有限公司) also known as "i-Soon," and members of Advanced Persistent Threat 27 (APT27).
- US charges 12 Chinese hackers and officials, offers $10M in rewards Radio Free Asia 05 Mar 2025 -- The United States on Wednesday charged 12 alleged state-backed Chinese hackers and state officials with offenses related to accessing the email accounts of Chinese dissidents and foreign governments agencies, including the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
- US indicts 12 Chinese nationals in hacking-for-hire scheme VOA 05 Mar 2025 -- The U.S. Justice Department announced indictments Wednesday against 12 Chinese nationals accused in a global hacking campaign targeting U.S.-based dissidents, news organizations, government agencies and a large religious organization.
- Chinese Nationals with Ties to the PRC Government and "APT27" Charged in a Computer Hacking Campaign for Profit, Targeting Numerous U.S. Companies, Institutions, and Municipalities United States Attorney for the District of Columbia 05 Mar 2025 -- A federal judge in Washington, D.C., today, unsealed two separate indictments that allege Chinese nationals Yin Kecheng, 38, (尹 可成) a/k/a "YKC" ("YIN") and Zhou Shuai, 45, (周帅) a/k/a "Coldface" ("ZHOU") violated various federal statutes by participating in years-long, sophisticated computer hacking conspiracies that successfully targeted a wide variety of U.S.-based victims from 2011 to the present-day.
- Sanctions on China-Based Hacker and Data Broker US Dept. of State 05 Mar 2025 -- The Department of Justice today unsealed indictments charging Zhou Shuai and Yin Kecheng, eight employees of i-Soon, a Chinese technology company, and two officers of China's Ministry of Public Security (MPS) with a variety of hacking-related offenses.
- Treasury Sanctions China-based Hacker Involved in the Compromise of Sensitive U.S. Victim Networks US Treasury 05 Mar 2025 -- Today, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is designating Zhou Shuai, a Shanghai-based malicious cyber actor and data broker, and his company, Shanghai Heiying Information Technology Company, Limited (Shanghai Heiying). In collaboration with another malicious cyber actor, U.S.-sanctioned Yin Kecheng, Zhou Shuai illegally acquired, brokered, and sold data from highly sensitive U.S. critical infrastructure networks.
- Up to $2 Million Reward Offers Each for Information Leading to Arrests and/or Convictions of Malicious Cyber Actors from China US Dept. of State 05 Mar 2025 -- Today, the Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs is announcing two reward offers under the Transnational Organized Crime Rewards Program (TOCRP) of up to $2 million each for information leading to the arrests and/or convictions, in any country, of malicious cyber actors Yin KeCheng and Zhou Shuai, both Chinese nationals residing in China.
- Beijing Leveraging Freelance Hackers and Information Security Companies to Compromise Computer Networks Worldwide FBI 05 Mar 2025 -- is releasing this Public Service Announcement to highlight that the Chinese government is using formal and informal connections with freelance hackers and information security () companies to compromise computer networks worldwide.
- NPC spokesperson responds to question on impact of Trump's re-inauguration on China-EU relations Global Times 05 Mar 2025 -- When asked how China believes US President Donald Trump's re-inauguration will affect China-Europe diplomatic and trade relations, Lou Qinjian, spokesperson for the third session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), said China attaches high importance to relations with the EU. China and Europe are two major constructive forces for peace, a sound and stable China-EU relationship serves the fundamental and long-term interests of both sides and meets the common expectations of the international community, he said.
- Chinese FM responds to question on multiple claims of Trump in address to US Congress Global Times 05 Mar 2025 -- At a regular press briefing on Wednesday, a journalist asked Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson for comment on US President Donald Trump's address to Congress, during which Trump said that he had received a message from President Zelensky to help end the war in Ukraine, and also repeating that he hopes to see greater US control over the Panama Canal and Greenland, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian stated that "we noted relevant reports." China' s position on the Ukraine crisis is consistent and clear, he said, adding that dialogue and negotiation are the only viable solution to the crisis.
- China vows to fight US 'till the end' amid escalating trade war Press TV 05 Mar 2025 -- Beijing says the United States is using the fentanyl issue as a "flimsy excuse" to raise tariffs on Chinese imports, vowing to fight "till the end" if Washington is hell-bent on waging a trade war.
- China releases white paper on fentanyl-related substances, stresses rigorous control People's Daily 05 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 the chemicals.
- Chinese FM responds to potential acquisition related to Panama Canal, opposes coercion in international trade Global Times 05 Mar 2025 -- In response to media inquiries regarding a consortium led by US investment firm BlackRock potentially acquiring a Hong Kong company with the aim of taking control of Hong Kong company's stake in the Panama Canal, saying the move is under pressure of the White House, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian stated that we don't comment on the relevant business transaction.
- Analysts warn of China advances in Myanmar, see Rubio as key to US response VOA 05 Mar 2025 -- U.S. engagement in Southeast Asia, especially Myanmar, can advance America's national security, economic interests and broader strategic goals in countering China's expanding influence, foreign policy analysts say.
- China supports Arab countries' efforts in promoting ceasefire in Gaza, says FM on Egypt's Gaza plan Global Times 05 Mar 2025 -- In response to media reports that Arab countries on Tuesday held a summit in Cairo, Egypt, on the Palestinian issue and proposed a Gaza post-war recovery and reconstruction plan, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Wednesday that China supports the efforts of Egypt and other Arab countries to promote the continuous and effective implementation of the Gaza ceasefire agreement, advance humanitarian rescue in Gaza, and restore security and stability in the region.
- Letters call on UK residents to hand Hong Kongers over to China for reward Radio Free Asia 05 Mar 2025 -- Calls are growing for the British government to take action to protect Hong Kongers in the country from the China's "long-arm" law enforcement after the neighbors of two wanted pro-democracy activists received anonymous letters urging them to bring the activists to the Chinese Embassy in London.
- Thailand had offers to take Uyghurs but deported them to China anyway: MP Radio Free Asia 05 Mar 2025 -- Thailand had received offers from three countries, including the United States, to accept 48 detained Uyghurs for resettlement but it instead deported most of them to China last week, at Beijing's request, a Thai opposition member of parliament said on Wednesday.
- China's crackdown on dissent: over 1,500 convicted in six years, report finds Radio Free Asia 05 Mar 2025 -- Chinese authorities have arbitrarily detained thousands of people for peacefully defending or exercising their rights over the past six years and convicted 1,545 prisoners of conscience, a rights group said on Wednesday.
- China sets moderate economic growth target amid looming trade war VOA 05 Mar 2025 -- China set the economic growth target for 2025 at 5% on Wednesday, vowing to "rise to the challenge and strive for success" amid a lack of domestic demand and a challenging external environment.
- China sets 2025 GDP growth target at around 5%, projecting confidence in economy Global Times 05 Mar 2025 -- China on Wednesday set a growth target of around 5 percent for its economy in 2025, which remains the same as last year's goal, indicating top policymakers' solid confidence in the stable growth of the world's second-largest economy despite rising global risks and challenges.
- China to boost consumption in 2025 with ultra-long special treasury bonds of 300 billion yuan: Government Work Report Global Times 05 Mar 2025 -- China will launch special initiatives to boost consumption in 2025, including issuing ultra-long special treasury bonds of 300 billion yuan ($42 billion) to support consumer goods trade-in programs, according to the Government Work Report submitted Wednesday to the national legislature for deliberation.
- China targets economic growth of around 5 pct in 2025 People's Daily 05 Mar 2025 -- China targets an economic growth rate of around 5 percent in 2025, according to a government work report submitted Wednesday to the national legislature for deliberation.
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