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09 March 2025 - China Special Weapons News
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- Upcoming drills in waters off Pingtung 'routine': Navy CNA 09 Mar 2025 -- Drills in waters southwest of Pingtung County scheduled for March 24 are "routine" exercises and will not involve live-fire training, according to a statement from the Navy on Sunday.
- Reunification cannot be obstructed, cross-Straits exchanges cannot be cut out: NPC deputies from Taiwan delegation Global Times 09 Mar 2025 -- "Taiwan independence" secessionist forces cannot obstruct the historical trend of reunification, Yan Ke, a deputy to the National People's Congress (NPC) from the Taiwan delegation and vice president of the All-China Federation of Taiwan Compatriots, said on Sunday when addressing media after a group meeting at the third session of the 14th NPC.
- Lawmakers, political advisors oppose "Taiwan independence" separatism, external interference Global Times 09 Mar 2025 -- National lawmakers and political advisors of Taiwan origin have given their acknowledgment of the parts concerning Taiwan in a government work report and voiced their firm opposition to "Taiwan independence" separatism and external interference.
- Lawmakers, political advisors oppose "Taiwan independence" separatism, external interference People's Daily 09 Mar 2025 -- National lawmakers and political advisors of Taiwan origin have given their acknowledgment of the parts concerning Taiwan in a government work report and voiced their firm opposition to "Taiwan independence" separatism and external interference.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 09 Mar 2025
- China far outpacing US in military, commercial ship numbers VOA 09 Mar 2025 -- When President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he had created a new White House office to "resurrect" American military and commercial shipbuilding, he elevated long-standing calls to fix the struggling industry that he said is vital to national security. His clarion call to build more ships "very fast and very soon" comes at a time of rising strategic competition with China.
- Peace requires safeguarding, military spokesperson says on China's defense spending increase Global Times 09 Mar 2025 -- The world is not a peaceful place, and peace requires safeguarding, a Chinese military spokesperson said on Sunday, elaborating on the 7.2 percent growth in China's 2025 defense budget. The spokesperson emphasized that the increase has been reasonable and steady.
- People's Liberation Army-Navy vessels operating near Australia Australia DOD 09 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 are operating in the Sunda Strait, between the Indonesian Islands of Java and Sumatra.
- China, Iran, Russia to hold joint naval drill, eye military cooperation boost: Chinese defense ministry Global Times 09 Mar 2025 -- Chinese Defense Ministry announced on Sunday that China will soon hold a joint naval exercise with Iran and Russia near Iran, with the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy sending a destroyer and a replenish ship. Chinese experts said the routine drill helps safeguard security in the strategically important energy shipping region and is crucial to global peace and stability.
- China, Russia, and Iran Set To Hold Naval Exercises Amid Deepening Cooperation RFE/RL 09 Mar 2025 -- Warships from China, Russia, and Iran will hold exercises in a key Middle Eastern waterway as the three partners highlight their deepening cooperation and showcase their growing capabilities, according to reports in state-run media.
- Iran, China, Russia will kick off 'Security Belt 2025' naval exercise on Monday IRNA 09 Mar 2025 -- The Navies of Iran, China and Russia will kick off joint drills in the northern Indian Ocean with the aim of promoting security in the area and enhancing trilateral naval cooperation.
- Iranian, Russian, Chinese forces to hold joint naval exercise: Beijing Press TV 09 Mar 2025 -- A joint naval exercise involving the naval forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Russia, and China is scheduled to be held in the northern part of the Indian Ocean, where the three nations will engage in large-scale maritime operations featuring various divisions of their military forces.
- Presidium of China's annual legislative session holds 2nd meeting People's Daily 09 Mar 2025 -- The presidium of the third session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), China's national legislature, held its second meeting Saturday.
- China's national legislature holds 2nd plenary meeting of annual session People's Daily 09 Mar 2025 -- The third session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), China's national legislature, held its second plenary meeting Saturday to deliberate work reports of the Standing Committee of the 14th NPC, the Supreme People's Court (SPC) and the Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP).
- Trump to keep tariffs to pressure Mexico, Canada, China on fentanyl, aides say VOA 09 Mar 2025 -- U.S. President Donald Trump is keeping new tariffs in place on Mexico, Canada and China to pressure them to block the flow of the deadly opioid fentanyl into the United States, top White House economic officials said Sunday.
- China's real estate market keeps stabilizing as government policy support boosts confidence: Minister Global Times 09 Mar 2025 -- China's real estate market continued to recover in January and February, showing signs of stabilization, said Minister of Housing and Urban-Rural Development Ni Hong at a press conference on Sunday.
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