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13 March 2025 - China Special Weapons News
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- Lai seeks to reinstate military trials amid growing Chinese infiltration CNA 13 Mar 2025 -- President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) said Thursday that the government would seek to reinstate the military trial system to handle military related criminal cases involving active-duty servicemen amid increasing Chinese attempts to infiltrate the Taiwanese military.
- Taiwan Coast Guard expels Chinese ship from Kinmen restricted waters CNA 13 Mar 2025 -- Taiwan's Coast Guard Administration (CGA) said on Thursday that it expelled a Chinese vessel suspected of conducting underwater surveying operations from restricted and prohibited waters around Taiwan's outlying Kinmen County the previous day.
- Lai urges greater transparency in officials' China exchanges CNA 13 Mar 2025 -- President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) on Thursday called for a "disclosure mechanism" to ensure central and local government officials remain transparent and accountable to the people when visiting China for exchanges.
- Lai vows to nullify 'foreign adversary' China's annexation ambitions CNA 13 Mar 2025 -- President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) on Thursday pledged to strengthen national security in the face of "foreign adversary" China's "unchanged" ambitions to annex Taiwan.
- Mainland spokesperson slams Lai Ching-te as 'destroyer of cross-Straits peace' for his provocative secessionist remarks Global Times 13 Mar 2025 -- Lai Ching-te's obstinate stance on "Taiwan independence" and his rampant provocation and confrontation once again prove that he is an outright "destroyer of cross-Straits peace" and a "creator of crisis in the Taiwan Straits," said Chen Binhua, a spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, on Thursday.
- Taiwan president slams China as 'foreign hostile force' in toughest rhetoric yet Radio Free Asia 13 Mar 2025 -- Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te on Thursday called for a tougher response to Beijing, describing China as an "foreign hostile force" intent on "absorbing" the democratic island — the toughest rhetoric yet toward Beijing from a Taiwanese leader.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 13 Mar 2025
- DPP's distortion of UNGA Resolution 2758 challenges int'l order: mainland spokesperson People's Daily 13 Mar 2025 -- A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Wednesday slammed Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities for distorting United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Resolution 2758.
- Taiwan question fundamentally different from Ukraine issue: mainland People's Daily 13 Mar 2025 -- The Taiwan question is fundamentally different from the Ukraine issue, a mainland spokesperson stressed on Wednesday.
- China's first Type 054B frigate makes training debut in Yellow Sea Global Times 13 Mar 2025 -- After its commissioning into the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy in January, China's first Type 054B frigate made its first public appearance with a training exercise in the Yellow Sea on Thursday. An expert described the rapid development of the warship's capabilities as astounding and predicted it would become combat-ready soon.
- Chinese personnel stationed abroad trapped in 'tailored prostitution,' leaks information under blackmail: MSS Global Times 13 Mar 2025 -- China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) on Thursday disclosed a case in which a personnel from a Chinese overseas institution was targeted and coerced by an overseas espionage agency through a carefully staged "romantic drama," reminding individuals to enhance security awareness in foreign exchanges, which is not only a safeguard for national security but also a responsibility for personal safety.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning's Regular Press Conference on March 13, 2025 PRC MofA 13 Mar 2025
- China will take all necessary measures to defend lawful rights, interests: FM spokesperson People's Daily 13 Mar 2025 -- China will take all necessary measures to defend its lawful rights and interests, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning stressed on Wednesday.
- Beijing meeting between China, Russia, Iran set to start; a step signaling expanded strategic synergies: expert Global Times 13 Mar 2025 -- China will hold the Beijing meeting between China, Russia and Iran on the Iranian nuclear issue on Friday, which Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning described on Thursday as "China's latest diplomatic effort with the aim of enhancing communication and coordination."
- Beijing meeting between China, Russia, Iran on Iranian nuclear issue represents China's latest diplomatic effort: FM Global Times 13 Mar 2025 -- In response to a media question about China's expectations for the Beijing meeting between China, Russia and Iran on the Iranian nuclear issue to be held on Friday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning stated that China has released information about this upcoming meeting.
- Can the US pry Russia away from China? VOA 13 Mar 2025 -- Western politicians have repeatedly called on China to limit or cease tacit support for Russia's bloody war against Ukraine. In response, China's leadership insists it is committed to peace and respect for the territorial integrity of other nations.
- Chinese, Lao FMs meet in Beijing, pledge stronger ties Global Times 13 Mar 2025 -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Lao PDR Thongsavanh Phomvihane in Beijing on Thursday, with both pledging to push forward the building of a China-Laos community with a shared future.
- China has never exported fentanyl-related medications to North America: NMPA Global Times 13 Mar 2025 -- In response to a media inquiry regarding the production, operation, and export management of fentanyl-related substances in China, as well as whether there is any issue of fentanyl-related substances leaking from legitimate enterprises, a spokesperson for the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) said China has never exported fentanyl-related pharmaceuticals to North America..
- Beijing to host talks on Iranian nuclear issue People's Daily 13 Mar 2025 -- As China, Russia and Iran prepare to hold talks on the Iranian nuclear issue in Beijing on Friday, observers said the meeting will once again highlight China's unique role in advocating the political settlement of regional and international hot spot issues.
- China's central bank to cut RRR, interest rates at appropriate time: meeting Global Times 13 Mar 2025 -- The People's Bank of China (PBC), the central bank, said on Thursday that it will lower the reserve requirement ratio (RRR) and interest rates at the appropriate time, based on domestic and international economic and financial conditions, as well as the operation of the financial markets.
- China's central bank expands policies on multinationals' cross-border funds Global Times 13 Mar 2025 -- China has further expanded the scope of a pilot program that facilitates and optimizes cash-pooling services for multinational companies, in accordance with the guidelines of the Central Economic Work Conference, the People's Bank of China (PBC), the country's central bank, said in a statement on Thursday.
- China's exports to be hit hard by US tariffs: businesses Radio Free Asia 13 Mar 2025 -- Chinese exports look set to take a battering from an escalating tariff war with the United States, business executives and economists say.
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