Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
14 March 2025 - China Special Weapons News
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- Taiwan-Matsu dual submarine cable telecommunication restored CNA 14 Mar 2025 -- The second of two submarine telecommunication cables between Taiwan and Matsu Islands that suffered complete disconnections earlier this year was repaired on Friday, restoring dual-cable transmission between the two locations, the company which operates the cables said.
- China's top legislator stresses firm action against "Taiwan independence" separatist activities, external interference People's Daily 14 Mar 2025 -- China's top legislator Zhao Leji on Friday stressed resolutely combating "Taiwan independence" separatist activities and curbing interference from external forces.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 14 Mar 2025
- No room for any "Taiwan independence" separatist activities: mainland spokesperson People's Daily 14 Mar 2025 -- A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Thursday said that no individual or force will be allowed to split Taiwan from China, and that there is no room for "Taiwan independence" separatist activities in any form.
- China holds landing exercise with 'invasion barges' in South China Sea Radio Free Asia 14 Mar 2025 -- China appears to be conducting amphibious landing exercises with specially built vessels at a beach on the South China Sea, the sort of practice it would conduct if it was considering an island invasion as tensions over self-ruled Taiwan grow.
- Defense Ministry responds to US report 'China building large nuclear-powered aircraft carrier', says it's 'purely speculative' Global Times 14 Mar 2025 -- A Chinese Defense Ministry spokesperson on Friday called US reports claiming China is building a large nuclear-powered aircraft carrier "purely speculative," but cited China's national security needs and technology development for the country's aircraft carrier development. Chinese military affairs experts said China's aircraft carrier construction does not need to be compared with US carriers, but they remain open about the possibility of China developing new technologies for aircraft carriers.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning's Regular Press Conference on March 14, 2025 PRC MofA 14 Mar 2025
- US' planned port docking fees on China set to backfire People's Daily 14 Mar 2025 -- The United States' plan to impose port docking fees on Chinese ships will backfire on its own economy and lead to a redistribution of shipping capacity between the two countries, said shipping analysts and a risk assessment report on Thursday.
- Joint Statement of the Beijing Meeting between China, Russia and Iran PRC MofA 14 Mar 2025
- China's Five-Point Proposition on the Iranian Nuclear Issue PRC MofA 14 Mar 2025 -- On 14 March 2025, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabkov Sergey Alexeevich of the Russian Federation and Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi of the Islamic Republic of Iran who attended the Beijing Meeting Between China, Russia and Iran, and proposed the following five points on the proper settlement of the Iranian nuclear issue.
- Chinese FM outlines five-point proposal for Iranian nuclear issue, opposing use of force, illegal sanctions Global Times 14 Mar 2025 -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, outlined on Friday China's five-point proposal for properly resolving the Iranian nuclear issue under the new circumstances including resolving disputes through political and diplomatic means, and opposing the use of force and illegal sanctions.
- China makes five-point proposals on Iran nuclear issue, calling on relevant parties to abandon pressure, sanctions Global Times 14 Mar 2025 -- Responding to a question on the impact of the China-Russia-Iran meeting on the Iranian nuclear issue, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Mao Ning, stated at a press conference on Friday that the situation surrounding the Iran nuclear issue is grave, once again reaching a critical crossroads. She emphasized that sanctions, pressure, and threats of force will not resolve the issue, and dialogue and negotiations are the only path forward.
- China holds trilateral meeting with Russia, Iran on Iranian nuclear issue Global Times 14 Mar 2025 -- A China-Russia-Iran meeting on the Iranian nuclear issue started in Beijing on Friday morning, CCTV News reported.
- China holds trilateral meeting with Russia, Iran on Iranian nuclear issue Global Times 14 Mar 2025 -- A China-Russia-Iran meeting on the Iranian nuclear issue started in Beijing on Friday morning, CCTV News reported.
- China warns West about consequences of using snapback mechanism against Iran IRNA 14 Mar 2025 -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has warned the West about the consequences of using the snapback mechanism against Iran, emphasizing that such an action could destroy the outcome of years of diplomatic efforts to reach a nuclear deal with Tehran.
- Iran, China, and Russia urge end to unlawful sanctions IRNA 14 Mar 2025 -- Iranian, Chinese, and Russian diplomats in a meeting in Beijing on Friday exchanged views on Iran's nuclear program and other international issues of common concern.
- Iran and China discuss nuclear talks and removal of sanctions IRNA 14 Mar 2025 -- Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Kazem Gharibabadi, who has traveled to Beijing to participate in the trilateral meeting of deputy foreign ministers of China Russia and Iran, met with Ma Zhaoxu, Deputy Foreign Minister of China ahead of the session.
- China says it opposes force, sanctions against Iran, calls on US to show 'political sincerity' Press TV 14 Mar 2025 -- China has put forward a five-point proposal aimed at addressing Western-fueled disputes over Iran's nuclear energy program, rejecting the use of force and illegal sanctions against the Islamic Republic and urging the United States to adopt a "sincere" political attitude towards the matter.
- Iran: Beijing meeting urges end to sanctions and pressure, calls for dialogue Press TV 14 Mar 2025 -- Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Kazem Gharibabadi has described Iran-Russia-China meeting in Beijing as an important step in resolving nuclear issue, calling the US's withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal "the root cause of all problems".
- 'Not a single word about nukes': Russia says 'nuclear-related' anti-Iran sanctions 'illegal' Press TV 14 Mar 2025 -- Russia says all sanctions imposed on Iran over its nuclear energy program are illegal, emphasizing that Tehran has never expressed any intention to seek and develop nuclear weapons.
- China, Russia urge end to 'unlawful sanctions' on Iran Press TV 14 Mar 2025 -- Chinese and Russian diplomats have called for the lifting of "unlawful sanctions" imposed against Iran, reiterating Tehran's right to peaceful uses of nuclear energy.
- China, Iran, Russia Demand End To US Sanctions On Tehran RFE/RL 14 Mar 2025 -- .China, Russia, and Iran demanded an end to Washington's "illegal, unilateral sanctions" on Tehran, after three-party talks on the Iranian nuclear issue in Beijing on March 14.
- China Hosts Iran, Russia In Talks Over Tehran's Nuclear Dispute With West RFE/RL 14 Mar 2025 -- Beijing urged "calm" and "restraint" as it prepared to host three-party talks with Tehran and Moscow in pursuit of a diplomatic solution to the Iran nuclear issue.
- Beijing tight-lipped on reports of collision between Chinese, North Korean ships Radio Free Asia 14 Mar 2025 -- China neither denied nor acknowledged reports that a North Korean cargo ship suspected of carrying coal collided with a Chinese ship and sank in the Yellow Sea last month, but said it handled foreign and maritime affairs in accordance with the law.
- US sanctions Thai officials for deporting Uyghurs to China Radio Free Asia 14 Mar 2025 -- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday announced visa sanctions against Thai government officials involved in last month's deportation of 40 Uyghurs to China, where they likely face torture as part of what American officials call an ongoing "genocide."
- Announcement of a Visa Restriction Policy to Address the Forced Return of Uyghurs and Members of Other Ethnic or Religious Groups with Protection Concerns to China US Dept. of State 14 Mar 2025 -- "Today, I am announcing a new visa restriction policy that will apply to current or former foreign government officials responsible for, or complicit in, the forced return of Uyghurs or members of other ethnic or religious groups with protection concerns to China."
- European Parliament resolution condemns deporting 40 Uyghurs from Thailand to China Radio Free Asia 14 Mar 2025 -- but then later abandoned those plans and returned to Xinjiang -- were arrested and sentenced to nine years in prison.
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