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27 March 2025 - China Special Weapons News
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- Vietnam expands island building in disputed waters Radio Free Asia 27 Mar 2025 -- Vietnam reclaimed land at a record pace in the Spratly island chain in the disputed South China Sea last year and recently finished new features on the islands, the latest study shows.
- Palace turns table on China: Follow int'l law, PH no one's chess piece Philippine News Agency 27 Mar 2025 -- The Philippines is an independent country and does not act as a "chess piece" to any global power, Malacañang said Thursday as it took a swipe at China's remarks about the country's defense cooperation with other nations.
- Ministry of National Defense Issues Statement Regarding Chinese Communist Party's Carrier Rocket Launch ROC MND 27 Mar 2025
- Ministry of National Defense Press Release on the Execution of "PRC Joint Combat Readiness Patrol" ROC MND 27 Mar 2025
- Taiwan Navy vessel collides with Chinese fishing boat CNA 27 Mar 2025 -- The Taiwanese Navy said one of its vessels collided with a Chinese fishing boat in the early hours of Thursday in waters off central Taiwan, but no injuries were reported.
- Taiwan slams China's new reporting section as interference CNA 27 Mar 2025 -- The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) on Thursday criticized Chinese authorities for a newly launched online reporting section targeting "Taiwan independence" advocates and their accomplices, calling it "a full-scale interference in Taiwan's internal affairs."
- PLA will take resolute measures to defeat any separatist attempt for 'Taiwan independence': Defense Ministry spokesperson Global Times 27 Mar 2025 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army recently conducted readiness patrols and joint exercises in areas around Taiwan island, the Chinese defense ministry revealed on Thursday, saying that the Chinese military will take resolute measures to defeat any separatist attempt for "Taiwan independence".
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 27 Mar 2025
- Taiwan question concerns political foundation of China-Japan relations, says Chinese Embassy over report of inviting Tsai to visit Japan Global Times 27 Mar 2025 -- Regarding reports of Japanese media hyping the invitation of "Taiwan independence" figure Tsai Ing-wen to visit Japan, the spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy in Japan commented on Wednesday that Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory. The Taiwan question is at the core of China's core interests and concerns the political foundation of China-Japan relations as well as the basic trust between the two countries.
- Taiwan Affairs Office's newly launched reporting column receives 323 emails on 'Taiwan independence' accomplices: spokesperson Global Times 27 Mar 2025 -- In response to a media inquiry about the launch of an online column on the Taiwan Affairs Office's official website this morning for reporting malicious acts of "Taiwan independence" henchmen and accomplices persecuting Taiwan compatriots, Chen Binhua, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said on Wednesday that the platform has drawn significant attention and received an enthusiastic response. As of 5 pm today, a total of 323 report emails had been received.
- Mainland spokesperson reaffirms commitment to implementing Anti-Secession Law People's Daily 27 Mar 2025 -- A mainland spokesperson on Wednesday reaffirmed commitment to earnestly implementing the Anti-Secession Law and enriching and improving the legal system for punishing secessionist activities.
- Lai Ching-te slammed for attempt to decouple from mainland at expense of Taiwan's economy People's Daily 27 Mar 2025 -- A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Wednesday said economic ties across the Taiwan Strait cannot be decoupled or severed, warning that attempt to decouple from the mainland will only backfire and harm Taiwan's industries.
- Chinese mainland denounces certain countries' unwarranted comments on Taiwan question People's Daily 27 Mar 2025 -- A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Wednesday voiced firm opposition to certain countries' unwarranted comments on the Taiwan question, which grossly interfered in China's internal affairs.
- Carrier Fujian's tests normal arrangement, Chinese Defense Ministry says over vessel's 7th sea trial Global Times 27 Mar 2025 -- A Chinese Defense Ministry spokesperson called for a calm mindset over information suggesting that the Fujian, China's first 80,000 ton-class electromagnetic catapults-equipped aircraft carrier, has recently embarked on its seventh sea trial, during which analysts expect tests on aircraft takeoff and landing.
- China's defense ministry responds to Hegseth's X poll on 'Department of Defense' or 'Department of War' Global Times 27 Mar 2025 -- When asked to comment on the news that US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has suggested renaming the Department of Defense to the Department of War, and previously, Hegseth had stated that the US does not seek to go to war with China but will rebuild its military to be prepared for conflict, China's Defense Ministry spokesperson Wu Qian told the Global Times on Thursday that whether the US Department of Defense changes its name is an internal matter for the US, and the ministry does not comment on such a question.
- China-US military exchanges are advancing as planned: Chinese Defense Ministry Spokesperson Global Times 27 Mar 2025 -- When asked about whether the Chinese and US militaries would conduct important exchanges in the near future and on further information on the bilateral military relations, Chinese Defense Ministry spokesperson Wu Qian said on Thursday that the two sides have reached some preliminary consensus on China-US military exchanges, which are advancing as planned. Building a stable China-US military relationship serves the common interests of both sides and meets the expectations of the international community.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun's Regular Press Conference on March 27, 2025 PRC MofA 27 Mar 2025
- Chines FM advise US to reflect on its own hegemony in Latin America and the Caribbean following Rubio's claim on Chinese investment Global Times 27 Mar 2025 -- In response to claim made by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio that Chinese investment involves predatory practices and comes attached with huge loans that can never be repaid, Guo Jiakun, Chinese FM spokesperson said on Thursday that the US is maliciously spreading false information with the aim of sowing discord between China and other countries, but these attempts will not succeed.
- China firmly opposes economic coercion, says FM on question regarding CK Hutchison's ports deal Global Times 27 Mar 2025
- China urges U.S. not to project its hegemonic logic onto China People's Daily 27 Mar 2025 -- China urges the United States not to project its hegemonic logic onto China or view China-U.S. relations through an outdated Cold War mentality, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said in Beijing on Wednesday.
- French FM visits China as 'EU ups dialogue with China' Global Times 27 Mar 2025 -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with his French counterpart Jean-Noël Barrot in Beijing on Thursday, with both sides emphasizing the importance of openness and cooperation while rejecting unilateralism, decoupling, and trade wars. Meanwhile, EU trade chief Maros Sefcovic was reportedly to embark on his visit to China on the same day as the bloc navigates growing tensions with Washington.
- US has a record of breaking promises: Chinese Defense Ministry on US defense secretary's Philippine visit Global Times 27 Mar 2025 -- In response to US defense secretary's scheduled visit to the Philippines to discuss China's activities in the South China Sea, the US support of the Philippine armed forces and the claims made by the Philippine Ambassador to the US, Senior Colonel Wu Qian, a Chinese Defense Ministry spokesperson, said at a regular press conference on Thursday that US-Philippines military cooperation must not harm other countries' security interests or the peace and stability of the region.
- No more Uyghurs left in immigration detention center: Thai police Radio Free Asia 27 Mar 2025 -- Thailand said Thursday there are no longer any Uyghurs stranded in its immigration facilities following the internationally criticized repatriation of 40 Uyghur men to China in late February, in an apparent move to put an end to the confusion over the total number of detainees.
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