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02 April 2025 - China Special Weapons News
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- PLA Eastern Theater Command wraps up joint drills around Taiwan island Global Times 02 Apr 2025 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theater Command has completed all designated tasks of the joint exercises carried out from Tuesday to Wednesday, Senior Colonel Shi Yi, spokesperson of the PLA Eastern Theater Command, said in a statement on Wednesday.
- China Tests Taiwan And Raises Tensions With Latest Live-Fire Military Exercises RFE/RL 02 Apr 2025 -- With jets, warships, and a bombardment of propaganda, China simulated attacks and maritime blockades around Taiwan, in what Beijing called a warning after the island's president labeled China "a foreign hostile force."
- PLA conducts live-fire exercise in East China Sea on 2nd day of drill CNA 02 Apr 2025 -- Taiwan's military on Wednesday said it observed China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) conducting live-fire exercises in the East China Sea on the second day of PLA military drills which began on Tuesday.
- U.S., EU voice opposition to Taiwan Strait status quo change amid PLA drills CNA 02 Apr 2025 -- The United States and European Union have both reiterated their opposition to a unilateral change to the status quo in the Taiwan Strait after China's military launched a new round of joint military drills around Taiwan on Tuesday.
- Statement on China's military exercises, 2 April 2025 UK FCDO 02 Apr 2025 -- The FCDO has issued a statement in response to the latest Chinese military exercises around Taiwan.
- China's drills around Taiwan aimed at testing U.S. response: Scholars CNA 02 Apr 2025 -- The stated aim of China's military drills around Taiwan is to deter "Taiwan independence" forces, but their real purpose may be to test the United States' response and strategic bottom line ahead of a potential Xi-Trump summit, scholars told CNA.
- 95 PLA aircraft, vessels detected near Taiwan during drill Tuesday CNA 02 Apr 2025 -- Ninety-five aircraft and vessels operated by China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) were detected around Taiwan between 6 a.m. Tuesday and 6 a.m. Wednesday, according to Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense (MND).
- PLA military drills in Taiwan Strait enter 2nd day CNA 02 Apr 2025 -- The Chinese military's joint exercises near Taiwan entered their second day Wednesday as the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theater Command said it was conducting a "Strait Thunder-2025A" drill in parts of the Taiwan Strait.
- Chinese FM warns Manila not to 'play with fire' on Taiwan question after military chief hypes PLA drills Global Times 02 Apr 2025 -- In response to a media inquiry on remarks made by a Philippine military official that the Philippines would inevitably be drawn into any conflict near Taiwan island, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun urged certain individuals in the Philippines not to play with fire on the Taiwan question, stressing that how to resolve the Taiwan question is entirely a matter for the Chinese people.
- FM slams external meddling in PLA drills around Taiwan, stresses they are 'a stern warning to separatists' Global Times 02 Apr 2025 -- In response to the accusations from some countries, including the US, Japan and the EU over the Chinese People's Liberation Army's joint exercises around the Taiwan island, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said that such claims made by a handful of countries and organizations disregard facts, distort right and wrong, and interfere in China's internal affairs. China expresses strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition.
- PLA wraps up joint drills around Taiwan in deterrence to separatists Global Times 02 Apr 2025 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theater Command announced on Wednesday that it completed all designated tasks of the joint exercises carried out from Tuesday to Wednesday, with the exercises testing the troops' integrated joint operations capabilities.
- PLA's drills in Taiwan Straits show key trends in deterrence, flexibility and diverse operations: expert Global Times 02 Apr 2025 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theater Command organized the "Strait Thunder-2025A" exercises in the central and southern areas of the Taiwan Straits on Wednesday. In recent years, the PLA exercises in the Taiwan Straits have demonstrated three key trends -expanding the scope of deterrence, increasing flexibility in the scale and schedule of drills, and diversifying the forms of operations, according to an expert on military affairs.
- PLA drills expose weaknesses in Taiwan authorities' governance model, hit 'Taiwan independence' forces' sore point: expert Global Times 02 Apr 2025 -- Following joint military exercises around Taiwan island a day earlier, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theater Command on Wednesday continued its operations, organizing the "Strait Thunder-2025A" exercises in the central and southern areas of the Taiwan Straits.
- PLA aircraft carrier helps in the role of cutting off 'three lines' of 'Taiwan independence' forces in drills: expert Global Times 02 Apr 2025 -- The Shandong aircraft carrier task group of the Chinese People's Liberation Army's (PLA) exercises helped play the role of cutting off "three lines" of "Taiwan independence" forces, namely their energy import life line, their external military aid support line, and their own escape line, an expert told the Global Times, after the PLA Eastern Theater Command announced the carrier group's exercises to simulate strike on ground and maritime targets in areas to the east of Taiwan island on Wednesday.
- PLA launches 'Strait Thunder-2025A' drills, showing tighter siege on 'Taiwan independence' secessionist forces: expert Global Times 02 Apr 2025 -- Following the organization of its army, navy, air, and rocket forces to conduct joint exercises around Taiwan island on Tuesday, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) organized the "Strait Thunder-2025A" exercises in the central and southern areas of the Taiwan Straits on Wednesday.
- The Ministry of National Defense released a press statement explaining the "ongoing military exercises around the waters of Taiwan conducted by the P.R.C. Eastern Theater Command." ROC MND 02 Apr 2025
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 02 Apr 2025
- Former legislative speaker aide suspected of selling info to China CNA 02 Apr 2025 -- An ex-aide to former Legislative Speaker You Si-kun (游錫堃) is under investigation by prosecutors who accuse him of selling confidential information to Chinese spies.
- PLA conducts live-fire drills in E.China Sea with precision strikes on simulated key ports, energy facilities Global Times 02 Apr 2025 -- The ground force of the theater command conducted long-range live-fire drills in waters of the East China Sea according to training plans of the "Strait Thunder-2025A" exercise on Wednesday, Senior Colonel Shi Yi, spokesperson of the PLA Eastern Theater Command, announced on Wednesday.
- PLA launches 'Strait Thunder-2025A' drills, showing tighter siege on 'Taiwan independence' secessionist forces: expert Global Times 02 Apr 2025 -- Following the organization of its army, navy, air, and rocket forces to conduct joint exercises around Taiwan island on Tuesday, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) organized the "Strait Thunder-2025A" exercises in the central and southern areas of the Taiwan Straits on Wednesday.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun's Regular Press Conference on April 2, 2025 PRC MofA 02 Apr 2025
- Further Amendment to Duties Addressing the Synthetic Opioid Supply Chain in the People's Republic of China as Applied to Low-Value Imports The White House 02 Apr 2025
- FM lauds role of Beijing and Moscow in promoting multipolarity People's Daily 02 Apr 2025 -- If the United States persists in pressuring and blackmailing China over tariffs, "the Chinese side surely will be resolute in its countermeasures", Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday.
- 'Who is turning Asia into a powder keg?' Chinese FM warns against US-Philippines cooperation after F-16 sale Global Times 02 Apr 2025 -- "Who is fueling the fire? Who is provoking military confrontation? Who is turning Asia into a powder keg? I believe regional countries can see this clearly," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun raised these questions in response to a media inquiry about US' latest approval of F-16 fighter jet sales to the Philippines.
- Embassy's security advisory issued due to travel safety conditions in the Philippines: FM Global Times 02 Apr 2025 -- "The relevant security advisory by the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines was issued in light of the current travel safety conditions," said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun on Wednesday, in response to an AFP inquiry regarding the embassy's security advisory.
- New Hong Kong Police Commissioner vows to prioritize national security Global Times 02 Apr 2025 -- China's State Council announced on Wednesday that it has decided to appoint Chow Yat-ming as the commissioner of police of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government, replacing Siu Chak-yee, according to the Xinhua News Agency.
- China rejects so-called U.S. "Hong Kong Policy Act Report" People's Daily 02 Apr 2025 -- A Chinese government spokesperson on Tuesday strongly opposed and sternly condemned the so-called U.S. "Hong Kong Policy Act Report," and the so-called sanctions on relevant officials of the Chinese central government and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) government.
- China builds world's largest and most comprehensive social credit system: PBC official Global Times 02 Apr 2025 -- China's credit reporting industry began with credit-related data and, after nearly 30 years of development, it has established the world's largest and most comprehensive public credit information system, Ren Yongmei, an official with the People's Bank of China, said at a press conference on Wednesday.
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