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03 April 2025 - China Special Weapons News
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- PH 'shadowing' Chinese ship, won't allow maritime survey Philippine News Agency 03 Apr 2025 -- The Philippine government continues to monitor a Chinese research vessel to make sure that it would not be able to conduct a maritime survey in the Philippine waters, the National Security Council (NSC) said Thursday.
- Tibetan Buddhist leader missing for 8 months has died, sources say Radio Free Asia 03 Apr 2025 -- Chinese officials have confirmed the death of an influential Tibetan Buddhist leader who went missing eight months ago shortly after he publicly called for the preservation of Tibetan language and culture, two sources told Radio Free Asia.
- Mainland's Taiwan affairs official meets with KMT vice chairman People's Daily 03 Apr 2025 -- Chinese mainland official Song Tao on Wednesday met with Andrew Hsia, vice chairman of the Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) party, in the city of Xuzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province.
- Bersamin: Call for 'Taiwan invasion' preps no cause for alarm Philippine News Agency 03 Apr 2025 -- Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin on Thursday downplayed concerns over recent remarks made by Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff, Gen. Romeo Brawner, who urged Filipino soldiers to be prepared for a potential invasion of Taiwan.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 03 Apr 2025
- 82 Chinese warplanes, ships deployed near Taiwan during drills Wednesday: MND CNA 03 Apr 2025 -- China dispatched 82 warplanes and vessels to areas near Taiwan on Wednesday, the last day of its most recent military exercises in the region, according to Taiwan's defense ministry.
- Scholars note China coast guard's deeper involvement in Taiwan drills CNA 03 Apr 2025 -- China's coast guard has played a more important role during the People's Liberation Army's (PLA) latest round of military exercises surrounding Taiwan this year as Beijing is leveling up its "gray-zone" tactics against the country, scholars have told CNA.
- PLA propaganda aimed at Chinese people, little impact in Taiwan: Experts CNA 03 Apr 2025 -- The People's Liberation Army's (PLA) large-scale joint exercises around Taiwan on Tuesday were accompanied by strident propaganda comparing itself to a mighty monkey warrior in Chinese mythology and Taiwan's president to a parasite, but experts say these messages were primarily meant for domestic audiences and lost on the people in Taiwan.
- PLA drills a just move to punish, deter secession attempts: spokesperson People's Daily 03 Apr 2025 -- A Chinese government spokesperson on Wednesday said the latest military drills launched by the People's Liberation Army (PLA) around Taiwan and in the middle and southern areas of the Taiwan Strait were a just move to punish and deter attempts to split the country.
- China's state security authorities apprehend three Filipinos suspected of espionage activities Global Times 03 Apr 2025 -- China's state security authorities have uncovered a case of Filipino espionage and apprehended three Filipino nationals suspected of spying in the country. The investigation revealed that Philippine intelligence agencies have long been focused on gathering information about China's military deployments.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun's Regular Press Conference on April 3, 2025 PRC MofA 03 Apr 2025
- EU calls Trump tariffs 'major blow to world economy' as China vows retaliation Press TV 03 Apr 2025 -- In her first statement on the US president's new tariffs plan, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has warned that the new tariffs will be a "major blow" to the world economy and will lead to rising prices for consumers around the world.
- Chinese FM spokesperson slams US 'reciprocal tariffs' for breaching WTO rules, vows countermeasures Global Times 03 Apr 2025 -- Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun on Thursday slammed US' "reciprocal tariffs," saying that the US' move seriously violates WTO rules and undermines the rules-based multilateral trading system.
- China strongly opposes US 'reciprocal tariffs,' to take countermeasure: commerce ministry Global Times 03 Apr 2025 -- In response to US' announcement of "reciprocal tariffs" on all its trade partners, China's commerce ministry (MOFCOM) said on Thursday that China strongly opposes the move and will firmly take countermeasures to safeguard its own interests.
- China to take necessary measures to safeguard legitimate rights as Japan announces semiconductor export controls: MOFCOM Global Times 03 Apr 2025 -- China will take necessary measures to resolutely safeguard its legitimate rights and interests, the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) spokesperson stated on Thursday, following the Japanese government's announcement of export controls on over a dozen semiconductor-related items.
- Assistant Foreign Minister Liu Bin Travels to Russia for Consultations PRC MofA 03 Apr 2025 -- On April 2, 2025, Assistant Foreign Minister Liu Bin held consultations on China-Russia relations and Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) affairs with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko and met with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Galuzin Mikhail Yuryevich in Moscow.
- Collapse of Chinese-built high rise spurs wave of anger in Thailand Radio Free Asia 03 Apr 2025 -- The collapse of a Chinese-built office tower in Bangkok has added to negative perceptions of China's burgeoning business presence in Thailand, testing the government's open door policy to Beijing.
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