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08 April 2025 - China Special Weapons News
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- PCG blasts CCG attempts to ram BRP Cabra Philippine News Agency 08 Apr 2025 -- The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) slammed the latest dangerous maneuvers of a China Coast Guard (CCG) ship after it made multiple attempts to ram the BRP Cabra on Monday.
- PBBM concerned over CCG's dangerous maneuvers in Panatag Shoal Philippine News Agency 08 Apr 2025 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has raised concern over the China Coast Guard's (CCG) dangerous maneuvers in Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, Malacañang said on Tuesday.
- Majority of espionage cases involve active, ex-military personnel: NSB CNA 08 Apr 2025 -- Prosecutors have indicted 159 people suspected of spying for China since 2020, 60 percent of whom are active-duty or retired military personnel, a recent report by the National Security Bureau (NSB) found.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 08 Apr 2025
- Designer unveils China's innovative anti-drone barrage weapon system Global Times 08 Apr 2025 -- China has unveiled a type of innovative barrage weapon system, the first of its kind in the world, with its chief designer introducing in a recent magazine interview that the weapon can effectively counter drone swarms.
- Chinese Defense Minister meets Chief of Air Staff of Pakistan Air Force in Beijing Global Times 08 Apr 2025 -- Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun met on Tuesday in Beijing with the visiting Chief of Air Staff of the Pakistan Air Force, Zaheer Ahmad Babar.
- Chinese Nationals Fighting For Russia Captured In Ukraine, Zelenskyy Claims RFE/RL 08 Apr 2025 -- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed Ukrainian armed forces captured two Chinese nationals who were fighting as part of the Russian Army in Ukraine's Donetsk region and called on Kyiv's allies to react to the situation and demand an explanation from Beijing.
- Ukrainian Defenders Captured Two Chinese Citizens in the Donetsk Region - The President President of Ukraine 08 Apr 2025
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian's Regular Press Conference on April 8, 2025 PRC MofA 08 Apr 2025
- Joint Statement Between President Mulino, Panama Canal Authority Administrator, and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth Following April 8th, 2025 Bilateral Meeting DoD 08 Apr 2025 -- President José Raúl Mulino and Panama Canal Authority Administrator Ricaurte Vazquez welcomed U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to Panama on April 8, 2025.
- AMENDMENT TO RECIPROCAL TARIFFS AND UPDATED DUTIES AS APPLIED TO LOW-VALUE IMPORTS FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA The White House 08 Apr 2025
- China vows to fight back as many scramble to strike tariff deals with Trump Radio Free Asia 08 Apr 2025 -- China said it "resolutely opposes" President Donald Trump's imminent threat of escalating tariffs even as many other Asian nations scrambled to strike deals with the U.S. following its blanket imposition of punishing new imposts on trade.
- Trump threatens additional 50% tariffs on China as trade war escalates Press TV 08 Apr 2025 -- US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose an additional 50% tariff on imports from China unless Beijing rescinds its retaliatory tariffs on Washington, amid a flaring trade war between the two countries.
- Surprising and saddening to hear such ignorant and disrespectful remarks', Chinese FM responds to Vance's China-related remarks Global Times 08 Apr 2025 -- In response to media inquiries regarding US Vice President JD Vance's comments in a media interview about the Trump administration's trade policy toward China — in which he claimed, "We borrow money from Chinese peasants to buy the things those Chinese peasants manufacture," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said that we have made very clear China's position on China-US economic and trade relations has been consistently clear. Lin noted that it was both surprising and saddening to hear the Vice President made such ignorant and disrespectful remarks.
- Chinese FM vows to 'continue to take resolute and strong measures' as US threatens 50% tariff on China Global Times 08 Apr 2025 -- If the US disregards the interests of both countries and the international community and insists on initiating a tariff war or trade war, China will fight till the end, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Tuesday, responding to a question over US President Donald Trump's threat to impose an additional 50 percent tariff on China if China doesn't drop its countermeasures.
- US media worried about F-47 fighter's future amid China's export control on rare earth elements Global Times 08 Apr 2025 -- US media on Monday voiced concerns about the future of the US' sixth-generation fighter jet F-47, after China on Friday announced to implement export controls on certain medium and heavy rare earth-related items, including resources critical for avionics which could deal blow to the F-47 project.
- 'If the US insists on its own way, China will fight to the end': Chinese commerce ministry on US threat of 50% tariff Global Times 08 Apr 2025 -- China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) said on Tuesday it has noticed that the US threatened to impose a further 50 percent tariff on China. "China firmly opposes this. If the US escalates tariffs, China will resolutely take countermeasures to safeguard its own rights and interests," a spokesperson for the ministry said.
- China will resolutely take countermeasures if U.S. escalates tariff measures: commerce ministry People's Daily 08 Apr 2025 -- China will resolutely take countermeasures to safeguard its rights and interests should the United States escalate its tariff measures, the country's commerce ministry said Tuesday.
- Read-out of the phone call between President von der Leyen and Chinese Premier Li Qiang European Commission 08 Apr 2025 -- President von der Leyen held today a phone call with Premier Li Qiang to discuss the state of EU-China relations, as 2025 marks the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties.
- Chinese Premier holds phone call with EU chief, calls for safeguarding free, open trade, investment Global Times 08 Apr 2025 -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang held a phone call with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday, CCTV News reported.
- Japan's annual foreign policy report stresses importance of US ties, eyes 'mutually beneficial relation' with China Global Times 08 Apr 2025 -- Japan on Tuesday released its annual government foreign policy report, which stressed the importance of Tokyo deepening ties with Washington while also reiterating its policy of promoting a "mutually beneficial relationship based on common strategic interests" with China.
- China supports Russia in hosting trilateral consultations on Iranian nuclear issue: FM spokesperson Global Times 08 Apr 2025 -- In response to a media inquiry regarding the Iranian Foreign Ministry announcement that from April 7 to 8, China, Russia and Iran will have trilateral consultations on the Iranian nuclear issue in Moscow, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Tuesday, "Let me reiterate that China firmly believes that the only right choice for settling the issue is through political and diplomatic means."
- Hong Kong finance chief slams US tariffs, pledges to defend city's free trade Global Times 08 Apr 2025 -- Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po on Monday denounced Washington's tariff moves as bullying and unreasonable and a violation of World Trade Organization rules, CCTV news reported.
- Chinese cities strengthen policy measures to bolster real estate market Global Times 08 Apr 2025 -- Chinese cities are mulling more policy measures to further stabilize the real estate market, the Securities Times reported on Tuesday. Such moves indicate the country's strong emphasis on the real estate sector, as well as its commitment to stabilizing the real estate market, said an industry insider.
- China moves swiftly to stabilize markets amid global financial turbulence People's Daily 08 Apr 2025 -- In the face of global financial turbulence, China has unveiled a series of swift and intensive measures aimed at stabilizing the capital markets and restoring investor confidence.
- Chinese financial regulators, state-owned investment firm pledge support for capital market Global Times 08 Apr 2025 -- The National Financial Regulatory Administration (NFRA), and the People's Bank of China (PBC), the central bank, and a major Chinese state-owned investment company on Tuesday morning vowed to firmly support the capital market.
- China firmly opposes linking Canada's federal election with matters related to China: embassy spokesperson Global Times 08 Apr 2025 -- In response to a media question regarding Canada's claim of a WeChat "information operation" by China targeting the federal election of Canada, a spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in Canada said that "I would like to emphasize that it is simply absurd and unjustified to launch groundless smear and attack against the Chinese government on the basis of individual remarks on a social media platform. China firmly opposes this and will never accept it."
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