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15 April 2025 - China Special Weapons News
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- Philippine vessel stages provocative actions near Huangyan Dao Global Times 15 Apr 2025 -- China's coast guard authorities on Tuesday said one of its ships patrolling waters near Huangyan Dao was harassed by a Philippine vessel in an attempt to smear the Chinese side with staged photos.
- South China Sea a widely recognized, commonly used geographical name: FM responds to Google Maps label change Global Times 15 Apr 2025 -- In response to a media inquiry that Google Maps now shows the label "West Philippine Sea," whereas it previously displayed "South China Sea," with some reports claiming that this change helps protect the Philippines' sovereignty, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Tuesday that the South China Sea has long been the widely recognized and commonly used geographical name by the international community.
- China, Vietnam agree to manage and resolve maritime issues PRC MND 15 Apr 2025 -- China and Vietnam have agreed to properly manage and resolve differences on maritime issues.
- Taiwan's defense minister says peace in Indo-Pacific U.S. 'core interest' CNA 15 Apr 2025 -- Taiwan's defense minister said Tuesday that a recent warning by the United States' top commander in the Indo-Pacific region about significantly increased Chinese military aggression toward Taiwan underscores that peace in the Indo-Pacific is a "core interest" of the U.S.
- China's CPTPP bid to block Taiwan's application: MOFA CNA 15 Apr 2025 -- A key factor pushing China's bid to join a regional trade bloc that Taiwan also aspires to is to "block Taipei's application," warned a senior Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) official on Tuesday.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 15 Apr 2025
- Regular Press Briefing of the Ministry of National Defense on April 9, 2025 PRC MND 15 Apr 2025
- Chinese ministry staff member arrested for selling state secrets, stealing 300,000 internal documents: MSS Global Times 15 Apr 2025 -- China has uncovered an espionage case involving a state ministry staff member who was arrested after proactively reaching out to foreign spy agencies, offering to leak state secrets in critical sectors and stealing nearly 300,000 internal documents, according to the Ministry of State Security (MSS) on Tuesday.
- China condemns malicious cyber activities conducted by US govt during 9th Asian Winter Games: FM Global Times 15 Apr 2025 -- In response to a media inquiry regarding the public security bureau in Harbin, Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province on Tuesday issuing a wanted notice with a bounty for three agents from the US National Security Agency (NSA) for their involvement in cyberattacks targeting the event information system and the key information infrastructure of Heilongjiang Province during the 9th Asian Winter Games, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said that these cyberattacks have caused serious harm to China's critical information infrastructure, national defense, finance, society, production, and the security of citizens' personal information, with highly egregious conduct.
- NE.China's Heilongjiang police issue reward-based wanted notice for 3 US agents for involving in cyberattacks in Asian Winter Games Global Times 15 Apr 2025 -- The public security bureau in Harbin, Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province on Tuesday issued a wanted notice with a bounty for three agents from the US National Security Agency (NSA) for their involvement in cyberattacks targeting the 9th Asian Winter Games held in Harbin in February.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian's Regular Press Conference on April 15, 2025 PRC MofA 15 Apr 2025
- US hits China with export restrictions on chips used for DeepSeek Radio Free Asia 15 Apr 2025 -- The U.S. has imposed restrictions on the export of Nvidia's H20 chips to China, tightening its grip on advanced AI technology trade with Beijing as part of Washington's strategy to pressure China amid an ongoing tariff battle.
- China Suspends All Future Boeing Deliveries Amid Ongoing US Trade Standoff - Reports Sputnik 15 Apr 2025 -- China has ordered its airlines to halt all future deliveries of Boeing aircraft and any purchases of aircraft-related equipment and parts from US companies amid the ongoing trade war between Washington and Beijing, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
- US has no right to point finger at China-LatAm cooperation: Chinese FM Global Times 15 Apr 2025 -- In response to a question about US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's recent statement, in which he described China's investments in certain Global South countries as "rapacious," saying they take the countries' mineral rights and leave them with debts on their balance sheets, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian responded on Tuesday, saying that the US is not in a position to point fingers at the cooperation between China and Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) countries.
- Chinese FM spokesperson briefs on coordination between China, EU on additional U.S. tariffs People's Daily 15 Apr 2025 -- China stands ready to work with the international community, including the EU, to defend international trade rules, fairness and justice, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday.
- May the Ship of China-Malaysia Friendship Sail Toward an Even Brighter Future PRC MofA 15 Apr 2025 -- H.E. Xi Jinping, President of the People's Republic of China For Sin Chew Daily, The Star and Sinar Harian
- Xi Jinping Bids Farewell to General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee To Lam PRC MofA 15 Apr 2025 -- On the morning of April 15, 2025 local time, as his state visit to Viet Nam was drawing to a close, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and President Xi Jinping bid farewell to General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee To Lam.
- Xi Jinping Successfully Concludes His State Visit to Viet Nam PRC MofA 15 Apr 2025 -- On the afternoon of April 15, 2025, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and President Xi Jinping concluded his state visit to Viet Nam.
- Xi Jinping Meets with Chairman of the National Assembly of Viet Nam Tran Thanh Man PRC MofA 15 Apr 2025 -- On the evening of April 14, 2025 local time, President Xi Jinping met with Chairman of the National Assembly of Viet Nam Tran Thanh Man at the headquarters of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) Central Committee.
- Xi calls on China, Vietnam to oppose unilateral bullying Global Times 15 Apr 2025 -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, said on Monday that China and Vietnam should carry forward the profound traditional friendship featuring "camaraderie plus brotherhood." China will continue to support Vietnam taking socialist path suited to its national conditions, Xi said.
- Xi calls for deepening building of China-Vietnam community with shared future People's Daily 15 Apr 2025 -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chinese president, on Monday called for deepening the building of a China-Vietnam community with a shared future.
- Xi calls on China, Vietnam to oppose hegemonism, unilateralism, protectionism People's Daily 15 Apr 2025 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday urged China and Vietnam to jointly oppose hegemonism, unilateralism and protectionism.
- Xi urges China, Vietnam to jointly march toward modernization People's Daily 15 Apr 2025 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday called on China and Vietnam to march toward modernization hand in hand.
- China calls for new Iran deal based on JCPOA; urges US to stop 'maximum pressure' Press TV 15 Apr 2025 -- China calls on parties to the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and the world powers as well as the US that has illegally left the historic agreement to seize the "critical opportunity" to revive diplomacy and reach a new agreement rooted in the previous one, urging Washington to end its pressure campaign against the Islamic Republic.
- 'Russia lied to us': Chinese fighters captured by Ukraine tell their story Radio Free Asia 15 Apr 2025 -- Two Chinese nationals captured while fighting for Russia in Ukraine said they were tricked by false promises and online recruitment ads into enlisting, and criticized Moscow for exploiting foreign fighters in its war effort.
- China's central gov't pledges full support for Macao's high-quality development People's Daily 15 Apr 2025 -- A spokesperson for the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council on Monday pledged efforts to fully support the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) in achieving new progress in its high-quality development.
- Macao SAR Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai delivers 1st policy address People's Daily 15 Apr 2025 -- Chief Executive of China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) Sam Hou Fai delivered the 2025 fiscal year policy address on Monday, stressing innovation for development and forging ahead into a new era.
- Macao SAR to strengthen coordination mechanisms: chief executive People's Daily 15 Apr 2025 -- The Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) will make efforts to open a new chapter through strengthening coordination mechanisms, said the SAR's chief executive Sam Hou Fai on Monday while delivering the 2025 fiscal year policy address.
- Macao SAR to push forward appropriate economic diversification: chief executive People's Daily 15 Apr 2025 -- The appropriate economic diversification is the priority of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) government, said the SAR's Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai on Monday, while delivering the 2025 fiscal year policy address at the Legislative Assembly.
- Chinese private space company rolls out 100th engine to be used for country's first reusable rocket Global Times 15 Apr 2025 -- The 100th reusable rocket engine of the TQ series rolled off the production line on Tuesday of a Chinese private space company, a landmark event in the development of the Chinese commercial space industry, according to China Media Group (CMG).
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