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28 April 2025 - China Special Weapons News
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- China, Philippines raise rival flags on disputed South China Sea sandbank Radio Free Asia 28 Apr 2025 -- China and the Philippines have staged rival flag-raising displays on a contested sandbank in the South China Sea, further escalating tensions between the two nations.
- China's law enforcement activities aim to counter the Philippines' provocative actions in Tiexian Jiao: Chinese FM on whether China will announce baselines Global Times 28 Apr 2025 -- Responding to media inquiries on whether China will announce territorial sea baselines for Tiexian Jiao, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Monday that Tiexian Jiao is part of China's Nansha Islands and is an uninhabited reef.
- DFA flags Chinese activity in Sandy Cay, reminds COC talks ongoing Philippine News Agency 28 Apr 2025 -- The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday made a blanket call on countries to refrain from conducting actions that complicate the situation in the South China Sea while negotiations on a Code of Conduct (COC) on the South China Sea are ongoing.
- Sandy Cay part of PH: Romualdez tells China to stop cheap stunts Philippine News Agency 28 Apr 2025 -- Speaker Martin Romualdez on Monday condemned China's latest activities around Sandy Cay, asserting the area is part of Philippine territory and no Chinese provocation will change that.
- PH security exec warns China: Stop provocative actions in WPS Philippine News Agency 28 Apr 2025 -- A ranking National Security Council (NSC) official on Monday told China and its maritime forces to stop actions that would escalate tensions in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) following Chinese claims over the weekend that it had seized one of the Pag-asa Island cays.
- Senators slam China over Sandy Cay 'seizure' Philippine News Agency 28 Apr 2025 -- Senators on Monday lashed out at China over its alleged seizure of Sandy Cay, branding it an "outrageous assault" on Philippine sovereignty and calling for urgent diplomatic and defensive action.
- PH affirms global disarmament vow with new chemical weapons law Philippine News Agency 28 Apr 2025 -- The Philippines has strengthened its dedication to global disarmament and international norms against weapons of mass destruction with the enactment of a law banning the development, production, stockpiling, and use of chemical weapons, Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada said Monday.
- PH asserts sovereignty over Pag-asa cays Philippine News Agency 28 Apr 2025 -- The Philippines asserted its sovereignty over Pag-asa Cays 1, 2, 3 and its surrounding waters through an "inter-agency maritime operation" (IAMO) on Sunday morning.
- The Ministry of National Defense released a press statement explaining "The P.R.C. launches a carrier rocket." ROC MND 28 Apr 2025
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 28 Apr 2025
- PLA Navy's Type 22 missile boat joins foreign warship interception, rights protection missions in South China Sea: report Global Times 28 Apr 2025 -- The Type 22, a class of fast, agile, stealthy and powerful missile boat of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy, has been carrying out diversified missions, including foreign warship interception and rights protection in the South China Sea, a latest official media report revealed. This showed that the Type 22 missile boat, despite having being built some 20 years ago, continues to play meaningful roles thanks to its unique capabilities, an expert said on Monday.
- US conducts cyberattacks against major Chinese commercial encryption provider: report Global Times 28 Apr 2025 -- China's Cyberspace Security Association revealed in a report on Monday that the country's National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team (CNCERT) had detected and handled a cyberattack launched by US intelligence agencies against a major Chinese commercial encryption provider. Experts described the incident as the latest example of US cyber operations targeting China's critical infrastructure.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun's Regular Press Conference on April 28, 2025 PRC MofA 28 Apr 2025
- No calls between Chinese, US presidents recently: Chinese FM spokesperson Global Times 28 Apr 2025 -- When asked to comment on US President Donald Trump's statement during a TIME interview on April 22 that President Xi Jinping "has called," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Monday that "As far as I know, there have not been any calls between the two presidents recently."
- The US should stop threatening, blackmailing China, Chinese FM on Bessent's claim that 'there is a path' with China over tariff talks Global Times 28 Apr 2025 -- When asked to comment on US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's remarks in a television interview on Sunday suggesting that China might be denying ongoing talks between the US and China on tariffs because China is "playing to a different audience" but that there's a path forward, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun told a regular press conference on Monday that China's position on the tariff war is abundantly clear.
- China supports carrying out an impartial investigation: Chinese FM on whether China will participate in probe of terrorist attack in Kashmir Global Times 28 Apr 2025 -- When asked if China plans to participate in the investigation of the terrorist attack in the Kashmir region, after Pakistani Defence Minister Khawaja Asif expressed his desire for Russia and China to join the investigation in a recent interview, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Monday that China welcomes all initiatives that are conducive to the de-escalation of the current situation and supports carrying out an impartial investigation as soon as possible.
- China, India to resume pilgrimage for Indian pilgrims to Xizang's sacred mountains and lakes: Chinese Foreign Ministry Global Times 28 Apr 2025 -- Asked to comment on the announcement by the Indian Ministry of External Affairs on organizing pilgrimages to Mount Gang Renpoche and Lake Mapam Yun Tso in Xizang Autonomous Region of China from June to August this year, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Monday that Indian pilgrimage to Mount Gang Renpoche and Lake Mapam Yun Tso in Xizang Autonomous Region of China is an important part of the cultural and people-to-people exchange between the two countries.
- Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks at the meeting with Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China Wang Yi on the sidelines of the BRICS Council, Rio de Janeiro, April 28, 2025 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 28 Apr 2025
- China, Russia hold counter-terrorism and security consultation at vice-foreign ministerial level Global Times 28 Apr 2025 -- China's Assistant Foreign Minister Hong Lei and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Vershinin Sergey Vasilievich held a China-Russia counter-terrorism and security consultation at vice-foreign ministerial level in Moscow at the invitation of the latter, on April 26. Both sides agreed that under the strategic guidance of the leaders of the two countries, China and Russia's strategic cooperation and practical collaboration in the field of counter-terrorism security have continued to deepen, effectively safeguarding the security interests of both sides and contributing to international and regional security stability, according to China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday.
- Chinese FM urges all relevant parties to act prudently, in responding to report about CK Hutchison's planned port sales Global Times 28 Apr 2025 -- Asked to comment on a report by the Wall Street Journal claiming that the Chinese government has told CK Hutchison that the sale of global ports outside the Panama ports was unlikely to be an issue, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Monday that "we have taken notice of the relevant reports and of the fact that the State Administration for Market Regulation has expressed serious concerns about the transaction in question and will conduct a review in accordance with the law."
- China launches new data relay satellite Global Times 28 Apr 2025 -- China successfully sent a new data relay satellite into orbit from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Sunday.
- China's Shenzhou-19 astronauts complete handover, returning to Earth on Tuesday People's Daily 28 Apr 2025 -- The crew of China's Shenzhou-19 spacecraft held a handover ceremony with the Shenzhou-20 crew and transferred the keys of the country's space station to the latter on Sunday.
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