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30 April 2025 - China Special Weapons News
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- China's National Health Commission answers questions on white paper from press Global Times 30 Apr 2025 -- China's State Council Information Office on Wednesday released a white paper titled "Covid-19 Prevention, Control and Origins Tracing: China's Actions and Stance."
- China releases white paper on Covid-19 prevention, control and origins tracing People's Daily 30 Apr 2025 -- China's State Council Information Office on Wednesday issued a white paper titled "Covid-19 Prevention, Control and Origins Tracing: China's Actions and Stance."
- China Coast Guard conducts law enforcement patrols around Huangyan Dao PRC MND 30 Apr 2025 -- On April 30, the China Coast Guard (CCG) conducted law enforcement patrols in the territorial waters of China's Huangyan Dao (Island) and its surrounding areas.
- PLA conducts routine patrols in South China Sea PRC MND 30 Apr 2025 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Southern Theater Command conducted routine patrols in the South China Sea on Tuesday, a spokesperson said.
- PH flag raised on Sandy Cay to assert sovereign rights - Palace Philippine News Agency 30 Apr 2025 -- The Philippines raised the country's flag on Sandy Cay to assert its sovereign rights over the area, Malacañang said on Wednesday.
- PLA Southern Theater Command conducts routine patrols in the South China Sea Global Times 30 Apr 2025 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Southern Theater Command conducted routine patrols in the South China Sea, Senior Colonel Tian Junli, spokesperson for Chinese PLA Southern Theater Command said on Tuesday.
- Senator calls for probe on China's alleged seizure of Sandy Cay Philippine News Agency 30 Apr 2025 -- Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino on Wednesday called for an inquiry into the alleged illegal occupation by Chinese coast guard personnel into Sandy Cay, a sandbar within the Philippines' exclusive economic zone and just off Pag-asa Island in the West Philippine Sea.
- Lai Ching-te's falling ratings reflect provocation will ultimately be rejected by Taiwan public: mainland spokesperson Global Times 30 Apr 2025 -- Taiwan regional leader Lai Ching-te's pursuit of "independence" and provocative actions counter to the interests and well-being of the people in Taiwan and will ultimately be rejected by the public, Zhu Fenglian, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said at a press conference on Wednesday, warning that his "pro-independence provocations" are the root cause of cross-Straits tensions and instability.
- Compliance with US demands will turn Taiwan from 'pawn' to 'discarded piece': spokesperson on poll showing Taiwan trust in US tumbles Global Times 30 Apr 2025 -- If [the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities] allow the US to take whatever it wants, once Taiwan's value is exhausted, the inevitable outcome will be a shift from "pawn" to "discarded piece," Zhu Fenglian, a spokesperson for State Council Taiwan Affairs Office said on Wednesday.
- Using cross-Straits decoupling as 'pledge of loyalty' will only leave Taiwan more vulnerable to US exploitation: spokesperson Global Times 30 Apr 2025 -- The DPP authorities using the promotion of "decoupling and breaking chains" across the Taiwan Straits as a bargaining chip in negotiations with the US and a "pledge of loyalty" will only make Taiwan region more vulnerable to US exploitation, said Zhu Fenglian, a spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council.
- PH, China in constant communication; talks on Taiwan continuous - DFA Philippine News Agency 30 Apr 2025 -- The Philippines and China maintain an open line of contact and are in "constant" communication over various issues, including Taiwan, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Wednesday.
- The Ministry of National Defense released a press statement explaining "The P.R.C. carries out joint combat readiness alert patrols." ROC MND 30 Apr 2025
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 30 Apr 2025
- NBI files spying raps vs. Chinese nabbed near Comelec office Philippine News Agency 30 Apr 2025 -- The National Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday filed criminal charges against a Chinese national arrested for possession of electronic eavesdropping equipment near the Commission on Elections (Comelec) building in Intramuros, Manila on Tuesday.
- Tolentino: Chinese meddling in PH polls part of long-running plot Philippine News Agency 30 Apr 2025 -- Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino on Wednesday claimed that China's interference in the upcoming Philippine midterm elections is part of a sustained effort to push its agenda through proxy candidates.
- Arrest of Chinese spy 'alarming,' an issue of nat'l security - Palace Philippine News Agency 30 Apr 2025 -- Malacañang on Wednesday expressed alarm over the arrest of a Chinese national allegedly carrying surveillance equipment near the Commission on Elections' (Comelec) main office in Manila.
- Justice Department Declines Prosecution of Company That Self-Disclosed Export Control Offenses Committed by Employee US Dept. of Justice 30 Apr 2025 -- The Justice Department today announced that it has declined the prosecution of Universities Space Research Association (USRA) after it self-disclosed to the Department's National Security Division (NSD) criminal violations of U.S. export control laws committed by its former employee, Jonathan Soong. Soong pleaded guilty to willfully violating the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by exporting U.S. Army-developed aviation software to a university in the People's Republic of China (PRC) that had been placed on the Commerce Department's Entity List and was sentenced to 20 months in prison.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun's Regular Press Conference on April 30, 2025 PRC MofA 30 Apr 2025
- China, US have not held tariff talks in past 24 hours, FM responds to question on whether negotiations took place Global Times 30 Apr 2025 -- In response to a media question on whether China and the US had held any negotiations or contact regarding tariffs in the past 24 hours, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said at a regular press conference on Wednesday that as far as he knows, the two sides had not engaged in any consultations or negotiations on the tariff issue.
- China's position on China-US ties and trade issues consistent: FM on new US ambassador's confirmation Global Times 30 Apr 2025 -- In response to a question about the US Senate's confirmation of David Perdue as the new US Ambassador to China, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said at a regular press briefing on Wednesday that China's position on China-US relations and economic and trade issues remains consistent and clear.
- Russia, China, India Vying For Influence In Afghanistan As Taliban Seeks Legitimacy RFE/RL 30 Apr 2025 -- Afghanistan's Taliban rulers were shunned by foreign governments after seizing power in 2021, but recently the hard-line militants have notched up some big wins in their diplomatic efforts to forge international ties.
- Shenzhou-19 return capsule touches down, marking the complete success of space mission Global Times 30 Apr 2025 -- The return capsule of the Shenzhou-19 crewed spacecraft, carrying taikonauts Cai Xuzhe, Song Lingdong, and Wang Haoze, touched down at the Dongfeng landing site in North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on 13:08 pm on Wednesday, marking the complete success of the mission.
- Chinese astronauts back from six-month mission with record-setting space tasks People's Daily 01 May 2025 -- The return capsule of the Shenzhou-19 spacecraft landed smoothly Wednesday in the Dongfeng landing site in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, with the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) declaring the mission a success.
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