Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
18 June 2025 - China Special Weapons News
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- 'No surprise,' PH Navy says on Chinese presence in joint sea drills Philippine News Agency 18 Jun 2025 -- There is nothing new with China's move to deploy naval assets in response to any Philippine-led maritime cooperative activity (MCA) in the country's territorial waters, a ranking Philippine Navy (PN) official said.
- China cyberattacks may be precursor to Taiwan Strait conflict: Expert CNA 18 Jun 2025 -- A Japanese cybersecurity strategist has voiced concern at a security conference in Rome that China's cyberattacks and its cutting of undersea communications cables in the Taiwan Strait could be omens of possible conflict in the region in the future.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 18 Jun 2025
- Mainland calls for cross-Strait contributions to Chinese modernization People's Daily 18 Jun 2025 -- When meeting with former chairman of the Chinese Kuomintang party Ma Ying-jeou on Tuesday, a mainland official urged the two sides of the Taiwan Strait to take part in, work for and benefit from Chinese modernization.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun's Regular Press Conference on June 18, 2025 PRC MofA 18 Jun 2025
- China opposes G7's manipulation of China-related issues: FM spokesperson Global Times 18 Jun 2025 -- Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Wednesday that "the G7 Summit once again manipulated issues related to China. The G7 made irresponsible remarks on Taiwan, the South China Sea, and the East China Sea, falsely accused China of 'overcapacity' and 'market distortion.'"
- Chinese Embassy strongly rejects G7 statement for interference and smears on China-related matters Global Times 18 Jun 2025 -- The Chinese Embassy in Canada Tuesday local time firmly rejected the G7 summit chair's summary released by Canada, which holds the rotating presidency of the G7. The embassy said the statement ignored objective facts, disregarded China's solemn position, and maliciously manipulated China-related issues, launching groundless accusations and interfering in China's internal affairs.
- Full text of Xi's keynote speech at second China-Central Asia Summit People's Daily 18 Jun 2025 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a keynote speech Tuesday at the second China-Central Asia Summit in Astana, Kazakhstan.
- Xi urges China, Central Asian countries to promote high-quality Belt and Road cooperation People's Daily 18 Jun 2025 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called on China and Central Asian countries to promote high-quality Belt and Road cooperation and forge ahead toward the goal of building a China-Central Asia community with a shared future under the guidance of the China-Central Asia Spirit.
- FM updates on China's evacuation progress: 791 Chinese nationals transferred from Iran to safe areas Global Times 18 Jun 2025 -- When asked about the progress of the Chinese government's organization of the safe evacuation of Chinese nationals in Iran and Israel, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said that as of Wednesday, under the coordination of China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Chinese embassy and consulates in Iran, and with the active assistance and support of relevant neighboring countries, 791 Chinese nationals have been transferred from Iran to safe areas, and more than 1,000 others are being evacuated.
- Chinese FM responds to Trump's call for Iran's 'unconditional surrender' Global Times 18 Jun 2025 -- At a press conference of the Chinese Foreign Ministry on Wednesday, a foreign media reporter asked about the statement made earlier that day by US President Donald Trump on social media, in which he said there was no intention to kill Iran's leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei "for now." Trump also called for Iran to "unconditionally surrender" in his social media post. What is China's comment on this?
- Wang Yi Has a Phone Call with Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Albusaidi PRC MofA 18 Jun 2025
- Wang Yi Has a Phone Call with Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Immigration and Expatriates Badr Abdel Aaty PRC MofA 18 Jun 2025
- Hong Kong grows more opaque on arrests in national security cases Radio Free Asia 18 Jun 2025 -- Hong Kong authorities are declining to provide details of six recent arrests under a national security law, fueling growing concerns about government transparency as it tightens controls on dissent.
- Developers elaborate on innovation of China's new-gen crewed spacecraft Mengzhou Global Times 18 Jun 2025 -- Developers of Mengzhou - China's new-generation manned spacecraft that just successfully underwent an escape flight test at zero altitude on Tuesday - further elaborated Wednesday on the innovation of the spacecraft in comparison with the country's Shenzhou system, which included deploying parachutes and airbags to reduce the landing impact on the return capsule.
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