27 June 2025 - China Special Weapons News

Ex-President Ma advocates 'peaceful, democratic unification' in China CNA 27 Jun 2025 -- Former President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) on Thursday said he advocates for "peaceful and democratic unification" and stressed the need to "respect the will of the Taiwanese people" during his visit to China, at an event also attended by Beijing's top official in charge of Taiwan affairs.
U.S. military warns of China's missile threat to Taiwan CNA 27 Jun 2025 -- United States military officials on Thursday warned of China's expanding missile capabilities and its development of a "kill web" and indicated that Taiwan and the region were well within the missiles' ranges.
China urges Czech Republic not to be provoked or manipulated by 'Taiwan independence' forces Global Times 27 Jun 2025 -- When asked to comment on media reports that Taiwan island's deputy regional leader Hsiao Bi-khim was followed by Chinese diplomatic staff during her visit to Prague in March last year and that there were attempts to attack her, the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun stated that the Czech Republic allowing "Taiwan independence" hardliners like Hsiao to visit is a serious violation of the one-China principle and the Czech Republic's political commitments to China.
PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 27 Jun 2025

Miao Hua removed from post of member of Central Military Commission Global Times 27 Jun 2025 -- The 16th session of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress, which concluded on Friday, voted to remove Miao Hua from his position as a member of the Central Military Commission (CMC), according to the Xinhua News Agency on Friday.

Chinese defense minister meets with guests attending SCO defense ministers' meeting PRC MND 27 Jun 2025 -- Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun on Thursday held individual meetings in east China's Qingdao city with the secretary-general of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and his counterparts from Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and India, all of whom attended the SCO Defense Ministers' Meeting.
China pursues a nuclear strategy of self-defense: Defense Spokesperson PRC MND 27 Jun 2025 -- "China will stay committed to safeguarding its legitimate security interests and upholding world peace and stability," said Senior Colonel Zhang Xiaogang, spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense, at a regular press conference on Thursday.
Defense spokesperson opposes NATO using China as excuse to expand eastward People's Daily 27 Jun 2025 -- A Chinese defense spokesperson on Thursday expressed firm opposition to NATO using China as an excuse to "expand eastward into the Asia-Pacific."
Raksha Mantri meets his Chinese counterpart on the sidelines of SCO Defence Ministers' meeting in Qingdao India PIB 27 Jun 2025 -- Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh held a bilateral meeting with his Chinese counterpart Admiral Dong Jun on the sidelines of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers' meeting in Qingdao, China on June 26, 2025

China's Ministry of State Security warns of espionage risks in office printers Global Times 27 Jun 2025 -- China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) on Friday released an article reminding the public that printers, as frequently used devices in modern offices, pose significant security risks that must not be overlooked. It has been discovered that some foreign intelligence agencies specifically purchased second-hand printers to extract residual classified documents, forming a hardware-based data theft supply chain.

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun's Regular Press Conference on June 27, 2025 PRC MofA 27 Jun 2025

Xi meets Ecuadorian president PRC MND 27 Jun 2025 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa in Beijing on Friday.

China Voices Concern After Journalist Injured in Ukrainian Drone Strike Sputnik 27 Jun 2025 -- Beijing is deeply concerned that a Chinese journalist was injured in a Ukrainian drone attack in the Kursk Region while preparing a report, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said on Friday.
Chinese Foreign Ministry expresses concern over Chinese journalist being injured in a Ukrainian drone attack in Russian region Global Times 27 Jun 2025 -- In response to a question about a Chinese journalist being injured in a Ukrainian drone attack targeting local facilities while reporting in Russia's Kursk region, the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun on Friday expressed deep concern over the journalist's injury, and reiterated that China calls on all parties to commit to a political resolution of the Ukraine crisis and work together to de-escalate the situation.

Hong Kong pro-democracy party to disband under pressure from Beijing Radio Free Asia 27 Jun 2025 -- The League of Social Democrats, a pro-democracy party with a 19-year history, has announced it will hold a press conference Sunday to announce its disbandment, signaling the disappearance of pro-democracy parties from Hong Kong's political landscape.
HKSAR strongly condemns remarks by US diplomat smearing national security law for Hong Kong Global Times 27 Jun 2025 -- The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government strongly condemned on late Thursday night the latest remarks made by US Consul General to Hong Kong Gregory May that totally disregarded the spirit of the rule of law and deliberately misled the public and smeared the National Security Law (NSL) for Hong Kong and the work of the HKSAR safeguarding national security including the case of Jimmy Lai.

Shenzhou-20 astronauts complete second series of extravehicular activities Global Times 27 Jun 2025 -- The Shenzhou-20 crew on board China's orbiting space station completed their mission's second series of extravehicular activities on Thursday, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).

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