14 July 2025 - China Special Weapons News

ASEAN speeds up South China Sea Code talks Philippine News Agency 14 Jul 2025 -- The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is fast-tracking discussions to conclude the highly anticipated Code of Conduct in the South China Sea by 2026, Foreign Affairs Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro said on Monday.
Pag-asa reef damaged by grounded Chinese ship - WPS task force Philippine News Agency 14 Jul 2025 -- Coral reefs in Pag-asa Reef 1 have sustained environmental damage due to the grounding of a Chinese ship there last month, the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS) said Monday.

PH gets 'access' to 3 Filipinos held in China for suspected espionage Philippine News Agency 14 Jul 2025 -- The Philippines has been granted access to visit the three Filipino nationals earlier arrested in China for suspected espionage, Foreign Affairs Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro said Monday.

Rubio says Wang did not warn against 'welcoming' Lai CNA 14 Jul 2025 -- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (王毅) did not warn him against "welcoming" American stopovers by President Lai Ching-te (賴清德), during direct talks on the sidelines of the 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Malaysia Friday.
No such thing as 'median line of Taiwan Straits,' Defense Ministry says in response to DPP's hype over W121 air route Global Times 14 Jul 2025 -- In response to a question regarding DPP authorities' claims that the Civil Aviation Administration of China's announcement to activate the M503 air route's W121 connector compresses Taiwan island's air defense depth and warning time, thereby attempting to completely erase the "median line of the Taiwan Straits" and posing a "military threat" to Taiwan, Jiang Bin, a spokesperson for China's Ministry of Defense, stated on Monday that Taiwan is a part of China and there is no such thing as a "median line of the Taiwan Straits."
PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 14 Jul 2025

China firmly supports establishment of Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone: Defense Spokesperson PRC MND 14 Jul 2025 -- The Chinese side is fully committed to the establishment of a nuclear weapon-free zone in Southeast Asia, and has made clear China's willingness to take the lead in signing the protocol, said a Chinese defense spokesperson on Monday.
China-Serbia Peace Guardian 2025 Joint Training to be held this month PRC MND 14 Jul 2025 -- Army special operations troops of China and Serbia will carry out Peace Guardian 2025 joint training in North China's Hebei Province in the second half of July, said Senior Colonel Jiang Bin, spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense, at a press briefing on Monday.

Regular Press Briefing of the Ministry of National Defense on July 14, 2025 PRC MND 14 Jul 2025
Chinese MND spokesperson urges Japan to exercise caution in military and security fields over Japan's reported plan to export used destroyers to Philippines Global Times 14 Jul 2025 -- In response to Japan's plan to export six used navy destroyers to the Philippines, which is allegedly for "deterrence against China's maritime expansion," Jiang Bin, a Chinese Defense Ministry spokesperson, said on Monday that China has always maintained that defense and security cooperation between relevant countries should not target or harm the interests of third parties.
Japan urged to exercise prudence in military, security fields PRC MND 14 Jul 2025 -- China on Monday urged Japan to draw lessons from history, in a bid to exercise prudence in security issues as this year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian's Regular Press Conference on July 14, 2025 PRC MofA 14 Jul 2025

Ranking Member Shaheen and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Democratic Members Publish Major New Report on the Consequences of the Trump Administration's Global Retreat and China's Strategic Gains US Senate Foreign Relations Committee 14 Jul 2025 -- Today, Ranking Member Jeanne Shaheen and Democratic members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee released a comprehensive report detailing how the Trump Administration's first six months have significantly undermined the United States' ability to compete with the People's Republic of China (PRC).

SCO foreign ministers' council meeting aims to make political preparations for the Tianjin Summit: Chinese FM spokesperson Global Times 14 Jul 2025 -- Commenting on the Meeting of the Council of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Member States to be held in Tianjin on Tuesday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Monday that the meeting aims to make political preparations for the Tianjin Summit.

It is right choice for China, India to be partners contributing to each other's success, realize 'dragon-elephant tango', Chinese VP tells Indian FM Global Times 14 Jul 2025 -- Chinese Vice President Han Zheng said on Monday that China and India are both major developing countries and important members of the Global South and it is the right choice for both sides to be partners contributing to each other's success and realize the "dragon-elephant tango," when meeting with Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in Beijing.
EAM's visit to China and meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister India MEA 14 Jul 2025 -- External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar held a bilateral meeting with his Chinese counterpart, CPC Politbureau Member and Foreign Minister H.E. Mr. Wang Yi on 14 July 2025 in Beijing during his ongoing visit to China.

Wang Yi Holds Talks with UK Prime Minister's National Security Adviser Jonathan Powell PRC MofA 14 Jul 2025 -- On July 14, 2025, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs Wang Yi held talks with UK Prime Minister's National Security Adviser Jonathan Powell in Beijing.

Wang Yi Holds Talks with Malta's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism Ian Borg PRC MofA 14 Jul 2025 -- On July 14, 2025, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with Malta's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism Ian Borg in Beijing.

China's rare-earth exports jump 60% year-on-year in June Global Times 14 Jul 2025 -- China's rare-earth exports expanded significantly in June, maintaining a growth momentum from the previous month and compared with the same period last year, according to data released by the General Administration of Customs (GAC) on Monday.

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