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28 July 2025 - China Special Weapons News
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- Chinese FM urges Japan to act prudently on Taiwan question, not to harm China's sovereignty, and send wrong signal following island official's Japan visit Global Times 28 Jul 2025 -- When asked to comment on reports that the head of Taiwan's so-called "foreign affairs department" recently visited Japan in a "private capacity" and met with Japanese politicians, including former Minister for Economic Security Sanae Takaichi and director of the LDP Youth Division Nakasone Yasutaka, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun stated on Monday that by allowing Lin Chia-lung to make the so-called "private" trip, Japan provided a platform for "Taiwan independence" forces to engage in anti-China separatist activities, seriously violated the basic norms governing international relations and the principles in the four political documents between China and Japan, and sent out a gravely wrong signal.
- PLA Navy's new Z-20J utility helicopters seen on Type 075 amphibious assault ship in official media coverage Global Times 28 Jul 2025 -- After making its public debut at the Airshow China 2024, the Z-20J helicopter of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy was seen in an official media report on Monday on board a Type 075 amphibious assault ship. A Chinese military affairs expert said that this combination offers formidable capabilities during amphibious landing operations.
- Chinese peacekeeping infantry battalion participates in 2025·B joint drill in South Sudan PRC MND 28 Jul 2025 -- A joint drill on internally displaced persons (IDPs) accommodation, led by the Chinese Peacekeeping Infantry Battalion to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), kicked off recently at the main camp of the UNMISS. The Joint Operations Center (JOC) of the UNMISS, the UN Police, the Nepali riot squad, and the Rwandan riot squad participated in the drill.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun's Regular Press Conference on July 28, 2025 PRC MofA 28 Jul 2025
- Cadence Design Systems Agrees to Plead Guilty and Pay Over $140 Million for Unlawfully Exporting Semiconductor Design Tools to a Restricted PRC Military University US Dept. of Justice 28 Jul 2025 -- The Counterintelligence and Export Control Section (CES) of the Justice Department's National Security Division (NSD), and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California (NDCA) today announced that Cadence Design Systems Inc. (Cadence), a multinational electronic design automation (EDA) technology company headquartered in San Jose, California, has agreed to plead guilty to resolve charges that Cadence committed criminal violations of export controls by selling EDA hardware, software, and semiconductor design intellectual property (IP) technology to the National University of Defense Technology (NUDT).
- Cadence Design Systems to Pay $95 Million Penalty to BIS for Unauthorized Exports to Chinese Entities Tied to Development of Military Supercomputers Bureau of Industry and Security 28 Jul 2025 -- Today, the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) imposed an administrative penalty of $95 million against Cadence Design Systems Inc. (Cadence) for illegal exports of Electronic Design Automation (EDA) hardware and software and semiconductor design technology to parties on the Entity List, an export controls blacklist.
- China, US to hold trade talks in Stockholm Global Times 28 Jul 2025 -- Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng is scheduled to be in Sweden from July 27 to 30 for economic and trade talks with the US. Ahead of the meeting, Chinese state media published commentaries welcoming in-depth dialogue while underscoring Beijing's recognition of the long-term, complex nature of the negotiations.
- FM responds to whether China accepts a suboptimal option of trade deal with US Global Times 28 Jul 2025 -- When asked about some people in the EU thinking that the agreement they recently reached with the US "is not ideal, but it is the best they could achieve," and whether China would be willing to accept a suboptimal agreement on the negotiating table or withdraw from the negotiations, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun stated on Monday that "regarding the trade agreement reached between the EU and the US that you mentioned, what I want to say is that China has always advocated for all parties to resolve economic and trade differences through equal dialogue and consultation, maintain a favorable international economic and trade cooperation environment, and abide by the rules of the World Trade Organization."
- China, US gear up for pivotal trade talks People's Daily 28 Jul 2025 -- As high-ranking negotiation teams from China and the United States gear up for the third round of trade talks, set to begin soon in Sweden, analysts said Beijing will arrive with a clear and consistent message: Equal dialogue and mutually beneficial cooperation is the only path forward.
- Chinese FM says US' unreasonable detention of Chinese scholar will finally damage its own image, reputation Global Times 28 Jul 2025 -- When asked to comment on the recent unreasonable detention of a Chinese scholar conducting research in the US by the US law enforcement department, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said that for some time, the US has been overstretching the concept of national security, frequently harassing, interrogating, and even arresting and prosecuting multiple Chinese students and researchers in the US on unfounded charges.
- China urges US to stop targeting Chinese students, scholars: FM spokesperson Global Times 28 Jul 2025 -- China on Monday called on the United States to stop politically motivated and discriminatory law enforcement against Chinese students and scholars in the United States.
- Chinese FM urges Ukraine to correct mistake, eliminate negative impact after announcement of sanctions targeting entities including those from China Global Times 28 Jul 2025 -- Responding to a question about new round of sanctions announced by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky which targeted 53 individuals and legal entities from China and other countries, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Monday that China consistently opposes unilateral sanctions that lack a basis in international law and are not authorized by the UN Security Council.
- China to continue to maintain close communication with Cambodia and Thailand facilitate dialogue, play constructive role in promoting ceasefire and ending conflict: FM Global Times 28 Jul 2025 -- China is deeply saddened by the casualties caused by the conflict in both countries and extends sincere condolences, hoping that both sides will act in the common interest of their peoples, uphold the spirit of valuing peace and good neighborliness, remain calm and restrained, cease the conflict as soon as possible, resolve differences, and restore peace and stability to the border area at an early date through dialogue and consultation, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Monday in response to the border conflict between Cambodia and Thailand.
- China to continue playing constructive role in promoting ceasefire between Cambodia, Thailand: spokesperson People's Daily 28 Jul 2025 -- A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson on Sunday said China will maintain its fair and impartial position and continue close communication with Cambodia and Thailand, actively facilitate talks for peace and play a constructive role for a ceasefire.
- China to maintain fair, impartial stance, actively promote peace talks, Chinese FM says on Cambodia-Thailand border clashes Global Times 28 Jul 2025 -- When asked about China's position as Cambodia and Thailand have recently expressed positive intentions to cease fire and end the conflict under the mediation of the international community but exchanges of fire are still ongoing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Sunday that Cambodia and Thailand are neighbors that cannot be moved away and are both friendly neighbors of China. Adhering to good-neighborliness and mutual trust, and properly managing differences, serve the fundamental and long-term interests of both sides and contribute to regional peace and stability.
- 'Unilateral practices serve no one's interests': Chinese FM on US tariff threat against Brazil Global Times 28 Jul 2025 -- Asked to comment on the US' threat of 50 percent tariffs against Brazil on August 1, a move seen as "setting example" to others in Latin America and BRICS, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun on Monday stressed that tariff wars have no winners, and unilateral practices serve no one's interests.
- Wang Yi Has a Phone Call with ROK Foreign Minister Cho Hyun PRC MofA 28 Jul 2025 -- On July 28, 2025, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi had a phone call with newly-appointed Foreign Minister of the Republic of Korea (ROK) Cho Hyun at the latter's request.
- China will conduct lawful regulation regarding CK Hutchison port deal: FM Global Times 28 Jul 2025 -- In response to a question from an AFP reporter that Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison Holdings Limited said on Monday it is considering inviting a major strategic Chinese investor to join a US-led consortium to jointly discuss the deal on ports in the Panama Canal, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said that China has noted the announcement.
- Chinese FM slams irresponsible comments of some foreign countries against law enforcement actions of HKSAR on 19 individuals linked to subversive organization Global Times 28 Jul 2025 -- The Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson expressed strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition on Monday against some foreign countries' irresponsible comments on Hong Kong Special Administrative Region's (HKSAR) recently issuing arrest warrants for 19 individuals involved in the organization or participation in the so-called "Hong Kong Parliament" subversive group.
- China launches internet satellite group People's Daily 28 Jul 2025 -- China successfully launched a new group of low Earth orbit satellites from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province on Sunday.
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