Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
29 July 2025 - China Special Weapons News
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- 23 Chinese ships spotted in WPS July 21-27 - PH Navy Philippine News Agency 29 Jul 2025 -- Almost two dozen Chinese naval and coast guard ships were spotted and monitored in four key features of the West Philippine Sea (WPS) from July 21 to 27, a ranking Philippine Navy (PN) official said Tuesday.
- Philippines urged to stop colluding with external forces to hype up tensions on maritime issues, FM spokesperson responds to Manila's recent defense cooperation with US, Japan Global Times 29 Jul 2025 -- In response to an inquiry over reports that during Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s visit to the US, the two sides announced new military cooperation, and Marcos Jr claiming AFP modernization is response to change in South China Sea situation, plus Japan reportedly plans to sell six destroyers to the Philippines, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said that China consistently opposes using the South China Sea issue as a pretext to strengthen military alliances or conduct targeted military deployments and actions. Such moves, Guo stated, will not resolve disputes nor intimidate China, and they run counter to the shared aspirations of Asia-Pacific countries for peace, development, and stability.
- PLA Southern Theater Command conducts combat readiness patrols around Huangyan Dao; advanced warships, warplanes featured in mission Global Times 29 Jul 2025 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Southern Theater Command on Tuesday organized naval and air forces to conduct combat readiness patrols in waters and airspace around territorial waters of China's Huangyan Dao, the PLA Southern Theater Command said on Tuesday.
- China firmly opposes any form of official exchanges between US and Taiwan region: FM responds to Trump administration's reported block of Lai's stopover Global Times 29 Jul 2025 -- China firmly opposes any form of official interaction between the US and the Taiwan region and firmly opposes any trip by leader of the Taiwan region to the US in any name or under whatever pretext, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 29 Jul 2025
- Failed recall vote bid a big blow for Lai, Taiwan's DPP People's Daily 29 Jul 2025 -- The Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) failure in their Taiwan recall vote endeavors on Saturday is widely seen as a sweeping victory for the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) party and a direct expression of public dissatisfaction with DPP authorities led by Lai Ching-te.
- China's YH-1000 unmanned aircraft successfully tests flight over complex mountain terrain, paving way for commercial use Global Times 29 Jul 2025 -- YH-1000 unmanned transport aircraft, developed by the China Academy of Aerospace Aerodynamics (CAAA), successfully delivered cargo weighing approximately 400 kilograms and landed smoothly at the Chongqing Liangping Airport in Southwest China's Chongqing on Monday morning. The
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun's Regular Press Conference on July 29, 2025 PRC MofA 29 Jul 2025
- Japan's first space defense guidelines hyping Chinese, Russian 'killer satellites' distort facts, find excuse for Tokyo's space weaponization: expert Global Times 29 Jul 2025 -- Japan's Defense Ministry on Monday released its first guidelines allegedly aimed at enhancing its defense in outer space, using so-called "killer satellites" developed by China and Russia as excuses, according to media reports on Tuesday. A Chinese expert said that Japan's rhetoric distorted the facts about China's peaceful space activities and unjustly smeared China on the topic of space development.
- No obstacles to expanding relations with China; strategic ties could further develop: Iran's VP Press TV 29 Jul 2025 -- Iranian Vice President Mohammad-Reza Aref has underscored shared Iran-China interests in further expanding their relations, saying that the strategic ties between the two nations could be further developed.
- Three terrorists who masterminded attack on Chinese engineers in Karachi in Nov killed in Pakistan counterterrorism operation: media Global Times 29 Jul 2025 -- Three terrorists, including the mastermind behind the November 2024 attack on Chinese engineers, were killed during a counterterrorism operation in Karachi city in Pakistan, said Pakistan officials as reported by the Dawn.
- China supports Panama Canal sovereignty; stands ready to work with Panama to keep it open and unimpeded: Ambassador Global Times 29 Jul 2025 -- The Chinese Embassy in Panama on Tuesday published a press release on Ambassador Xu Xueyuan's recent meeting with Ricaurte Vásquez Morales, administrator of the Panama Canal Authority, and Ilya Espino de Marotta, deputy administrator of the Panama Canal. Since Panama resumed sovereign control over the Canal, it has managed it effectively and successfully completed its expansion, making a significant contribution to global shipping and trade, Xu said.
- China appreciates and welcomes ceasefire reached between Cambodia and Thailand: FM Global Times 29 Jul 2025 -- When asked to comment on Thailand's military accusing Cambodia of violating the ceasefire agreement reached the previous day, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Tuesday that in recent days, the international community — especially ASEAN's rotating chair Malaysia — has actively mediated and encouraged dialogue, jointly facilitating the Monday meeting between Cambodian and Thai leaders. The ceasefire reached by Cambodia and Thailand marks an important step toward de-escalation, and China appreciates and welcomes this progress, Guo noted.
- Thailand Alerts US and China Over Cambodian Truce Breaches Sputnik 29 Jul 2025 -- Cambodia is violating the ceasefire on a large scale, Thailand has reported this to the witnesses of the agreements — Malaysia, the United States and China, Thai Acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said on Tuesday.
- Production of Fuman Oilfield in northwestern China surpasses 10,000 tons daily thanks to new technology Global Times 29 Jul 2025 -- Fuman Oilfield in the heart of the Taklimakan Desert, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, has witnessed daily production of oil and gas reaching 10,000 tons, marking a new phase of oilfield output for wells deeper than 8,000 meters, China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) announced on Tuesday.
- China launches commercial carrier rocket Global Times 29 Jul 2025 -- China successfully launched the SQX-1 Y10 commercial carrier rocket into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Tuesday.
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