17 August 2025 - China Special Weapons News |
- Exclusive video evidence exposes repeated Philippine attempts to stage incidents near China's Huangyan Dao Global Times 17 Aug 2025 -- The provocative intrusion of Philippine Coast Guard and government vessels into waters near China's Huangyan Dao on August 11 was not an isolated incident but part of Manila's repeated provocations in the South China Sea. The Global Times on Sunday obtained exclusive photos and videos, which serve as evidence exposing two earlier instances of dangerous and unprofessional maneuvers by Philippine ships, revealing Manila as a habitual offender that deliberately stages incidents and undermines peace and stability in the region.
- Taiwan calls exclusion from Pacific Islands Forum 'regrettable' CNA 17 Aug 2025 -- Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) expressed disappointment Sunday over the Pacific islands' final decision Thursday to exclude Taiwan and all donor countries from the region's top political meeting this year.
- Satellite launched by China flies over Taiwan's ADIZ: Defense ministry CNA 17 Aug 2025 -- Taiwan's armed forces were monitoring a satellite launched by China on Sunday afternoon, which posed no threat, although it passed through the southwestern section of Taiwan's Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ), the Ministry of National Defense said.
- Ministry of National Defense Issues Press Release Regarding "PLA's Satellite Launch Mission from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan" ROC MND 17 Aug 2025
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 17 Aug 2025
- Second batch-produced AG600 Kunlong amphibious aircraft wraps up production test flights Global Times 17 Aug 2025 -- The second batch-produced AG600 Kunlong amphibious aircraft concluded its production test flight in Zhuhai, South China's Guangdong Province on Sunday, marking a key step toward customer delivery and operational deployment, the aircraft developer Aviation Industry Corp of China (AVIC) announced via its official WeChat account.
- China successfully launches new test satellite Global Times 17 Aug 2025 -- China on Sunday sent a new test satellite into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the southwestern province of Sichuan.
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