Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
25 August 2025 - China Special Weapons News
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- Chinese report challenges legality of US 'freedom of navigation' operations Global Times 25 Aug 2025 -- On Monday, the China Institute for Marine Affairs under China's Ministry of Natural Resources released a legal assessment report on US' "freedom of navigation," which concludes that US' so-called "freedom of navigation" lacks a basis in international law, reflects the US' habitual practice of using military force to pressure other nations, and distorts the interpretation of international law.
- Nansha Qundao are China's inherent territory, FM responds to think tank report claiming Vietnam expands island-building activities Global Times 25 Aug 2025 -- In response to an inquiry regarding a US think tank report which claimed Friday that Vietnam has significantly expanded its island-building activities in waters of the South China Sea's Nansha Qundao with the scale of construction potentially matching or even surpassing China's, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Monday that the Nansha Qundao are China's inherent territory.
- Teodoro: PH stance firm despite increased Chinese presence in WPS Philippine News Agency 25 Aug 2025 -- The Philippines will not alter its position on the West Philippine Sea (WPS) despite reports of increased Chinese presence in the area, Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said Monday, stressing that any shift would be "to the great detriment of our national interest."
- Taiwan's Coast Guard shadows trespassing Chinese ships off Kinmen CNA 25 Aug 2025 -- The Coast Guard Administration (CGA) on Monday twice ushered four trespassing China Coast Guard vessels out of Taiwan-controlled waters off the offshore Kinmen County.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 25 Aug 2025
- China's new military aircraft to make parade debut at upcoming V-day parade: official media Global Times 25 Aug 2025 -- The air echelons of China's upcoming V-Day military parade, scheduled for September 3, will feature the Chinese military's main air power for joint operations, with a strong lineup of aircraft from the Army, Navy, and Air Force flying over Tian'anmen Square in Beijing at low altitude, the Xinhua News Agency reported on Monday.
- 47th Chinese naval escort taskforce makes technical stop in Seychelles PRC MND 25 Aug 2025 -- From August 19 to 23, the guided-missile frigate Honghe (Hull 523) attached to the 47th Chinese naval escort taskforce made a technical stop at Port Victoria in Seychelles for a five-day replenishment and rest.
- PLA Hong Kong Garrison completes its 28th routine troops rotation PRC MND 25 Aug 2025 -- In line with the Law of the People1s Republic of China (PRC) on Garrisoning the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) and the orders from China's Central Military Commission (CMC), the Chinese People1s Liberation Army (PLA) Hong Kong Garrison successfully completed its 28th troops rotation on the evening of August 22, 2025.
- Trump Seeks to Bring China Into US-Russia Talks on Limiting Nuclear Weapons Sputnik 25 Aug 2025 -- Donald Trump reportedly wants Beijing to take part in arms reduction talks.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun's Regular Press Conference on August 25, 2025 PRC MofA 25 Aug 2025
- Chinese FM slams US Navy Admiral for false remarks on China, urging US to stop sowing discord between China, LatAm Global Times 25 Aug 2025 -- Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun on Monday slams the deep-rooted Cold War and confrontational mindset of some personnel in the US, urging the US side to stop sowing discord between China and Latin America and creating trouble out of nothing.
- Chinese FM meets special envoy of ROK president Global Times 25 Aug 2025 -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Sunday met with Park Byeong-seug, special envoy of President of the Republic of Korea (ROK) Lee Jae-myung in Beijing.
- China rejects media report on peacekeeping role in Ukraine: FM Global Times 25 Aug 2025 -- When asked to comment on reports by Germany-based Die Welt which said that diplomatic representatives from EU countries claimed that China expressed its willingness to participate in a potential international peacekeeping force in Ukraine, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Monday that the report is not true. China's position on the Ukraine crisis is consistent and clear.
- Chinese scientists achieve breakthrough in low-Earth orbit satellites Global Times 25 Aug 2025 -- China's Pengcheng Laboratory and the Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen) have achieved a breakthrough in digital beam-forming for low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites, with field tests showing significant signal-to-noise ratio gains. The milestone paves the way for extending the country's computing power network into space and advancing 6G integrated space-terrestrial connectivity, the Securities Times reported.
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