Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
27 August 2025 - China Special Weapons News
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- Expert slams Manila's tactic of hyping public sentiment and sea provocation simultaneously Global Times 27 Aug 2025 -- A Chinese expert on Tuesday slammed tactics by Manila in its attempt to keep provocations in the sea, meanwhile stirring up public sentiment at home, following a ranking Philippine Navy official, citing a poll suggesting Filipinos distrust China, boasted of the resolve to protect the Philippines' rights.
- 'Mainland's policy remains consistent and clear': Taiwan Affairs Office responds to cross-Straits tensions and 'seizing Taiwan 2027' hype Global Times 27 Aug 2025 -- "We are willing to create ample space for peaceful reunification and will strive with utmost sincerity and effort to achieve this prospect. However, we will never renounce the use of force and reserve the option to take all necessary measures," said State Council Taiwan Affairs Office spokesperson Zhu Fenglian on Wednesday, in response to media inquiries over the cross-Straits tensions, which has raised about whether miscalculations or accidental escalations could lead to conflict.
- China firmly opposes to any form of military contact between US and China's Taiwan region: spokesperson on Taiwan affairs Global Times 27 Aug 2025 -- In response to media reports that more than 500 Taiwan military personnel participated in this year's US Northern Strike drills, which for the first time shifted simulated combat scenarios from Europe to the "Indo-Pacific" region, Zhu Fenglian, a spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, said on Wednesday that we firmly oppose any form of military contact between the US and China's Taiwan region.
- Mainland spokesperson warns 'pursuing secession by forces' will lead to self-destruction as DPP to raise 'defense spending' Global Times 27 Aug 2025 -- A State Council Taiwan Affairs Office spokesperson on Wednesday slams the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities' latest move of increasing the spending of so-called "defense budget" in next year, saying the move drags Taiwan residents onto the secessionists war chariot, which poses the greatest threat to the safety and interests of Taiwan's residents, and "pursuing secession by forces" will inevitably lead to self-destruction.
- Taiwan Affairs Office warns Lai Ching-te that any attempt to distort WWII history doomed to fail Global Times 27 Aug 2025 -- As August 15 marks Japan's unconditional surrender in World War II (WWII), Lai Ching-te, regional leader of the island of Taiwan, posted on social media, deliberately referring to this important historical moment as the "end of WWII," while intentionally avoiding direct references to "Japanese aggression" and the "victory of the Chinese people's resistance against Japanese aggression."
- Mainland accuses DPP authorities of "selling out" Taiwan's interests to U.S. People's Daily 27 Aug 2025 -- A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Wednesday condemned the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities in Taiwan for kowtowing to the United States and selling out the island's interests, calling them shameless and absurd.
- Mainland resolutely opposes military contacts between U.S., Taiwan: spokesperson People's Daily 27 Aug 2025 -- A Chinese mainland spokesperson said on Wednesday that the mainland resolutely opposes any form of military contacts between the United States and China's Taiwan region.
- Ministry of National Defense Issues Press Release Regarding "PLA's Joint Combat Readiness Patrol" ROC MND 27 Aug 2025
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 27 Aug 2025
- DPP's bottomless acts shameless and absurd: mainland spokesperson on US tariffs hitting Taiwan's traditional manufacturing Global Times 27 Aug 2025 -- Asked to comment on reports from Taiwan media that recent US tariff hikes on Taiwan products have severely hit the island's traditional industries, with official figures showing that by August 15 the number of people forced to take unpaid leave had risen by more than 650 from the end of July to nearly 4,000—91 percent of them in manufacturing sector, Zhu Fenglian, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said on Wednesday that the US' "20 percent plus N" compound tariff has turned the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authority's claim of the so-called "best ever" Taiwan-US ties into a laughing stock. Zhu said the DPP's servile acts of "selling out Taiwan to the US" are both shameless and absurd.
- Mainland slams DPP for selling out Taiwan's interests amid concerns over US seeking stakes in TSMC Global Times 27 Aug 2025 -- Taiwan media quoted Reuters as saying that the US government may seek stakes in TSMC. Economic officials in Taiwan island said there has been no specific countermeasures regarding the US move, sparking widespread concerns across the industry in the island that the US actions could undermine the island's industrial foundation. Answering a question concerning this, Zhu Fenglian, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said on Wednesday that the island business community's concerns reflect so many lessons from the past.
- Damaged Chinese ship now under repair, satellite images show Radio Free Asia 27 Aug 2025 -- The Chinese coast guard ship that was damaged in a collision with another Chinese vessel in the South China Sea earlier this month is now being repaired at Hainan Island, according to satellite images published by Reuters.
- China, Russia conduct 1st joint submarine patrol in Asia-Pacific: Russian media Global Times 27 Aug 2025 -- Diesel-electric submarines of the Chinese and Russian navies have conducted a joint patrol in the Asia-Pacific region for the first time earlier this month, Russian media reported on Wednesday, citing a statement by Russia's Pacific Fleet. A Chinese expert said that the joint patrol displayed the two navies' underwater interoperability.
- NSA and Others Provide Guidance to Counter China State-Sponsored Actors Targeting Critical Infrastructure Organizations NSA / Central Security Service 27 Aug 2025 -- The National Security Agency (NSA) and other U.S. and foreign organizations are releasing a joint Cybersecurity Advisory to expose advanced persistent threat (APT) actors sponsored by the Chinese government targeting telecommunications, government, transportation, lodging, and military infrastructure networks globally and outline appropriate mitigation guidance.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun's Regular Press Conference on August 27, 2025 PRC MofA 27 Aug 2025
- Press release on Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko's telephone conversation with Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs of the CPC Liu Bin Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 27 Aug 2025
- China's top legislator, VP meet special envoy of ROK president Global Times 27 Aug 2025 -- China's top legislator, chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, Zhao Leji on Tuesday met with Park Byeong-seug, special envoy of President of the Republic of Korea (ROK) Lee Jae-myung, the Xinhua News Agency reported.
- Truth of the Nord Stream pipeline explosions must not be covered up: Chinese envoy to UN Global Times 27 Aug 2025 -- The truth about the Nord Stream pipeline explosions must not be covered up. The investigation should not be politicized, such incidents must not be allowed to happen again, Geng Shuang, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, said at a meeting of the UN Security Council on Tuesday.
- Xi meets Russian State Duma chairman Global Times 27 Aug 2025 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Vyacheslav Volodin, chairman of the Russian parliament's lower house, the State Duma, in Beijing on Tuesday, the Xinhua News Agency reported.
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