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05 November 2025 - China Special Weapons News
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- Participation as a regional economy under one-China principle political prerequisite for Chinese Taipei to take part in APEC: Chinese FM spokesperson Global Times 05 Nov 2025 -- In response to media inquiry about Taiwan regional official's remarks on Wednesday that China had set many "additional conditions" for Chinese Taipei's participation in next year's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said participating as a regional economy under the one-China principle and abiding by the terms and practices set forth in the relevant APEC MoU—this is the political prerequisite for Chinese Taipei's participation in APEC.
- Taiwan to counter China's 'extra condition' to its APEC participation CNA 05 Nov 2025 -- Taiwan will launch "countermeasures" against China after Beijing said Taiwan's participation in next year's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) events should comply with the "one China" principle, Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) said Wednesday.
- Chinese spokesperson urges Japan to handle Taiwan-related issues with utmost caution after Takaichi's actions at APEC Global Times 05 Nov 2025 -- There's only one China in the world and Taiwan is part of it. The relevant actions by the Japanese side seriously violated the one-China principle, the spirit of the four political documents between China and Japan, and basic international diplomacy norms, and sent a profoundly wrong message to the "Taiwan independence" forces. We firmly oppose this, Zhang Han, a spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, said on Wednesday, in response to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's meeting with personnel of the authorities of China's Taiwan region during APEC Leaders' Week, posting related photos on social media, and using incorrect forms of address.
- Newly appointed Taiwan Affairs Office spokesperson Zhang Han makes first public appearance, the second new spokesperson in consecutive weeks Global Times 05 Nov 2025 -- On Wednesday morning, the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council held its regular press conference, which was presided over by the newly appointed spokesperson Zhang Han, marking her first public appearance in the role.
- 'A bird's-eye view of our home': mainland spokesperson on Jilin-1's high-resolution satellite images of Taiwan island Global Times 05 Nov 2025 -- "Taiwan is the motherland's treasure island. As the Chinese mainland's scientific and technological level continues to improve, we can measure our territory more accurately, guard our homeland more firmly, and embrace the future with greater resolve," Zhang Han, a spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, said on Wednesday when asked to comment on views in Taiwan that the images of various locations on the island released by the commercial satellite "Jilin-1" showcase the Chinese mainland's satellite technological strength and firm confidence in complete national reunification.
- Commemoration of Taiwan's restoration fully reflects people's will: mainland spokesperson People's Daily 05 Nov 2025 -- The designation of Oct. 25 as the Commemoration Day of Taiwan's Restoration and commemorative activities held at the national level to mark the 80th anniversary of Taiwan's restoration to China fully reflect the will of the people and the state, a mainland spokesperson said on Wednesday.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 05 Nov 2025
- Chinese defense minister holds talks with Serbian counterpart PRC MND 05 Nov 2025 -- Chinese Defense Minister Admiral Dong Jun held talks with visiting Serbian Defense Minister Bratislav Gasic in Beijing on the afternoon of November 5, 2025.
- Australian spy chief accuses China of IP theft and meddling; experts say remarks reflect certain Australian officials' attempt to mislead public Global Times 05 Nov 2025 -- An Australian spy chief on Tuesday accused Chinese security services of widespread intellectual property theft and political meddling and said China failed to understand how their Western counterparts operate. The remarks came on the heels of comments by Australia's Defense Minister Richard Marles, who hyped up China's "military build-up."
- Espionage targets agricultural sector People's Daily 05 Nov 2025 -- Foreign intelligence agencies have stepped up efforts to infiltrate China's agricultural sector, illegally obtaining the genetic data of key crops such as soybeans, corn and rice, which poses a serious threat to the country's food security, according to several cases disclosed by the Ministry of State Security on Monday.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning's Regular Press Conference on November 5, 2025 PRC MofA 05 Nov 2025
- Three Chinese National Scholars from University of Michigan Laboratory Charged for Conspiring to Smuggle Biological Materials into the U.S. US Dept. of Justice 05 Nov 2025 -- Three research scholars from the People's Republic of China (PRC) were charged today in a criminal complaint with conspiracy to smuggle biological materials into the United States and for making false statements to U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers, announced United States Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon, Jr.
- China, US to implement trade consensus reached in Kuala Lumpur consultations Global Times 05 Nov 2025 -- China and the US have successively adjusted multiple tariff and non-tariff measures, marking the gradual implementation of the consensus reached during China-US economic and trade consultations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in October.
- China to lift export controls on 15 US entities, suspend curbs on other 16 for one year: MOFCOM Global Times 05 Nov 2025 -- Asked about China's considerations with respect to export control lists as under the consensus reached during the recent economic and trade consultations between the Chinese and US teams in Kuala Lumpur, China will adjust a set of non-tariff measures against the US, a spokesperson for Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) said on Wednesday that, in accordance with relevant export control laws and regulations, MOFCOM issued Announcement No. 13 on March 4 and Announcement No. 21 on April 4, 2025, placing a total of 31 US entities on its export control list and prohibiting the export of dual-use items to them.
- Maintaining sound, steady growth of China-US ties serves both peoples' interests, global expectations, FM responds to US contradictory signals toward China Global Times 05 Nov 2025 -- Asked by a foreign media inquiry for comment on the contradictory signals from the US, as US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent recently called China as "an unreliable partner" while just a few days earlier, the US president concluded his meeting with the Chinese leader and spoke highly of it, China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Wednesday that China maintains a stable policy toward the US and China has always approached and handled China-US relations based on the principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation.
- China to suspend additional tariffs on certain US imports, adjust additional tariff measures on imports originating from the US from November 10: Customs Tariff Commission Global Times 05 Nov 2025 -- China announced on Wednesday that it will suspend additional tariffs on certain US imports starting at 1:01 pm on November 10, as part of efforts to implement the outcomes of recent China-US economic and trade consultations, according to an official statement from the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council.
- Tsahkna in China: We welcome the postponement of export restrictions on rare earth minerals Estonia MFA 05 Nov 2025 -- From 4 to 5 November, Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna is on an official visit to the People's Republic of China.
- Wang Yi Has a Phone Call with Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi PRC MofA 05 Nov 2025 -- On November 5, 2025, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi had a phone call with Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi.
- Iran underscores constructive cooperation with China, Russia against US unilateralism Press TV 05 Nov 2025 -- Iran's foreign minister has placed a premium on constructive cooperation between Iran, China, and Russia against the United States' unilateralism.
- China postpones Shenzhou-20 return mission People's Daily 05 Nov 2025 -- The return of China's Shenzhou-20 crewed spaceship, originally scheduled for Wednesday, will be postponed due to a suspected impact from tiny space debris, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) announced.
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