1. (China Daily) China declassified on Wednesday several new types of strategically significant weapon systems, including the nuclear-capable DF-5C intercontinental ballistic missile, capable of striking any part of the Earth.  

    Upholding a longstanding practice that has been observed in previous parades, the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force unveiled its new strike missiles near the end of a head-turning parade marking the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.  

    Eight types of ballistic missiles paraded down Chang'an Avenue in central Beijing, including the YJ-21 supersonic ballistic missile, the DF-17 medium-range hypersonic ballistic missile, the DF-26D intermediate-range ballistic missile, the JL-3 submarine-launched intercontinental ballistic missile, the JL-1 air-launched ballistic missile, as well as the land-based DF-31BJ, DF-61 and DF-5C intercontinental ballistic missiles.

    Each missile designation carries a specific meaning in Chinese: YJ stands for Yingji, or Eagle Strike; DF, the popularly abbreviated name for Dongfeng, or East Wind; JL for Julang, or Massive Wave in the case of submarine-launched missiles; and JL for Jinglei, or Shocking Thunderclap for air-launched missiles.  

    Among them, the JL-3, JL-1, DF-26D, DF-31BJ, DF-61 and DF-5C had previously been classified. Their joint debut indicates China's establishment of its nuclear triad, a reliable nuclear deterrence system with land-, sea- and air-based nuclear retaliation capabilities. This fills a previous gap in China's nuclear arsenal, as the Chinese military lacked a usable air-based nuclear weapon.  

    In addition to these strategic missiles, the parade showcased the CJ-1000 vehicle-mounted supersonic cruise missile, the YJ-18C ship-launched cruise missile, and the YJ-21 air-launched ballistic missile, demonstrating the PLA's enhanced capability for long-range precision assaults from various dimensions.  

    Four new types of hypersonic strike missiles — YJ-15, YJ-17, YJ-19 and YJ-20 — were also displayed, highlighting the Navy's ability to carry out ultrafast, long-distance precision strikes on hostile ships and land targets, according to the PLA.

    Source: By Zhao Lei | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2025-09-03 15:58
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  2. (Xinhua) China's hypersonic anti-ship missiles, including YingJi-19, YingJi-17 and YingJi-20, passed through Tian'anmen Square in Wednesday's V-Day parade. The formation also included YingJi-15 missile.

    Source: Xinhua  2025-09-03 10:04:45
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  3. (Xinhua) China's reconnaissance-and-strike drones, wingman drones, and unmanned ship-based helicopters passed through Tian'anmen Square in Wednesday's V-Day military parade.  The weapons can carry out stealth assault, cover wide range, and collaborate autonomously.

    Source: 2025-09-03 10:12:30
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  4. (Xinhua) Sea-based unmanned warfare equipment, including China's new-type unmanned underwater vehicle, boat and mine-laying system, made an appearance in Wednesday's V-Day parade. 


    Source: Xinhua 2025-09-03 10:11:30
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  5. (Xinhua) China showcased its anti-unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) systems in Wednesday's V-Day parade. The formation included anti-UAV missile-gun integrated system, high-energy laser weapons, and high-power microwave weapons.  

    The three types of weapons form the powerful "trio" in the PLA's anti-UAV system. 



    Source: Xinhua  2025-09-03 10:08:01
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  6. (Xinhua) China unveiled ChangJian-20A, YingJi-18C, and ChangJian-1000 cruise missiles in Wednesday's V-Day military parade to showcase long-range precise strike and multi-domain deterrence capabilities.  

    It is the first time the cruise missiles of the PLA Navy, Air Force and Rocket Force units form a joint formation in parade.

    Source: Xinhua  2025-09-03 10:15:45
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  7. (Xinhua) China's strategic bombers H-6N flew over Tian'anmen Square in Wednesday's V-Day military parade.  

    Also showcased in the parade were H-6K and H-6J. These bombers are the PLA's air-based long-range strike forces.

    Source: Xinhua  2025-09-03 10:21:15
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  8. (China Daily) China made public on Wednesday its first model of a fourth-generation main battle tank, which features an unmanned turret, an advanced radar, an active protection system as well as augmented reality technology. 

    Looking at its exterior, the biggest difference between the new Type 100 tank and its predecessors is the futuristic, unmanned turret that houses the main weapon, which appears to be a 105-millimeter-caliber gun, a coaxial machine gun and a remote-controlled weapon station.  

    Before it, all of Chinese tanks have manned turrets with a commander and a gunner inside.

    An unmanned turret has several advantages such as more space for armaments, ammunition and mission payloads, and it allows more armor to be used on the tank's hull that houses the crew.  

    Also mounted on top of the turret is an active protection system that works with a quad-faced phased array radar.  

    The radar is responsible for conducting a 360-degree threat detection. As soon as it spots an incoming shell, rocket or missile, it will track the threat and guide the active protection system to fire a mini rocket to destroy the target at short range.  

    There are also multiple cameras and sensors distributed around the battle machine to detect potential threats.

    Source: By Zhao Lei | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2025-09-03 10:03
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  9. (China Daily) Chinese tech giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd said its revenue stood at 247.65 billion yuan ($34.6 billion) during the April-June period, an increase of 2 percent year-on-year, with its core e-commerce and cloud computing businesses reporting robust growth.  

    The company's net income stood at 42.4 billion yuan during the second quarter, up 76 percent year-on-year, primarily due to mark-to-market changes from its equity investments and gains from the disposal of the local consumer service business Trendyol, partly offset by the decrease in income from operations.  

    Wu Yongming, CEO of Alibaba Group, said the company's strategic focus on consumption and AI delivered strong growth during the quarter. "Driven by robust AI demand, Cloud Intelligence Group experienced accelerated revenue growth, and AI-related product revenue is now a significant portion of revenue from external customers," he said.

    Wu added that Alibaba remains committed to investing in its two strategic pillars of consumption and AI plus cloud to capture historic opportunities and drive long-term growth.  

    For the quarter ending June 30, revenue from its cloud business rose 26 percent year-on-year to 33.4 billion yuan. This momentum was primarily driven by public cloud revenue growth, including the increasing adoption of AI-related products.  

    AI-related product revenue achieved triple-digit year-on-year growth for the eighth consecutive quarter. The company said that, as AI demand continues to grow rapidly, it is seeing increased demand for computing, storage and other public cloud services to support AI adoption.

    It will continue to invest in anticipation of customer growth and technology innovation, including AI products and services, to increase cloud adoption for AI.  

    Alibaba's significant investment in instant retail through the launching of its "Taobao Instant Commerce" service contributed to a 25 percent year-on-year increase in monthly active consumers on the Taobao app in the first three weeks of August.

    Source: By Fan Feifei | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2025-09-01 20:59

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  10. (China Daily) Quicktron Robotics, a Chinese mainland maker of self-driving forklifts and other robots used in warehouses, has confidentially filed for a Hong Kong Special Administrative Region initial public offering that could raise at least $100 million as early as next year, according to people familiar with the matter.  

    Deliberations are ongoing, and the size and timing of the deal may change, the people said, asking not to be identified because they weren’t authorized to speak publicly. The company didn’t reply to a request for comment.  

    Quicktron joins the growing list of firms making use of confidential filings after Hong Kong eased rules for doing so in the technology and biotechnology industries. Before then, they were typically reserved for firms listed on another exchange. 

    Quicktron, which was founded in 2014 and has over 1,000 clients including global giants such as Huawei Technologies Co and AP Moller-Maersk A/S, counts Alibaba Group Holding Ltd’s Cainiao logistics arm and a venture-capital fund under Saudi Arabian Oil Co as its backers. Last year, it raised more than $100 million in a funding round. 

    Source: China Daily by Agencies  Published: 21:41, September 1, 2025 | Updated: 21:57, September 1, 2025

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