Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
24 January 2020 - China Special Weapons News
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- China Reports 15 More Deaths From Coronavirus, Bringing Toll to 41 VOA 24 Jan 2020 -- China is reporting another 15 deaths from the coronavirus, bringing the toll from the disease to 41, and an additional 180 people sickened in central Hubei province.
- Addressing China Threats Requires Unity of U.S., World Effort, Esper Says DoD News 24 Jan 2020 -- The National Defense Strategy identifies China and Russia as competitors of the United States in the so-called great power competition.
- WHO officials questioned over Taiwan's exclusion from virus response CNA 24 Jan 2020 -- Officials from the World Health Organization (WHO) were questioned Thursday about Taiwan's exclusion from the organization and its global disease prevention efforts amid escalating fears over the spread of a new coronavirus that originated in China.
- Testing kits urgently needed in Wuhan Global Times 24 Jan 2020 -- Shortage of medical resources, especially the testing kits, keep hovering hospitals in Wuhan, capital of central Central China's Hubei Province, while the whole China is fighting together against the novel coronavirus originatinged in the city.
- Wuhan to follow Beijing's SARS treatment model in new coronavirus control Global Times 24 Jan 2020 -- The central China metropolitan of Wuhan will follow Beijing's SARS treatment model to build a special hospital for admitting patients infected in the outbreak of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus.
- WHO says "too early" to declare coronavirus outbreak in China a global emergency People's Daily 24 Jan 2020 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday that it was "too early" to declare the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in China a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC).
- More Die From Wuhan Pneumonia Virus Amid Fears City Hospitals Can't Cope Radio Free Asia 24 Jan 2020 -- The number of confirmed cases of a newly emerging coronavirus that causes pneumonia continued to rise in China on Friday, as the nation marked the end of the Year of the Pig.
- Number of Confirmed Coronavirus Cases in China Rises to 1,287, Death Toll Stands at 41 Sputnik 24 Jan 2020 -- Earlier, ten cities in the Chinese province of Hubei, including Wuhan, officially announced the suspension of transport connections over the outbreak of a new coronavirus.
- Two More Cases of Coronavirus From China Reportedly Confirmed in Singapore Sputnik 24 Jan 2020 -- On 23 January, officials in Singapore confirmed the first case of Wuhan coronavirus, the outbreak of which was first reported by Chinese authorities in late December.
- China Tries to Stop Spread of Virus But No Vaccine in Sight VOA 24 Jan 2020 -- China has locked down 10 cities out of concern about the spread of the mysterious new coronavirus, which has infected more than 880 people and killed at least 41.
- China Reports 15 More Deaths From Coronavirus, Bringing Toll to 41 VOA 24 Jan 2020 -- China is reporting another 15 deaths from the coronavirus, bringing the toll from the disease to 41, and an additional 180 people sickened in central Hubei province.
- Residents Cope, Flee as Coronavirus Locks Down China's Wuhan VOA 24 Jan 2020 -- China's efforts to contain the spread of the deadly coronavirus with a transportation lockdown are sparking confusion among residents who are unsure of what steps to take.
- China firmly opposes US defaming China-LatAm cooperation: spokesperson Global Times 24 Jan 2020 -- China firmly opposes the United States making irresponsible remarks on China-Latin America mutually beneficial cooperation, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Thursday.
- Xi stresses racing against time to reach Chinese Dream People's Daily 24 Jan 2020 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday stressed racing against time and keeping abreast with history to reach the Chinese Dream of national rejuvenation.
- Two Uyghur Cadres Jailed Over Failure to Confiscate 'Illegal Religious Text' Radio Free Asia 24 Jan 2020 -- Two Uyghur cadres in northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) have been sentenced to prison over an Islamic book, according to sources, in a case highlighting how even those loyal to the ruling Communist Party can fall prey to Beijing's policies in the region.
- Hong Kong Protesters Pin Hopes For Political Change on Year of The Rat Radio Free Asia 24 Jan 2020 -- Hong Kong's protesters saw off the Year of the Pig and counted in the Year of the Rat on Friday with the same message to their government and the ruling Chinese Communist Party in Beijing as they had on Jan. 1: a demand for fully democratic elections and accountability for police violence during the protest movement that has rocked the city since last June.
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