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09 April 2020 - China Special Weapons News
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- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on April 9, 2020 PRC MofA 09 Apr 2020
- Air Force suspends Futurewei from government contracting US Air Force 09 Apr 2020 -- On April 1, the U.S. Air Force suspended Futurewei Technologies, Inc. from government contracting and from directly or indirectly receiving the benefits of federal assistance programs.
- China Sends Coast Guard Ship to Scarborough Shoal Radio Free Asia 09 Apr 2020 -- China has deployed a patrol vessel from its Coast Guard to the Scarborough Shoal, the latest salvo in its sustained pressure campaign against Philippine-claimed features in the disputed South China Sea, ship-tracking data shows.
- Classroom Instruction Switch From Tibetan to Chinese in Ngaba Sparks Worry, Anger Radio Free Asia 09 Apr 2020 -- Instruction in Tibetan classrooms in Sichuan's Ngaba prefecture will soon be given exclusively in Chinese, with the students' mother tongue used only in special classes teaching Tibetan as a language, sources in Ngaba say of a an issue that has emerged as a major sore point among Tibetans.
- Chinese expert voices concern over increasing coronavirus in Pakistan IRNA 09 Apr 2020 -- The head of the Chinese medical team visiting Pakistan has expressed serious concerns over the rapid increase of novel coronavirus cases in the country.
- Border Closes Between China, Russia as Fears Linger Over a Second Wave Radio Free Asia 09 Apr 2020 -- The land border between China and Russia has been closed, leaving an unknown number of Chinese nationals stranded on the Russian side of the border, China's foreign ministry said on Thursday.
- China, Russia appear to be in discord over whether to re-open land port amid pandemic Global Times 09 Apr 2020 -- As epidemic wanes in China, North East China's Heilongjiang Province recently came under the spotlight as one of its border cities with Russia, Suifenhe, recorded 118 COVID-19 cases in just 5 days, all of whom were Chinese nationals returning home from Russia.
- American Coronavirus Lawsuits Seek Compensation from China VOA 09 Apr 2020 -- In less than a month, more than 5,000 Americans have joined a class-action lawsuit in Florida seeking reparations from the Chinese government for COVID-19 damages. The plaintiffs claim to have suffered huge losses due to Beijing's negligence in containing the virus. Similar class-action lawsuits also were filed in Nevada and Texas.
- As Restrictions Ease in Wuhan, Health Official Vigilant Against Resurgence VOA 09 Apr 2020 -- As restrictions on travel and other movement by citizens are eased in the Chinese city of Wuhan – once, the epicenter of the world-wide coronavirus outbreak – health officials say they must remain vigilant against a resurgence of the virus.
- Wuhan Residents Begin Traveling Outside City Limits VOA 09 Apr 2020 -- Residents of the central Chinese city of Wuhan began traveling outside the city limits Thursday, the first day after a virtual lockdown imposed nearly three months ago to halt the spread of the novel coronavirus was lifted.
- Second wave of virus in Wuhan 'unlikely' Global Times 09 Apr 2020 -- Will the lifting of the lockdown in Wuhan, a city hit hardest in the country by the COVID-19 pandemic, along with emerging asymptomatic cases, give way to a second wave of the outbreak that had engulfed the city for the last three months?
- Doctors in Wuhan ICUs continue to save people as China moves one step closer to clearing all cases Global Times 09 Apr 2020 -- Some of China's best doctors in respiratory and infectious diseases are still in Wuhan tasked with treating COVID-19 patients in critical condition, trying their best to save more lives as the nation is close to the final stages to cure or discharge the remaining patients.
- China aids Philippines in virus prevention and control Global Times 09 Apr 2020 -- After three busy days in Manila, China's Medical Expert Team aiding the Philippines has found problems in the Philippines' COVID-19 prevention, such as lack of testing and medical staff's low awareness of self-protection.
- Silent carriers are infectious, must be reported within 2 hours after discovery: State Council Global Times 09 Apr 2020 -- China's State Council on Wednesday published new regulations on the management of silent coronavirus carriers, specifying that the group are infectious and have risks of transmission, amid mounting public worries over whether lifting Wuhan's lockdown would cause a second outbreak due to mass population flows.
- China unveils trial protocol for managing recovered COVID-19 patients People's Daily 09 Apr 2020 -- A trial protocol on recovered COVID-19 patients' quarantine, return visits to doctors, re-testing and health monitoring has been released by the State Council joint prevention and control mechanism against the novel coronavirus.
- China's border town to build temporary hospital as imported COVID-19 cases rise People's Daily 09 Apr 2020 -- The city of Suifenhe, at the China-Russia border in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, will build a temporary hospital as pressure mounts to stem the flow of imported novel coronavirus cases.
- China's Heilongjiang reports 40 new imported COVID-19 cases People's Daily 09 Apr 2020 -- Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province reported 40 new confirmed COVID-19 cases from overseas Wednesday, the provincial health commission said Thursday.
- China intensifies screening of asymptomatic COVID-19 infections People's Daily 09 Apr 2020 -- China has urged intensified detection and prompt response to people infected with the novel coronavirus but showing no symptoms, according to a circular issued by the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council.
- Shanghai reports 9 new imported COVID-19 cases People's Daily 09 Apr 2020 -- Shanghai reported nine newly confirmed cases of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from overseas Wednesday, the local health authority said Thursday.
- China's Hubei reports no increase in COVID-19 cases People's Daily 09 Apr 2020 -- No new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were reported Wednesday in central China's Hubei Province, the provincial health commission said Thursday.
- China makes all-out efforts to ensure supply of key drugs against COVID-19 People's Daily 09 Apr 2020 -- China has made all-out efforts to ensure the production and supply of key drugs against COVID-19, an official said Wednesday.
- China's Hubei reports no increase in COVID-19 cases People's Daily 09 Apr 2020 -- No new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were reported Wednesday in central China's Hubei Province, the provincial health commission said Thursday.
- Chinese mainland reports 63 new confirmed COVID-19 cases People's Daily 09 Apr 2020 -- Chinese health authority said Thursday it received reports of 63 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland Wednesday, of which 61 were imported.
- Chinese mainland reports 61 new imported COVID-19 cases People's Daily 09 Apr 2020 -- The Chinese mainland reported 61 new imported cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Wednesday, bringing the total number of imported cases to 1,103, the National Health Commission said Thursday.
- 91 COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals on Chinese mainland People's Daily 09 Apr 2020 -- A total of 91 patients of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were discharged from hospitals Wednesday on the Chinese mainland, according to the National Health Commission.
- China reports new coronavirus cases after lockdown lifted Press TV 09 Apr 2020 -- China has reported 63 new cases of infection with the new coronavirus, up by one case from its last daily tally.
- China President Pledges Help to South Africa in Coronavirus Fight VOA 09 Apr 2020 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping is offering support and resources to African countries, especially South Africa, in their fight to control the COVID-19 epidemic.
- China Coast Guard Sinking of a Vietnam Fishing Vessel DoD 09 Apr 2020 -- The Department of Defense is greatly concerned by reports of a China Coast Guard vessel's collision with and sinking of a Vietnam fishing vessel in the vicinity of the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea.
- MOE suspends Taiwan education programs for mainland students Global Times 09 Apr 2020 -- China's Ministry of Education (MOE) announced on Thursday the Chinese mainland would suspend all programs and work that involves sending mainland students to study in Taiwan, given the state of the COVID-19 pandemic and current cross-Straits relations.
- New version of Long March to make its debut PLA Daily 09 Apr 2020 -- China's Long March 5B carrier rocket is scheduled to make its debut flight later this month at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan province, according to the China Manned Space Agency.
- Live-fire drills by stealth missile boats enhance China's coastal combat capability Global Times 09 Apr 2020 -- Type 022 stealth missile boats affiliated with the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theater Command Navy recently held live-fire combat-oriented drills that featured guns being fired, shooting of jamming rounds and the release of smoke, showing what analysts said the ships' new support role in coastal combat.
- Anti-pandemic fight tests PLA's emergency response capability PLA Daily 09 Apr 2020 -- The COVID-19 pandemic is a major public health emergency with the fastest spread, the widest infection range, and the most difficult prevention and control measures since the foundation of the People's Republic of China (PRC). For the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA), the battle against the pandemic is a test of its emergency response capability.
- US senators oppose China's appointment to UN Human Rights Council panel, affecting organization's independence Global Times 09 Apr 2020 -- A recent appointment of a Chinese official from the Chinese mission in Geneva to the consultative group of the UN Human Rights Council has upset some US senators and anti-China forces who have labeled the move "abnormal."
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