Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
18 April 2020 - China Special Weapons News
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- Xi chairs leadership meeting on regular epidemic control, economic work People's Daily 18 Apr 2020 -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Friday chaired a leadership meeting on regular COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control measures.
- Sansha city establishes two districts for better management Global Times 18 Apr 2020 -- Following approval of the State Council, the city of Sansha in South China's Hainan Province has announced the establishment of two new districts to administer waters in the South China Sea. Experts said this is normal new city planning for better scientific management and to safeguard territorial sovereignty, and should not be over-interpreted.
- China's Sansha City establishes Xisha, Nansha districts in major administrative move PLA Daily 18 Apr 2020 -- Sansha City, in southernmost China's Hainan Province, has established two districts, Xisha District and Nansha District, following the approval of the State Council.
- US to China: Stop 'bullying behavior' in South China Sea Press TV 18 Apr 2020 -- The United States has accused China of "bullying behavior" in the South China Sea and said it is concerned by the country's "provocative actions" aimed at offshore oil and gas developments in the disputed waters.
- Report Points to North Korea's Illegal Coal Exports in Chinese Waters VOA 18 Apr 2020 -- On September 5, 2019, large bulk carrier ship Lao Chuan Zhang 717 was spotted near the port of Lianyungang in Jiangsu province in eastern China, about 620 kilometers southeast of Beijing.
- Two Rockets Land in Vicinity of Chinese Oil Company Site in Iraq – Military Centre Sputnik 18 Apr 2020 -- Two rockets have fallen in the vicinity of a site belonging to a Chinese oil company in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, Iraq's military communications centre said on Saturday.
- EU Conservatives Call For Investigation into China's Handling of COVID-19 Sputnik 18 Apr 2020 -- Across the Western world and beyond, voices continue to grow louder calling for an investigation into whether China's early handling of the Coronavirus outbreak contributed to the current pandemic.
- US May 'Hold China Accountable' After Investigation Into COVID-19 Outbreak Source Completed – Report Sputnik 18 Apr 2020 -- While analysts are now striving to create "an accurate picture of what happened" during the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak, it appears that US officials and the intelligence community have ruled out the possibility of the pathogen being man-made.
- France rejects US anti-China claim of COVID-19 link to Wuhan lab Press TV 18 Apr 2020 -- The French government has rejected as unfounded the recent US allegations linking a Chinese research laboratory in the city of Wuhan to the new coronavirus.
- China's COVID-19 death toll revision to 'leave no case undocumented:' WHO Global Times 18 Apr 2020 -- Friday China's rectified COVID-19 death toll is "to leave no case undocumented," adding that since the systems of many countries are overwhelmed, they would also need to amend the data.
- Only through solidarity can world beat COVID-19: Chinese FM Global Times 18 Apr 2020 -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday said only through solidarity can the international community win the battle against COVID-19.
- Chinese medical team arrives in Malaysia, expected to share experience over two weeks Global Times 18 Apr 2020 -- At the invitation of the Malaysian government, the Chinese government dispatched a medical team to aid Malaysia's battle against the coronavirus. The team arrived in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday with the Chinese Ambassador to Malaysia and officials from the Malaysian health ministry welcoming them at the airport.
- Shanghai reports no increase in COVID-19 cases People's Daily 18 Apr 2020 -- Shanghai's municipal health commission said Saturday that no domestic cases and imported cases of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were reported in the municipality on Friday.
- Chinese mainland reports 27 new confirmed COVID-19 cases People's Daily 18 Apr 2020 -- Chinese health authority said Saturday that it received reports of 27 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the mainland Friday, of which 17 were imported.
- China's Hubei reports no increase in COVID-19 cases People's Daily 18 Apr 2020 -- No new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were reported in central China's Hubei Province Friday, local health authority said Saturday.
- Chinese mainland reports 17 new imported COVID-19 cases People's Daily 18 Apr 2020 -- The Chinese mainland reported 17 new imported cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Friday, bringing the total number of imported cases to 1,566, the National Health Commission said Saturday.
- Chinese mainland reports 27 new confirmed COVID-19 cases People's Daily 18 Apr 2020 -- Chinese health authority said Saturday that it received reports of 27 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the mainland Friday, of which 17 were imported.
- 18 held accountable for poor COVID-19 response in China's Heilongjiang People's Daily 18 Apr 2020 -- Authorities in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province on Friday held 18 people accountable for their insufficient response to the local prevention and control of COVID-19.
- Factbox: China's fight against novel coronavirus outbreak People's Daily 18 Apr 2020 -- Here are the latest developments on the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in China:
- Xi honors military personnel fighting COVID-19 People's Daily 18 Apr 2020 -- Xi Jinping, chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) of the People's Republic of China, has signed an order of commendation to honor all the military personnel undertaking the mission of COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control.
- China Top Office in Hong Kong Declares Itself Not Bound by Basic Law VOA 18 Apr 2020 -- China's top representative office in Hong Kong said Friday it is entitled to get involved in Hong Kong affairs and is not subject to the semi-autonomous city's constitutional restrictions that bar the Chinese government from interfering in local affairs.
- Jimmy Lai and several riot leaders arrested, released on bail later Global Times 18 Apr 2020 -- 15 Hong Kong riot leaders including Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai Chee-ying and Hong Kong barrister Martin Lee Chu-ming were detained by police on Saturday for alleged organizing and participating in illegal assembly and were later released on bail, Hong Kong media reported.
- Hong Kong Police Arrest Martin Lee, 13 Other Pro-Democracy Figures Radio Free Asia 18 Apr 2020 -- Police in Hong Kong arrested 14 pro-democracy figures on Saturday, including Democratic Party founder Martin Lee, rights lawyer Albert Ho and media tycoon Jimmy Lai, for "illegal assembly" in connection with mass street protests last year.
- Recent Arrests of Pro-Democracy Activists in Hong Kong US Dept. of State 18 Apr 2020
- Hong Kong Police Arrest 15 Veteran Pro-Democracy Figures VOA 18 Apr 2020 -- Hong Kong police Saturday arrested 15 prominent democracy activists on charges of illegal assembly in the biggest crackdown on the semiautonomous city's pro-democracy movement since mass, sometimes violent anti-government protests rocked the former British colony in June.
- China urges U.S. to stop politicizing COVID-19 pandemic People's Daily 18 Apr 2020 -- The United States should stop politicizing the COVID-19 pandemic and focus on defeating the virus and boosting the economy, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said Friday.
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