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14 May 2020 - China Special Weapons News
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- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on May 14, 2020 PRC MofA 14 May 2020
- Trump says uninterested in talking to Xi, could sever China ties Press TV 14 May 2020 -- US President Donald Trump says he is not interested in talking with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in what seems to be a further degeneration of Washington-Beijing ties amid the coronavirus pandemic.
- Uyghurs Urge Other States to Copy US Sanctions Bill For Chinese XUAR Abuses Radio Free Asia 14 May 2020 -- The U.S. Senate passed a bill Thursday that would sanction Chinese government officials responsible for arbitrary incarceration, forced labor and other abuses in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, home to internment camps holding as many as 1.8 million Uyghurs and other Muslims.
- FM refutes theft slander, says China should worry about US hackers stealing vaccine research Global Times 14 May 2020 -- Rumors cannot defeat the virus, smearing cannot overcome the pandemic, Chinese FM spokesperson Zhao Lijian said Thursday after the FBI released an announcement claiming that China is stealing US information regarding research on COVID-19 drugs, vaccines and treatment.
- Wuhan universal test begins, to determine asymptomatic rates Global Times 14 May 2020 -- Wuhan, the city worst-hit by the COVID-19 in China, is undergoing a weeklong citywide nucleic acid testing for its 11 million residents, which medical experts believe could help assure residents, find out the proportion of silent carriers and offer reference for the nation to prevent a possible resurgence of COVID-19.
- Canada receives key COVID-19 testing equipment donation from China Global Times 14 May 2020 -- Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong Province, has donated key laboratory equipment to Canada's Sinai Health, a major center for COVID-19 testing in the North American country. According to Chinese project contractor BGI Group, it will raise the Canadian facility's daily testing throughput to 2,000 samples and support the urgent need for additional testing capacity in Ontario.
- Chinese medical team to depart for Algeria for COVID-19 control Global Times 14 May 2020 -- The Chinese government will send a team of medical experts to Algeria to help the country fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Chinese military supports Afghan counterpart in fighting COVID-19 PLA Daily 14 May 2020 -- The Chinese military has provided medical supplies to its Afghan counterpart to help it fight the COVID-19 and the hand-over ceremony was held here on Tuesday.
- US regulator not rejecting BYD's N95 masks Global Times 14 May 2020 -- US authorities have not struck down Chinese company BYD's bid for exporting its N95 masks to the country, sources said.
- China's Heilongjiang reports no new COVID-19 cases People's Daily 14 May 2020 -- No new confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province on Wednesday, the provincial health commission said Thursday.
- China's Hubei reports no increase in COVID-19 cases People's Daily 14 May 2020 -- No new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were reported in central China's Hubei Province Wednesday, the provincial health commission said Thursday.
- China's Jilin reports 1 new COVID-19 case People's Daily 14 May 2020 -- Northeast China's Jilin Province reported one new confirmed COVID-19 case on Wednesday, local health authorities said Thursday.
- China's Hubei reports no increase in COVID-19 cases People's Daily 14 May 2020 -- No new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were reported in central China's Hubei Province Wednesday, the provincial health commission said Thursday.
- 6 COVID-19 patients discharged from hospital on Chinese mainland People's Daily 14 May 2020 -- Six patients of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were discharged from hospital after recovery on the Chinese mainland Wednesday, the National Health Commission said Thursday.
- Chinese mainland reports 3 new confirmed COVID-19 cases People's Daily 14 May 2020 -- Chinese health authority said Thursday that it received reports of three new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland Wednesday.
- Factbox: China's fight against novel coronavirus outbreak People's Daily 14 May 2020 -- Here are the latest developments on COVID-19 in China:
- Vice premier inspects Heilongjiang for COVID-19 response People's Daily 14 May 2020 -- Chinese Vice Premier Sun Chunlan demanded strengthened efforts to plug the loopholes in COVID-19 response and prevent case importation and domestic resurgence.
- COVID-19 to slash global economic output by 8.5 trln USD over next two years: UN report People's Daily 14 May 2020 -- Against the backdrop of a devastating pandemic, the global economy is projected to contract sharply by 3.2 percent this year, according to the United Nations World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) mid-2020 report published on Wednesday.
- PLA sends supplies to help militaries in 12 countries combat COVID-19 PLA Daily 14 May 2020 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) on Tuesday and Wednesday sent COVID-19 prevention and control supplies, including protective gowns and face masks, at the request of military forces from 12 different countries.
- Wuhan Locks Down Residential Compounds Amid Citywide Test Rollout Radio Free Asia 14 May 2020 -- Authorities in the central Chinese city of Wuhan are restricting movements in and out of its residential communities, as fears grow of a resurgence in coronavirus cases following the lifting of the lockdown, RFA has learned.
- Experts warn China to pay attention to S.Korea's COVID-19 cluster Global Times 14 May 2020 -- Chinese experts said that South Korea was moving too early and quickly to lift restrictions after the East Asian country detected a cluster of COVID-19 cases in its capital Seoul, and warned that China should be vigilant to keep this from happening domestically.
- Former Cleveland Clinic Employee and Chinese "Thousand Talents" Participant Arrested for Wire Fraud US Dept. of Justice 14 May 2020 -- Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C. Demers, U.S. Attorney Justin E. Herdman of the Northern District of Ohio, and FBI Cleveland Special Agent in Charge Eric B. Smith announced a former Cleveland Clinic employee was arrested yesterday without incident by law enforcement and had his initial court appearance today.
- China deploys AEW, anti-submarine aircraft on South China Sea's Yongshu Reef: report Global Times 14 May 2020 -- Recent foreign satellite images suggest that China has deployed early warning aircraft and anti-submarine aircraft on the Yongshu Reef in the South China Sea amid increased US military activities in the region, as Chinese experts said on Thursday that China has the right to deploy defensive weapons there according to military threats China is facing.
- PLA kicks off drills on northern coast Global Times 14 May 2020 -- China on Thursday kicked off a two-and-a-half month series of military exercises on the northern coast. The drills are more likely to be a regular period of internal training aimed at boosting the combat ability of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and putting its advanced air defense weapons to the test, rather than targeting the island of Taiwan as some reports by Taiwan media have suggested, analysts said.
- Chinese military to recruit university students for non-commissioned officer roles PLA Daily 14 May 2020 -- China's military is recruiting university graduates for non-commissioned officer roles for the first time, according to the recruiting office of the Ministry of National Defense.
- Retired comprehensive supply ship handed over for museum collection PLA Daily 14 May 2020 -- The retired naval comprehensive supply ship Hongzehu (Hull 881) was officially removed from the PLA Navy and handed over to the Memorial Hall for the Birthplace of PLA Navy in Taizhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province on May 12, 2020. It will be the permanent collection there and open to the public.
- China targets GOP hawks, US firms, states over lawsuits Global Times 14 May 2020 -- China is extremely dissatisfied with the abuse of litigation by the US against China over the COVID-19 epidemic, and is considering punitive countermeasures against US individuals, entities and state officials, such as Missouri's attorney general Eric Schmitt, who filed a lawsuit against China, seeking compensation for the coronavirus pandemic, sources close to the matter told the Global Times exclusively.
- Trump Eyes China Crackdown as Coronavirus Retribution VOA 14 May 2020 -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he is eyeing ways to crack down on China as retribution for the way it handled the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic.
- Xi Focus: Xi chairs leadership meeting on regular epidemic response, industrial and supply chains PLA Daily 14 May 2020 -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Thursday chaired a leadership meeting on the effective implementation of regular epidemic prevention and control measures.
- Former senior official took more than $102.4m in bribes Global Times 14 May 2020 -- China's top disciplinary watch dog confiscated more than 631 million yuan ($90.1 million) worth cash and properties illegally obtained by an ex-senior official of Northwest China's Shaanxi Province Zhao Zhengyong, according to a statement released by China's Central Discipline Inspection Commission on Wednesday.
- China's rare earth exports drop 20-30%, crippled by COVID-19 outbreaks abroad Global Times 14 May 2020 -- China's rare earth industry faces rising pressure due to overseas COVID-19 outbreaks, with exports falling 20 to 30 percent since April, while domestic demand has yet to return to pre-crisis levels, industry insiders told the Global Times.
- Residents of Uyghur-Majority County in Xinjiang Ordered to Report Others Fasting During Ramadan Radio Free Asia 14 May 2020 -- Residents of the mostly Uyghur-populated Makit (in Chinese, Maigaiti) county in northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) have been ordered to report anyone discovered to be fasting in observance of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, according to sources.
- China blasts US accusation of hacking COVID-19 research Press TV 14 May 2020 -- China says the United States is smearing the Asian country after Washington alleged that Chinese hackers were attempting to break into US COVID-19 research on developing a vaccine against the contagious disease.
- Pompeo Calls on China to Stop Attempts to Steal COVID-19 Research Sputnik 14 May 2020 -- US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo condemned China-affiliated actors of trying to steal research related to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and called on Beijing to cease such malicious activity, according to a statement issued on Thursday.
- The United States Condemns Attempts by PRC-Affiliated Actors to Steal American COVID-19 Research US Dept. of State 14 May 2020 -- The United States condemns attempts by cyber actors and non-traditional collectors affiliated with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to steal U.S. intellectual property and data related to COVID-19 research, as announced in a May 13, 2020 warning by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
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