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05 June 2020 - China Special Weapons News
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- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Geng Shuang's Regular Press Conference on June 5, 2020 PRC MofA 05 Jun 2020
- US Military Claims China Using COVID-19 as Cover for Increased South China Sea Activity Sputnik 05 Jun 2020 -- The commander of the United States Forces Japan and the Fifth Air Force at Yokota Air Base has issued a warning, alleging that Beijing's increased maritime activity in the South China Sea will continue following the COVID-19 novel coronavirus pandemic.
- Facing More Pressure from Washington, Britain Pushes Back on Huawei Dependence VOA 05 Jun 2020 -- The Trump administration's campaign to keep Chinese tech giant Huawei out of its allies' 5G networks appears to be gaining ground in Britain.
- Wuhan hospitals clear all COVID-19 cases, China to release white paper to declare success Global Times 05 Jun 2020 -- As the last three COVID-19 patients in Wuhan have recovered and been discharged from the hospital, Central China's Hubei Province, the most affected place during the epidemic in China, declared zero existing COVID-19 patients as of Thursday.
- Beijing to significantly lift COVID-19 measures, adjust emergency response to lowest Global Times 05 Jun 2020 -- Beijing adjusts its emergency response level to the novel coronavirus epidemic to the lowest and lifts restrictions on various sectors, including residential community management, outdoor activities, movement of people from outside the capital and tourism starting Saturday as the capital has seen zero new COVID-19 cases for 50 consecutive days.
- Last three COVID-19 patients in Wuhan recover; Hubei records seven 'zeros' after epidemic Global Times 05 Jun 2020 -- The last three COVID-19 patients in Wuhan, Central China's Hubei Province, have recovered and been discharged from hospital, the People's Daily reported on Friday.
- China stresses targeted COVID-19 containment measures, developing vaccines and drugs People's Daily 05 Jun 2020 -- Chinese authorities on Thursday stressed the need for targeted efforts to improve regular containment measures to prevent COVID-19, combined with further strengthening the development of vaccines, medicines and testing reagents.
- Beijing further lowers COVID-19 emergency response People's Daily 05 Jun 2020 -- Beijing will lower its emergency response to the novel coronavirus epidemic from the second level to the third one, a local official announced Friday.
- China's Hubei reports no new confirmed COVID-19 cases People's Daily 05 Jun 2020 -- No new confirmed COVID-19 cases or asymptomatic cases were reported in central China's Hubei Province on Thursday, the provincial health commission said Friday.
- Chinese mainland reports no new domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 05 Jun 2020 -- Chinese health authority said Friday that no new domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases were reported on the mainland Thursday.
- Chinese mainland reports 5 new imported COVID-19 cases People's Daily 05 Jun 2020 -- The Chinese mainland reported five new imported COVID-19 cases Thursday, bringing the total number of imported cases to 1,768, the National Health Commission said Friday.
- Chinese mainland reports no new domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 05 Jun 2020 -- Chinese health authority said Friday that no new domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases were reported on the mainland Thursday.
- Eight COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals on Chinese mainland People's Daily 05 Jun 2020 -- Eight COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland Thursday, the National Health Commission said Friday.
- Chinese PLA sends epidemic prevention supplies to militaries of 20 countries PLA Daily 05 Jun 2020 -- Approved by China's Central Military Commission (CMC) and at the request of armed forces of relevant countries, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) dispatched air force planes from June 2 to June 5 to deliver COVID-19 prevention and control supplies including protective clothing and surgical face masks to the armed forces of 20 counties.
- Sudan seeks to learn from China's success in controlling COVID-19: official Global Times 05 Jun 2020 -- A senior Sudanese official on Thursday said that China's success in controlling the COVID-19 represents a model Sudan is seeking to utilize to confront the disease.
- Indonesia Rejects China's Offer For South China Sea Talks Radio Free Asia 05 Jun 2020 -- Indonesia on Friday rejected a Chinese offer for negotiations on the South China Sea, as Jakarta reiterated that it had no overlapping claims with Beijing in its exclusive economic zone.
- U.S. destroyer transits Taiwan Strait on June 4 CNA 05 Jun 2020 -- A United States destroyer transited the Taiwan Strait on routine operations on Thursday, the 31st anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre in China, according to Taiwan's defense ministry and the U.S. 7th Fleet.
- US warship crosses Taiwan Straits attempting to shift its domestic pressure: analyst Global Times 05 Jun 2020 -- A US warship made a transit through the Taiwan Straits on Thursday, the seventh of such an event in 2020. The move is not only preparing the US military for a potential conflict in the region and an attempt to provoke the Chinese mainland, but also an attempt to shift domestic pressure from widespread protests, COVID-19 and a poor economy, for which the Chinese mainland should maintain its strategic focus and not dance to the US' tune, analysts said on Friday.
- China Calls US Warship's Taiwan Strait Transit a Provocation VOA 05 Jun 2020 -- Chinese state media and internet users Friday accused the United States of making "another provocative move" as a warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait – the seventh such transit by the U.S. Navy this year, at a time when the island mourns victims of China's 1989 Tiananmen Square protests.
- Chinese peacekeepers to DRC engage in emergency construction of quarantine station PLA Daily 05 Jun 2020 -- While COVID-19 epidemic is still spreading, a new round of Ebola and malaria quietly breaks out in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). In order to strengthen the epidemic prevention and control, the 23rd Chinese peacekeeping engineering contingent to DRC dispatched personnel and vehicles to the Kawum area on June 3, setting out the construction of a temporary quarantine station for the peacekeeping forces.
- Special moments from Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong's history People's Daily 05 Jun 2020 -- China's first domestically built aircraft carrier, the Shandong (hull number 17), departed from the Dalian Shipyard on May 25 for sea trials in the northern region of the Yellow Sea. Let's look back at some of the special moments from this aircraft carrier's history.
- White House Report Recommends Multi-Pronged Approach to Counter China DoD News 05 Jun 2020 -- China is using government, military, economic, diplomatic and information levers to change the well-tested and beneficial international order, and the United States must have a similar strategy to combat these efforts, according to a White House report.
- HK legislators pass National Anthem Bill People's Daily 05 Jun 2020 -- Hong Kong's legislature passed the long-delayed National Anthem Bill on Thursday, which outlaws insults to China's national anthem.
- China Deplores the UK's 'Gross Interference' over Hong Kong Citizenship Offer, Warns of Consequences Sputnik 05 Jun 2020 -- Earlier, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson stated he was prepared to offer the right to live and work in Britain to some 3 million Hong Kong citizens eligible for a British National Overseas passport, in the event that Beijing proceeded with enforcing its security legislation within the city.
- China Misses Energy Goal as Environment Concerns Grow Radio Free Asia 05 Jun 2020 -- As China tries to restore its economy to pre-pandemic levels, signs are growing that the government has assigned environmental concerns a lower priority.
- Kashgar's Old City Destruction Emblematic of Beijing's Cultural Campaign Against Uyghurs: Report Radio Free Asia 05 Jun 2020 -- China's government has destroyed much of Kashgar's Old City in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) precisely because of its cultural significance for Uyghurs, according to a new report, which called the campaign key to understanding how Beijing seeks to control the ethnic group.
- Contract Decision Raises Doubts About Israel-China Tech Ties VOA 05 Jun 2020 -- The Trump administration appears to have scored a victory in its campaign to dissuade key allies from expanding their high-tech trade relations with China.
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