Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
08 July 2020 - China Special Weapons News
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- China to detail first 100 days of battling the COVID-19 with the world: CDC officials Global Times 08 Jul 2020 -- The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC) plans to make public a summary of their anti-epidemic experience since COVID-19 first emerged in December 2019, the Global Times has learned.
- Chinese govt welcomes WHO's upcoming visit on virus tracing: FM Global Times 08 Jul 2020 -- The Chinese government has agreed that the World Health Organization (WHO) will send experts to Beijing on a scientific plan for coronavirus tracing, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Wednesday.
- Beijing reports no increase in domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 08 Jul 2020 -- Beijing on Tuesday reported no new confirmed domestically transmitted cases of COVID-19, the municipal health commission said Wednesday.
- China's Hubei reports 1 asymptomatic COVID-19 case People's Daily 08 Jul 2020 -- One new asymptomatic case of COVID-19 was reported in central China's Hubei Province Tuesday, while no new confirmed or suspected cases were reported, the provincial health commission said Wednesday.
- Nucleic acid sampling station to boost Beijing's COVID-19 testing People's Daily 08 Jul 2020 -- A positive pressure sampling station has been introduced to conduct nucleic acid tests in Beijing, allowing medical staff inside not to wear protective equipment.
- Beijing reports no increase in domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 08 Jul 2020 -- Beijing on Tuesday reported no new confirmed domestically transmitted cases of COVID-19, the municipal health commission said Wednesday.
- Chinese mainland reports 7 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, all imported People's Daily 08 Jul 2020 -- Chinese health authority said Wednesday that it received reports of seven new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland Tuesday, of which all were imported.
- Peace operations should assist countries' response to COVID-19, says Chinese envoy PLA Daily 08 Jul 2020 -- A Chinese envoy said Tuesday that United Nations peace operations should assist countries' response to COVID-19 to promote and protect people's rights to life and health.
- China Targets Chinese Overseas, Including Foreign Nationals, in Pressure Campaign: FBI's Wray Radio Free Asia 08 Jul 2020 -- China has been targeting its own nationals living in other countries, especially those involved in rights activism or who are critical of the ruling Chinese Communist Party, with threats, often made by agents of the state in person on U.S. soil, the head of the FBI has warned.
- China finding ways to block U.S. officials' visits to Taiwan: FBI CNA 08 Jul 2020 -- China is using all means at its disposal to prevent American government officials from visiting Taiwan as part of its efforts to influence Washington, a top United States intelligence official said Tuesday.
- After Show of Military Might, China Offers to Restart S. China Sea Talks VOA 08 Jul 2020 -- China has agreed to restart talks with worried Southeast Asian countries on a maritime code of conduct to restore its image abroad after COVID-19 and months of reminders that it's the waterway's most militarily powerful country.
- Photos: New Satellite Images Confirm 2-Kilometer Pullback by Chinese Troops From Galwan Valley Sputnik 08 Jul 2020 -- New satellite images taken from over the Galwan Valley - the site of last month's clashes between China and India that killed 20 Indian Army personnel - show Chinese troops are honoring recent disengagement discussions with India and have withdrawn around 2 kilometers from the area of conflict.
- Chinese materials indispensible to Indian Army's armor equipment despite boycott campaign Global Times 08 Jul 2020 -- It may come as a surprise to many that amid the current fanfare of India's "boycott China" campaign and other animosity toward Chinese goods and companies, Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh has admitted to the country's parliament that there was "no embargo" on imports of raw materials from China for the manufacturing of protective jackets for the army.
- China says US holds key to breaking stalemate in North Korea talks Press TV 08 Jul 2020 -- China says the United States holds the key to breaking the stalemate in negotiations with North Korea, amid renewed tensions on the Korean Peninsula due to stalled demilitarization talks.
- China's Rival to GPS Navigation Carries Big Risks VOA 08 Jul 2020 -- After more than 20 years of effort, China completed its satellite navigation system last Tuesday when the last of BeiDou's 35 satellites reached geostationary orbit.
- US military's frequent close-up air recons on China's coastal area 'dangerous' Global Times 08 Jul 2020 -- US military aircraft reportedly conducted close-up reconnaissance operations on China's southern coast for three consecutive days, which is a dangerous sign, as the moves could let the US grasp the technical parameters, locations and movements of the Chinese military's weapons and equipment over the South China Sea and Taiwan island, Chinese military experts warned on Wednesday.
- Huge gap between Chinese and US nuclear arsenals causes concerns Global Times 08 Jul 2020 -- US officials have been making a lot of noises about China joining the US-Russia negotiation on nuclear arms reduction, but China has no interest in joining, given the huge gap between the nuclear arsenal of China and those of the US and Russia, and China has the need to improve its military capabilities, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Wednesday.
- Chinese Navy's first comprehensive supply ship Poyanghu decommissioned PLA Daily 08 Jul 2020 -- A combat support ship flotilla under the Chinese PLA's Eastern Theater Command held a decommissioning ceremony for the comprehensive supply ship Poyanghu (Hull 882) at a naval port in Ningbo City on July 6 to bid farewell to the old buddy which has served for over 40 years.
- China says will join arms control talks if US reduces nuclear arsenal Press TV 08 Jul 2020 -- China says it would be happy to participate in negotiations on arms control with the United States if Washington was willing to reduce its nuclear arsenal to the same level as Beijing.
- Moscow Will Not Press China to Join US-Russia Arms Control Talks, Russian Ambassador Says Sputnik 08 Jul 2020 -- Russia respects China's reluctance to join the arms control talks with the United States and Moscow will not exert pressure on Beijing to change its stance, Russian Ambassador in Washington Anatoly Antonov said during an online briefing hosted by the National Interest think tank.
- US Beginning to See Positive Evolution in China's Position on Arms Control, Envoy Says Sputnik 08 Jul 2020 -- The United States is seeing some positive development in the Chinese position on arms nonproliferation, US Special Representative for Arms Control Marshall Billingslea said on Wednesday.
- Beijing to Join US-Russia Talks If US Cuts Nukes to Chinese Level, China's Foreign Ministry Says Sputnik 08 Jul 2020 -- China is ready to join the disarmament talks with the United States and Russia if Washington agrees to reduce its nuclear arsenal to the Chinese level, Director-General of the Chinese Foreign Ministry's Arms Control Department Fu Cong said.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on July 8, 2020 PRC MofA 08 Jul 2020
- Five Years of Injustice Following China's 709 Crackdown US Dept. of State 08 Jul 2020 -- On July 9, five years ago the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) launched a nationwide offensive targeting hundreds of defense lawyers and human rights defenders for detention, interrogation, and politically motivated criminal charges.
- China Opens New Hong Kong Security Agency Headquarters VOA 08 Jul 2020 -- China opened its national security office in Hong Kong Wednesday, a key part of the mainland's tough new oversight of the semi-autonomous financial hub.
- China Takes Over Hong Kong Hotel For State Security Police Headquarters Radio Free Asia 08 Jul 2020 -- Authorities in Hong Kong commandeered a tourist hotel in the bustling shopping district of Causeway Bay, closing off nearby streets overnight, and installing an emblem of the ruling Chinese Communist Party on a building that will serve as temporary headquarters for Beijing's feared state security police.
- Central gov't office for safeguarding national security in Hong Kong inaugurated PLA Daily 08 Jul 2020 -- The Office for Safeguarding National Security of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) was inaugurated here on Wednesday morning.
- Hong Kong's leader hails opening of new national security office Press TV 08 Jul 2020 -- Hong Kong's leader has praised as a "historic moment" the inauguration of China's new security office in the semi-autonomous city, which will be operating there for the first time in more than two decades.
- New law helps HK's future with economic recovery eyed in Q4: financial chief Global Times 08 Jul 2020 -- With the implementation of the national security law for Hong Kong, which will restore normalcy and end riots, the city is expected to see signs of an economic recovery in the fourth quarter of 2020, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) financial chief told the Global Times on Wednesday.
- HK government suggests new civil servants sign on to support Basic Law, pledge allegiance to SAR Global Times 08 Jul 2020 -- The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) government on Wednesday suggested to legislators that new civil servants who joined after July 1 should sign documents to confirm their support of the Basic Law, and pledge allegiance to the SAR.
- UPDATE: Central govt's natl security office in HK inaugurated, hailed as 'envoy, gatekeeper' for security Global Times 08 Jul 2020 -- The central government's office for safeguarding national security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) was inaugurated on Wednesday morning.
- Collecting DNA samples from people arrested for violating security law in HK 'normal practice' Global Times 08 Jul 2020 -- Is it necessary to collect DNA samples from people arrested for violating the national security law for Hong Kong?
- China Lawyer Crackdown Enters 6th Year with Fears for the Same Fate in Hong Kong VOA 08 Jul 2020 -- Thursday marks the anniversary of the start of a sweeping purge involving more than 300 rights lawyers and activists in China that began on July 9, 2015. The ongoing sweep known as the 709 Crackdown is named for the date.
- DPP's plot to meddle in HK affairs slammed People's Daily 08 Jul 2020 -- A Chinese mainland spokesperson Tuesday said Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has once again exposed its evil intentions to interfere in Hong Kong affairs, create chaos in Hong Kong and seek "Taiwan independence."
- Article 43 rules clarified Global Times 08 Jul 2020 -- After the implementation rules for Article 43 of the national security law for Hong Kong, which aims to further provide legal guarantees for police to apply the law and safeguard national interests, were gazetted Monday evening and took effect on Tuesday, misunderstandings and vicious instigations have flooded the internet, to which the HKSAR Chief Executive and experts clarified that the rules conform to the city's legal system, while safeguarding human rights.
- China to impose visa restrictions on US officials who act maliciously on Tibetan issue Global Times 08 Jul 2020 -- China will impose visa restrictions on some US personnel who have behaved badly on Tibet-related affairs, Chinese Foreign Ministry said, following a statement by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that the US will restrict visas for some Chinese officials over Tibet
- U.S. Visa Restrictions Over Tibet Access Draw Threat of Tit-For-Tat Chinese Response Radio Free Asia 08 Jul 2020 -- China said on Wednesday it plans to implement visa restrictions on U.S. citizens, a day after the U.S. issued travel bans on Chinese officials who restrict foreign access to Tibet.
- China to Impose Visa Restrictions on US Citizens Over Tibet Sputnik 08 Jul 2020 -- Earlier this week, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the United States would restrict visas for some Chinese officials because Beijing obstructs travel to Tibet by US diplomats, journalists and tourists.
- US, China Impose Reciprocal Visa Restrictions Over Tibet VOA 08 Jul 2020 -- Tibet has become the latest flashpoint in worsening relations between the United States and China.
- Threat of Lawsuit Shows China 'Losing The Battle' in Propaganda War Over Xinjiang: Adrian Zenz Radio Free Asia 08 Jul 2020 -- Adrian Zenz, a senior fellow in China Studies at the Washington-based Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, has emerged as a leading expert on the mass incarceration of Uyghurs in internment camps in northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR).
- Chinese Foreign Ministry Calls Strategic Cooperation With Russia 'Excellent' Sputnik 08 Jul 2020 -- China and Russia maintain constant contact on strategic security issues, bilateral cooperation on this issue is excellent, Director-General of the Chinese Foreign Ministry's Arms Control Department Fu Cong said.
- Britain in Huawei Dilemma as China Relations Sour VOA 08 Jul 2020 -- There is growing speculation that Britain may be about to reverse course and ban Chinese firm Huawei from Britain's rollout of 5G mobile telecoms technology.
- Canadian Justice Grinds Slowly for Detained Huawei Executive VOA 08 Jul 2020 -- The extradition case of Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of Chinese tech firm Huawei, is winding its way through the Canadian legal system. For Meng, it means confinement to her Vancouver mansions and conferences with high-priced lawyers. For two Canadians, it means more uncertainty and more time in a Chinese jail. Throw in a U.S. presidential election and a rift in Canada-Chinese trade relations and it creates the makings of an international soap opera.
- US Officials Warn Americans Against Using TikTok VOA 08 Jul 2020 -- U.S. officials and lawmakers are warning Americans against using Tiktok, a popular video-sharing application owned by Chinese parent company ByteDance, citing privacy and security concerns.
- Russian, Chinese Vetoes at UN Potentially Cut Off Millions of Syrians from Aid VOA 08 Jul 2020 -- Russia and China vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution Tuesday, potentially shutting down a six-year-old cross-border aid operation that assists millions of Syrian civilians in the northwestern part of the country.
- Iran: Enemy propaganda meant to undermine strategic partnership deal with China Press TV 08 Jul 2020 -- Iran has defended a 25-year strategic cooperation agreement being negotiated with China, saying the enemies will not succeed in obtaining the details of the yet-to-be-finalized roadmap by spreading lies about it.
- Controversy Over Iran-China 'Pact' Continues As Text Is Leaked Radio Farda 08 Jul 2020 -- A highly controversial document outlining a proposed long-term pact between and China has been leaked amid strong public criticism of what has been dubbed as Iran's capitulation and a sell-out of national resources.
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