Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
11 November 2020 - China Special Weapons News
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- Anhui enters 'wartime mode' after one new COVID-19 case related to Shanghai Global Times 11 Nov 2020 -- East China's Anhui Province announced on Wednesday it was entering "wartime mode" after one COVID-19 case related to Shanghai was reported on Tuesday. The province has emphasized prevention measures as well as epidemiological surveys related to the case.
- Update: Asymptomatic patient in Tianjin identified as new confirmed case, bringing total to 139 Global Times 11 Nov 2020 -- North China's Tianjin Municipality identified a new confirmed case of COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing the total to 139. The patient is a cargo driver, who was diagnosed as asymptomatic on Monday and linked to the latest outbreak in a local frozen food warehouse, the People's Daily reported.
- Don't let sporadic cases affect normal operation in China: Zhang Wenhong Global Times 11 Nov 2020 -- Don't let sporadic cases affect normal operation in China, said Zhang Wenhong, China's leading infectious disease specialist and head of the Shanghai COVID-19 medical team, on China's Twitter-like Sina Weibo after a new COVID-19 case was reported in the city, causing concern of a resurgence of the pandemic.
- Hong Kong SAR offers green channel for its residents back home Global Times 11 Nov 2020 -- The government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) announced the launch of EasyPass on Wednesday, a quarantine-exemption scheme designated for Hong Kong people, under which all Hong Kong people arriving from Guangdong and Macao will be exempted from quarantine for 14 days if they arrive by land port with valid negative nucleic acid test results.
- China's Tianjin reports one newly confirmed COVID-19 case People's Daily 11 Nov 2020 -- North China's Tianjin Municipality reported one confirmed COVID-19 case Wednesday, local authorities said.
- China's Tianjin completes COVID-19 testing in two medium-risk areas People's Daily 11 Nov 2020 -- China's Tianjin Municipality has completed nucleic acid testing for COVID-19 in two medium-risk areas, local health authorities said Wednesday.
- Chinese mainland reports 1 new locally transmitted COVID-19 case People's Daily 11 Nov 2020 -- China's National Health Commission said Wednesday that it received reports of 17 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland Tuesday, including one that was domestically transmitted and 16 imported.
- East China's Anhui Province reports one COVID-19 case People's Daily 11 Nov 2020 -- The city of Fuyang in east China's Anhui Province on Tuesday reported one new COVID-19 case related to a confirmed case in Shanghai, the local epidemic response headquarters said.
- China's Tianjin reports new asymptomatic COVID-19 case People's Daily 11 Nov 2020 -- North China's Tianjin Municipality reported one new asymptomatic case of COVID-19 Tuesday, local health authorities said.
- India, China Chalk Out Three-Step Disengagement Plan to Resolve Border Conflict, Media Reports Sputnik 11 Nov 2020 -- Over seven months into a border conflict, and following half a dozen rounds of military commander-level and diplomatic-level talks, Asian rivals India and China are nearing a consensus on de-escalation in the contested Ladakh region.
- Swiss, Canadian Ambassadors to China Make Rare Visit to Tibet Radio Free Asia 11 Nov 2020 -- Ambassadors to China from Canada and Switzerland made rare official visits to Tibet in September and October, observing local conditions and raising issues of concern with their Chinese hosts, but have remained largely silent so far on what they observed there.
- Nigeria receives China-made armed reconnaissance drones: reports Global Times 11 Nov 2020 -- The Nigerian air force has reportedly received a batch of China's Wing Loong II armed reconnaissance drones, once again showcasing China's advantages in the international drone market, including mature technologies, combat-proven results and reasonable prices, analysts said.
- China calls on US to halt expansion of ties with Taiwan Press TV 11 Nov 2020 -- China has called on the United States to halt its expansion of ties with Taiwan, after Washington and Taipei declared they would hold economic talks later this month.
- Beijing Calls on US to Stop Elevating Ties With Taiwan Sputnik 11 Nov 2020 -- Last week, the Chinese Foreign Ministry warned that Beijing would deliver a "proper and necessary response" after Washington had approved the potential sale of four MQ-9B Reaper drones and associated hardware to Taiwan.
- Biden Expected to Uphold Staunch US-Taiwan Ties But Not Like Trump VOA 11 Nov 2020 -- Taiwanese officials and analysts expect U.S. President-elect Joe Biden to sustain most of the heightened political support that President Donald Trump's administration has offered the Asian island, but with less taunting of Taiwan's increasingly powerful rival China.
- DPP returning to right track key to improving cross-Straits ties: Taiwan Affairs Office Global Times 11 Nov 2020 -- Cross-Straits ties will only be improved when the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) returns to the right track of the 1992 Consensus and stops provoking the Chinese mainland by seeking "independence," said the spokesperson of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, when asked to comment on whether the US election result will affect cross-Straits relations.
- Siberian Court Orders Falun Gong Movement Banned RFE/RL 11 Nov 2020 -- A Siberian regional court has banned Falun Gong, the Chinese spiritual movement that China's Communist Party has sought to stamp out since the late 1990s.
- Air Force video reveals Chinese fighter jet's mysterious new missile Global Times 11 Nov 2020 -- Chinese fighter jets are apparently getting a mysterious new type of missile, a recent recruitment video of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force shows. The unidentified missile could be an advanced anti-radiation missile or a new long-range air-to-air missile, and either possibility could significantly increase the PLA's capabilities in destroying hostile early warning aircraft, analysts said on Wednesday.
- China, US military exchanges continue following change in US defense secretary Global Times 11 Nov 2020 -- A research seminar on humanitarian assistance and disaster relief jointly held by the Chinese and US militaries was held as scheduled on Wednesday following the dismissal of US Defense Secretary Mark Esper, which experts take as a sign that the two militaries are still determined to maintain stability even at a sensitive period.
- China, US militaries hold HADR seminar via video link PLA Daily 11 Nov 2020 -- The Chinese and US militaries started a three-day-long video seminar on humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) on November 11th, according to a written statement released by the Ministry of National Defense of China.
- PLA Air Force progresses on road to become world-class PLA Daily 11 Nov 2020 -- President Xi Jinping stressed "fully building the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force into a world-class air force" when attending an event celebrating the 70th founding anniversary of the PLA Air Force(PLAAF) on November 8 last year. According to the magnificent blueprint, the PLAAF is striding forward to the goal of fully building a world-class air force.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on November 11, 2020 PRC MofA 11 Nov 2020
- Statement from National Security Advisor Robert C. O'Brien The White House 11 Nov 2020 -- "Beijing's recent actions disqualifying pro-democracy legislators from Hong Kong's Legislative Council leave no doubt that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has flagrantly violated its international commitments under the Sino-British Joint Declaration and its promises to the people of Hong Kong, including those under the Basic Law."
- Hong Kong disqualifies 4 lawmakers for threatening national security Press TV 11 Nov 2020 -- Hong Kong has disqualified four opposition lawmakers after the Chinese parliament adopted a resolution authorizing the city to expel legislators deemed dangerous to national security.
- China Ousts Four Hong Kong Lawmakers, Prompting Mass Resignations Radio Free Asia 11 Nov 2020 -- Fifteen pro-democracy lawmakers announced their resignations from Hong Kong's Legislative Council (LegCo) on Tuesday in protest at the ouster of four of their colleagues following an edict from Beijing.
- Foreign Secretary statement on the expulsion of pro-democracy legislators in Hong Kong UK FCDO 11 Nov 2020 -- Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab comments on the disqualification of four pro-democracy lawmakers in Hong Kong.
- 15 Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Lawmakers Quit After Colleagues Expelled VOA 11 Nov 2020 -- Hours after four Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmakers were expelled from the city's legislature, 15 of their colleagues followed through on a pledge and resigned en masse Wednesday.
- Four Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Lawmakers Disqualified VOA 11 Nov 2020 -- Four Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmakers were expelled from the city's legislature Wednesday.
- Reshaping Hong Kong Continues With Pro-Democracy Lawmaker Crisis: Analysis VOA 11 Nov 2020 -- From a distance, it might seem Hong Kong's turmoil and chaos have lessened as the National Security Law and the global pandemic put a lid on mass pro-democracy protests that rocked the city last year. In reality, since coming into effect, the security law has been a catalyst for sweeping internal changes within the semi-autonomous city.
- HK opposition lawmakers' mass resignation 'political maneuver,' central govt prepared for all scenarios Global Times 11 Nov 2020 -- After four opposition lawmakers were disqualified from the legislature in Hong Kong on Wednesday, which was in line with the latest legal opinion given by China's top legislature, the remaining 15 opposition members of LegCo announced they were resigning en masse. Such a political maneuver, as some observers said, won't affect LegCo operations.
- Opposition lawmakers' resignations will not affect others in fulfilling their duties: Lam Global Times 11 Nov 2020 -- Lawmakers in the Legislative Council (LegCo) of the Hong Kong Administrative Region (HKSAR) should fulfill their responsibilities and pro-establishment lawmakers will not be a rubber stamp, HKSAR Executive Chief Carrie Lam told a press conference, in response to 15 lawmakers reportedly vowing to resign en masse after four lawmakers from their group were disqualified.
- Patriots governing HK a political rule to be guarded, top legislature's decision on LegCo unchallengeable: liaison office Global Times 11 Nov 2020 -- China's top legislature's decision on the qualification of members of the Legislative Council (LegCo) of the HKSAR has drawn a bottom line and set rules for Hong Kong officials' constitutional responsibility to pledge allegiance to the country and the HKSAR, said the central government body, noting that patriots governing Hong Kong is a political rule that much be guarded.
- China condems US "sanctions" against officials over Hong Kong Global Times 11 Nov 2020 -- China on Tuesday strongly condemned the so-called sanctions imposed by the United States on officials of Chinese central government agencies responsible for Hong Kong affairs and of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government.
- Why these four Hong Kong lawmakers were first disqualified? Global Times 11 Nov 2020 -- Four infamous Hong Kong opposition lawmakers - Dennis Kwok Wing-hang, Alvin Yeung Ngok-kiu, Kwok Ka-ki and Kenneth Leung Kai-cheong - falls first to be disqualified right after China's top legislature set detailed measures to disqualify unpatriotic Legislative Council (LegCo) lawmakers. Why it has to be these four?
- Four LegCo members disqualified after China's top legislature sets HK lawmaker criteria Global Times 11 Nov 2020 -- Shortly after China's top legislature adopted a decision on the qualifications of members of LegCo, four opposition lawmakers — Alvin Yeung Ngok-kiu, Kwok Ka-ki, Dennis Kwok Wing-hang and Kenneth Leung Kai-cheong — who have notorious records for creating trouble and are deemed unfit from their LegCo duties, were disqualified from the local legislature in Hong Kong with immediate effect .
- 10,148 people arrested over social unrest in Hong Kong People's Daily 11 Nov 2020 -- The Hong Kong police announced on Tuesday that a total of 10,148 people were arrested between June 9, 2019 and Oct. 31, 2020 over social unrest, among whom, 2,325 have been prosecuted.
- Xi stresses comprehensively raising Peaceful China levels PLA Daily 11 Nov 2020 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged efforts to comprehensively promote the implementation of the Peaceful China initiative.
- China sets up international anti-corruption network, signs treaties with 81 countries Global Times 11 Nov 2020 -- China has established 169 extradition treaties and mutual legal assistance treaties with 81 countries as of November, according to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) of the Communist Party of China (CPC), China's top disciplinary watchdog.
- China sets up international anti-corruption network, signs treaties with 81 countries Global Times 11 Nov 2020 -- China has established 169 extradition treaties and mutual legal assistance treaties with 81 countries as of November, according to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) of the Communist Party of China (CPC), China's top disciplinary watchdog.
- China's Shiny New Press Card Means Total State Control of Media: Journalists Radio Free Asia 11 Nov 2020 -- The ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is "re-educating" its already tightly controlled state media, requiring hundreds of thousands of journalists to sit an exam in the political thought of general secretary Xi Jinping to be issued with a new generation of official press cards.
- Xinjiang Authorities Detain Vocalist, Dozens of Others For Watching Turkish TV Series Radio Free Asia 11 Nov 2020 -- Authorities in northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) have detained a young amateur singer from Ghulja (in Chinese, Yining) city for viewing a Turkish television series, according to officials, who said dozens of others are also in custody for the same reason.
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