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24 November 2020 - China Special Weapons News
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- Tianjin's thorough investigation found pig heads from North America infected pork knuckles from Germany, causing infections Global Times 24 Nov 2020 -- The recent COVID-19 infections in North China's Tianjin Municipality have two sources, with one related to frozen pig heads imported from North America, Zhang Ying, a deputy director of Tianjin diseases control and prevention center, told a press conference on Tuesday.
- China takes the lead to invite experts from WHO to help trace coronavirus origin: FM Global Times 24 Nov 2020 -- China has been actively implementing the decision made by the WHO and is taking the lead to invite WHO experts to carry out science-based cooperation to trace the origin of the COVID-19 virus, the Chinese foreign ministry said Tuesday.
- Intl cargo resembles cold chain in winter, could carry COVID-19: expert Global Times 24 Nov 2020 -- All international freight by air, land and sea resembles cold-chain logistics as winter approaches, which means they could become carriers of COVID-19, a top Chinese epidemiologist warned, while the Global Times found that the largest marine products market in Beijing has strengthened management to prevent infections.
- China faces virus challenges as international freight resembles cold chain in winter: top Chinese epidemiologist Global Times 24 Nov 2020 -- All international freight transported by air, land and sea becomes just like cold-chain logistics as winter approaches, which means they could become carriers of COVID-19 virus, a top Chinese epidemiologist warned on Monday.
- Chinese mainland reports 2 new domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 24 Nov 2020 -- China's National Health Commission said Tuesday that it received reports of 22 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland Monday, including two domestically transmitted cases and 20 imported ones.
- Shanghai reports one new confirmed COVID-19 case People's Daily 24 Nov 2020 -- Shanghai reported one new confirmed COVID-19 case on Monday, according to the municipal health commission.
- Chinese mainland reports 20 new imported COVID-19 cases People's Daily 24 Nov 2020 -- The Chinese mainland reported 20 new imported COVID-19 cases Monday, bringing the total number of imported cases to 3,804.
- 15 COVID-19 patients newly discharged from hospitals on Chinese mainland People's Daily 24 Nov 2020 -- A total of 15 COVID-19 patients were newly discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland on Monday, the National Health Commission said in a daily report Tuesday.
- Chinese mainland reports 2 new domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 24 Nov 2020 -- China's National Health Commission said Tuesday that it received reports of 22 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland Monday, including two domestically transmitted cases and 20 imported ones.
- Tianjin reports one new domestically transmitted COVID-19 case People's Daily 24 Nov 2020 -- Tianjin reported one new domestically transmitted COVID-19 case from 6 p.m. Sunday to 6 p.m. Monday, according to the municipal center for disease control and prevention.
- Chinese mainland reports 2 new domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 24 Nov 2020 -- China's National Health Commission said Tuesday that it received reports of 22 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland Monday, including two domestically transmitted cases and 20 imported ones.
- China ready to boost COVID-19 vaccine cooperation with Germany: Xi PLA Daily 24 Nov 2020 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping said Tuesday that China stands ready to strengthen exchanges and cooperation with Germany on COVID-19 vaccines and push for the vaccines to be fairly distributed as a global public good, especially for the benefit of developing countries.
- China Tests Millions for COVID-19 After New Cases Reported in Three Cities Sputnik 24 Nov 2020 -- The first case of the novel coronavirus virus was reported on December 31, 2019, in Wuhan, China. Since then, the virus has spread to more than 200 countries and territories around the world infecting more than 59 million people and killing more than 1.4 million.
- Indian Negotiator: We Need 'Joint Check Posts' With Bhutan to Stop Chinese Construction at Doklam Sputnik 24 Nov 2020 -- The reported construction of the new Chinese village of Pangda and a nearby road was first highlighted by a Chinese state media journalist in a tweet last week that was later deleted. Satellite data experts now say that the new road runs very close to the tri-junction of Bhutan, India, and China.
- Chinese Embassy in Manila Criticizes US National Security Chief for 'Inciting' Trouble Radio Free Asia 24 Nov 2020 -- Beijing's embassy to the Philippines criticized the U.S. national security chief Tuesday for "wantonly" trying to provoke the rival Asian superpower through remarks he made about the South China Sea during a visit to Manila the day before.
- China deeply regrets U.S. withdrawal from Open Skies Treaty People's Daily 24 Nov 2020 -- China deeply regrets the United States' insistence on withdrawing from the Treaty on Open Skies regardless of opposition from the international community, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Monday.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on November 24, 2020 PRC MofA 24 Nov 2020
- As US ushers in Biden era, China advised to contact president-elect's team to restore talks Global Times 24 Nov 2020 -- The US is entering the Joe Biden era as the formal transition process began after being authorized by the General Service Administration, and after Biden nominating top foreign policy and national security officials.
- Australia turns softer on China, not wanting to lose economic interests after RCEP Global Times 24 Nov 2020 -- Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, US President Donald Trump's "man of titanium" when it comes to anti-China moves, offered an olive branch to China amid the White House power transition, which pundits regard as opportunistic behavior under domestic economic pressure and adjustment of the nation's China policy.
- FM urges Australia to make 'objective and rational choices' on China ties Global Times 24 Nov 2020 -- China urged Australia to independently make an objective and rational choice on its relations with China, after Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison praised China's efforts in poverty alleviation and stressed that Australia should not have to pick a side between its alliance with the US and "mutually beneficial relationship" with China.
- Xi Focus: Xi calls on working class to make new, historic endeavors for China's modernization PLA Daily 24 Nov 2020 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday urged the country's working class and working people to strive for new and historic achievements in fully building a modern socialist country.
- HK sees further integration with mainland, slams foreign interference ahead of policy address Global Times 24 Nov 2020 -- A day ahead of the city's annual policy address, hinting at the further integration of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) into China's greater development plan, the HKSAR government fought back in a decisive manner against the blatant interference of the British government into China's internal affairs by releasing a so-called six-monthly report on Hong Kong.
- UPDATE: UK's six-monthly report on HK shows fullest double standard: Carrie Lam Global Times 24 Nov 2020 -- The UK government's latest six-monthly report on Hong Kong shows its extreme irresponsibility and "fullest double standard," Hong Kong government and Chief Executive Carrie Lam said, condemning the report and vowing to stick to principles and maintain governance by law.
- HKSAR gov't establishes Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Development Office Global Times 24 Nov 2020 -- The Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau (CMAB) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government announced Monday the establishment of a special office to strengthen the promotion and coordination work on the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
- Joshua Wong pleads guilty to besieging Hong Kong police headquarters People's Daily 24 Nov 2020 -- Joshua Wong Chi-fung, an instigator of the Hong Kong riots, and two other people pleaded guilty in court on Monday to besieging the Hong Kong police headquarters last June.
- Hong Kong Police Arrest Radio Host, Charge Delivery Driver For 'Secession' Radio Free Asia 24 Nov 2020 -- Police in Hong Kong have made further arrests and charges under a national security law imposed on the city by Beijing, of an online radio show host for funding "secession" and of a takeaway delivery driver for shouting pro-independence slogans.
- China Detains Five Prominent Democracy Activists in Guangzhou Crackdown Radio Free Asia 24 Nov 2020 -- Five prominent democracy activists are being held by state security police in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong on subversion charges, rights activists and lawyers told RFA.
- Saudi Arabia Must Explain Detention of Two Uyghur Chinese Nationals: Rights Group Radio Free Asia 24 Nov 2020 -- Authorities in Saudi Arabia should disclose the status of two Uyghur Chinese nationals and explain the reason for their detention, according to a global rights watchdog, which urged the Saudi government to refrain from deporting the pair back to China where they face arbitrary detention and torture.
- UN Concludes Kazakhstan Illegally 'Targeted' Defender Of Xinjiang Indigenous Groups RFE/RL 24 Nov 2020 -- The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has concluded that the Kazakh government violated international human rights law last year when it detained activist Serikzhan Bilash, who had raised the plight of indigenous ethnic groups in China's northwestern region of Xinjiang.
- China launches Chang'e-5 to collect, return moon samples PLA Daily 24 Nov 2020 -- China Tuesday launched a spacecraft to collect and return samples from the moon, the country's first attempt to retrieve samples from an extraterrestrial body.
- China launches 1st lunar sample return mission, aims for multiple breakthroughs in aerospace history Global Times 24 Nov 2020 -- The Long March-5 Y5, China's state-of-the-art carrier rocket and strongest member of the Long March launch vehicle family, blasted off early Tuesday morning from the Wenchang Space Launch Center located in South China's Hainan Province, successfully sending the Chang'e-5 lunar probe into planned orbit.
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