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02 August 2021 - China Special Weapons News
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- Zhengzhou in C China's Henan reported 63 infections in the latest surge linked back to hospital infection, the detected virus strain is highly homologous to patient from Myanmar Global Times 02 Aug 2021 -- Zhengzhou, the capital city of Central China's Henan Province has reported 13 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 50 asymptomatic carriers as of 6 pm on Monday since its first two asymptomatic carriers reported on Friday.
- Track record checking platform resume to normal use after failing provide service as overloaded amid latest COVID-19 surge in China Global Times 02 Aug 2021 -- China's national track record checking platform has resumed to normal use after failing to provide checking services on Monday, given that the platform has received surge service request and go far beyond the carrying capacity amid latest COVID-19 resurgence in at least 18 provinces in the country.
- 31 provincial-level regions warn against unnecessary travel amid rampaging Delta variant infections Global Times 02 Aug 2021 -- As 31 provincial-level regions across China on Monday warned residents against unnecessary travel in light of the outbreaks fueled by the rampaging Delta variant, Chinese officials and health experts stressed the strong infectivity and transmissibility of the mutated variant and urged the country to learn lessons from the latest outbreaks to fill the loopholes of anti-epidemic work - especially in hospitals and airports where infection risks are high.
- Communities in Beijing under lockdown after finding positive COVID-19 case in area Global Times 02 Aug 2021 -- Beijing has locked down six residential communities in its northwestern district of Haidian on Monday morning after finding one positive COVID-19 case within the area. The move came as the latest effort in curbing nationwide coronavirus spike that has spread to the country's capital in recent days.
- Epidemic continues to simmer as E China's Yangzhou reports 54 infections Global Times 02 Aug 2021 -- Epidemic in Yangzhou, a city in East China's Jiangsu Province, continues to simmer, authorities said as the city has registered 54 confirmed COVID-19 infections and two asymptomatic cases as of Monday.
- C China's Zhuzhou bans residents from leaving the city as latest effort to curb virus spike Global Times 02 Aug 2021 -- Zhuzhou in Central China's Hunan Province, another city adjacent to the virus-stricken Zhangjiajie, is requiring all local residents not to leave the city after reporting another six new asymptomatic cases on Sunday. More than 30 cities across China have issued such warnings amid the latest round of the epidemic outbreak fueled by the rampaging Delta variant.
- Beijing reports 2 new locally-transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 02 Aug 2021 -- Beijing reported two new locally-transmitted confirmed cases of COVID-19 and one asymptomatic case from 12 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, local authorities said Sunday.
- Chinese vice premier stresses curbing COVID-19 spread People's Daily 02 Aug 2021 -- Chinese Vice Premier Sun Chunlan has stressed solid efforts to prevent and control COVID-19 outbreaks and curb the spread of the virus.
- Chinese mainland reports 55 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 02 Aug 2021 -- The Chinese mainland on Sunday reported 55 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Monday.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson's Remarks on Vaccines Provided to Countries that Have Joined the Initiative for Belt and Road Partnership on COVID-19 Vaccines Cooperation PRC MofA 02 Aug 2021
- Philippines opposes politicization of COVID-19 origins People's Daily 02 Aug 2021 -- The Philippines on Monday condemned politicizing the origins of COVID-19, joining a growing number of countries on the issue.
- Cambodia begins COVID-19 vaccination drive for adolescents with China's Sinovac vaccine People's Daily 02 Aug 2021 -- Cambodia on Sunday launched an anti-COVID-19 vaccination drive for adolescents aged from 12 to 17, with China's Sinovac vaccine.
- Cambodia receives another batch of China-aided Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine People's Daily 02 Aug 2021 -- A plane carrying a new batch of China-donated Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine touched down in Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, on Sunday, Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen said.
- JOINT PRESS RELEASE Of The 12th ROUND OF INDIA-CHINA CORPS COMMANDER LEVEL MEETING India PIB 02 Aug 2021 -- The 12th round of India-China Corps Commander Level Meeting was held at the Chushul-Moldo border meeting point on the Indian side.
- Joint Press Release of the 12th Round of China-India Corps Commander Level Meeting PLA Daily 02 Aug 2021 -- The 12th round of India-China Corps Commander Level Meeting was held at the Chushul-Moldo border meeting point on the Indian side.
- Local Government in Gansu Shuts Down Tibetan Temple, Evicts Monks, Nuns Radio Free Asia 02 Aug 2021 -- Authorities in the northwestern Chinese province of Gansu have forcibly shut down a Tibetan monastery in the Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, evicting the monks and nuns by force, RFA has learned.
- UK, Germany 'seek balance' with warship transits in South China Sea despite US pressure Global Times 02 Aug 2021 -- As a UK aircraft carrier task force left the South China Sea on Monday after only a week in the region, apparently without making provocative moves on China like UK reports previously claimed, a German warship reportedly set sail for a tour to the Indo-Pacific Region on the same day, eyeing a transit in the South China Sea without confronting China, and a port visit in Shanghai.
- India Asserts Maritime Presence in South China Sea As US Calls to Halt Beijing's 'Aggression' Sputnik 02 Aug 2021 -- The announcement that warships have been deployed in the South China Sea comes despite speculation from local analysts that India would not make a great effort to assert its presence in the maritime sphere because a lot of money has already been allocated to secure its land border with China.
- PLA planes conduct mock battles in typhoon, 'show all-weather combat readiness' Global Times 02 Aug 2021 -- As a strong typhoon hit East China's Zhejiang Province last week, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) seized the opportunity for practice and organized warplane mock battles amid heavy thunderstorms and low visibility, in a move analysts said on Monday demonstrated the PLA's all-weather combat readiness.
- Building a peace-loving world-class military People's Daily 02 Aug 2021 -- When extremely heavy rainstorms devastated central China in July, it was hard not to notice the troops of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) on dams, reservoirs and riverbanks -- the most dangerous areas in the battle against floods.
- China Coast Guard carries out fishery law enforcement cruise in high seas of North Pacific Ocean PLA Daily 02 Aug 2021 -- Two coast guard ships "Qushan" and "Haimen" dispatched by the China Coast Guard (CCG) set sail from Shanghai on July 30 to carry out a 31-day fishery law enforcement cruise mission in the high seas of the North Pacific Ocean.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson's Remarks on Wanton Comments by the US and the EU on the Macao Court of Final Appeal Decision to Dismiss Appeals by Three Candidate Teams PRC MofA 02 Aug 2021
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson's Remarks on State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi Attending the Series of Foreign Ministers' Meetings on East Asia Cooperation via Videoconference PRC MofA 02 Aug 2021
- Hong Kong Popstar, Former Lawmaker Charged With 'Corruption' Over Campaign Rally Gig Radio Free Asia 02 Aug 2021 -- Authorities in Hong Kong have charged a pop-star and a former opposition lawmaker with "corruption" after the singer appeared at a political rally during campaigning for a 2018 byelection.
- Hong Kong Pop Star Arrested Over 2018 Performance VOA 02 Aug 2021 -- A well-known Hong Kong pop singer and pro-democracy proponent was arrested Monday for performing songs at a political rally three years ago.
- First verdict shows the national security law in HK shall never be played with People's Daily 02 Aug 2021 -- The first verdict under the National Security Law for Hong Kong warned people who "disrupted and damaged Hong Kong society" that the rule of law is never to be played with, and those who go against the laws shall never escape punishment.
- As Winter Olympics Near, China Ups Intimidation of Foreign Media VOA 02 Aug 2021 -- In six months, throngs of foreign media will arrive in Beijing for the 2022 Winter Olympics. They may be welcomed by a wide-ranging Chinese government campaign to foment public anger against Western journalists, who have been increasingly harassed because of their reporting.
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