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22 October 2021 - China Special Weapons News
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- Beijing conducts massive screening across all districts after 4 new local COVID-19 cases were reported Global Times 22 Oct 2021 -- Beijing reported four new local COVID-19 cases on Friday, with 194 close contacts connected to confirmed cases have been traced and will be subject to quarantine, according to the Beijing health commission. The city has reported six cases in total as part of a recent national flare-up.
- Northwest China province suspends in-person classes over COVID-19 People's Daily 22 Oct 2021 -- Northwest China's Gansu Province had suspended in-person classes for 1,915 schools as of Thursday for COVID-19 control, a provincial education official said Friday.
- Chinese mainland reports 28 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 22 Oct 2021 -- The Chinese mainland on Thursday reported 28 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Friday.
- Gov't official appeals to public for vaccination in HK, 6 imported COVID-19 cases recorded People's Daily 22 Oct 2021 -- Secretary for the Civil Service of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government Patrick Nip Thursday went to Sham Shui Po, Wan Chai and Wong Tai Sin to appeal to the public, in particular the elderly, to receive vaccination for better self-protection.
- More Chinese cities report new confirmed COVID-19 cases People's Daily 22 Oct 2021 -- More Chinese cities have been hit by new locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, according to local authorities.
- US Senator Warns Beijing: Do Not Take Taiwan for Next Hong Kong VOA 22 Oct 2021 -- A U.S. senator who sits on the Armed Services Committee is warning a violent, military takeover of Taiwan by Beijing would markedly change the world order, and he is calling on world leaders to support democratic Taiwan.
- Biden Does Not Want to See Cross-Strait Issues Between China, Taiwan Come to Blows - Psaki Sputnik 22 Oct 2021 -- US President Joe Biden does not want to see cross-Strait issues between China and Taiwan come to blows, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters on Friday.
- US Defense Secretary: US Will Continue to Help Taiwan Defend Itself VOA 22 Oct 2021 -- U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Friday while the country remains committed to its "one China" policy, it will continue to help Taiwan defend itself.
- Pentagon chief reiterates US 'commitment' to defend Chinese Taipei Press TV 22 Oct 2021 -- The Pentagon's chief says the United States will continue to help Chinese Taipei with resources and capabilities, including potent military hardware, even though it acknowledges China's sovereignty over the self-ruled island.
- Pentagon Chief Claims US Committed to One China Policy, But Will Help Taiwan to Defend Itself Sputnik 22 Oct 2021 -- This comes after China earlier in the day urged the international community to call on the United States to stop dragging Taiwan into a war.
- Biden affirms U.S. would defend Taiwan if China attacks CNA 22 Oct 2021 -- The United States would come to Taiwan's defense in the event of an attack by China, U.S. President Joe Biden said Thursday during a CNN town hall in Baltimore.
- Biden says US would come to Taipei's defense Press TV 22 Oct 2021 -- US President Joe Biden says the United States would come to Taipei's defense, claiming it had a commitment to defend the self-ruled island China asserts sovereignty over.
- 'Defend Taiwan' can hardly be seen as a slip of the tongue, but Biden has yet to say how or dare to 'stand against 1.4b Chinese' Global Times 22 Oct 2021 -- The US would come to Taiwan's defense if the island faces a Chinese mainland "incursion," US President Joe Biden confirmed on Thursday. The strongest comments from the 78-year-old leader were believed as challenging Chinese mainland's redline and also deviating from Washington's "strategic ambiguity" on the Taiwan question.
- China urges US to abide by 'One China' policy, says won't compromise on core interests Press TV 22 Oct 2021 -- China has called on the United States to strictly abide by the "One China" principle when handling issues related to Chinese Taipei, stressing that Beijing would not compromise on its core interests.
- US Should Stop Dragging Taiwan Into War, China Says Sputnik 22 Oct 2021 -- The international community should call on the United States to stop dragging Taiwan into a war, China's Ambassador to the United Nations Zhang Jun said.
- Resolution 'misused' by Beijing to block Taiwan at U.N.: U.S. official CNA 22 Oct 2021 -- Beijing has inaccurately interpreted a United Nations resolution adopted in 1971 to exclude Taiwan from playing a role in the international organization and its affiliates, an official with the United States Department of State said Thursday.
- Vietnam land-filling on disputed reef in Spratlys, imagery shows Radio Free Asia 22 Oct 2021 -- Vietnam appears to be doing new construction and land-filling on a remote reef it occupies in the disputed South China Sea, commercial satellite imagery shows.
- Philippines steps up diplomatic protests to Beijing over South China Sea Radio Free Asia 22 Oct 2021 -- More than 70 percent of diplomatic protests by the Philippines government against Chinese activities in the South China Sea in the last five years were filed this year alone, the nation's foreign ministry says, hinting at a tougher stance in Manila's dealings with China.
- NATO's New Focus Reflects China's Rise VOA 22 Oct 2021 -- China wasn't on the agenda at this week's NATO defense ministers meeting, but by the time the gathering concluded, the secretary-general had said the military alliance needs to respond to the challenges presented by China's rise.
- Chinese, Russian warships circle around Japan; base of US provocations within reach Global Times 22 Oct 2021 -- The Chinese-Russian joint naval flotilla that transited the Tsugaru Strait days ago has since sailed along the east side of Japan's main island to its south, almost making a circle around the island country, in a move Chinese experts said on Friday can bring balance to regional stability at a time when the US, Japan and other Western forces have been colluding to destabilize the Asia-Pacific region.
- China, Argentina vow to deepen military cooperation PLA Daily 22 Oct 2021 -- Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister General Wei Fenghe held talks with Argentina's Defense Minister Jorge Taiana via video link on Thursday.
- China's first peacekeeping helicopter contingent to Abyei returns home PLA Daily 22 Oct 2021 -- On the morning of October 19, Beijing time, the first batch of 43 peacekeepers from China's first peacekeeping helicopter contingent to Abyei, Sudan successfully returned home after completing 26 months of continuous peacekeeping missions overseas.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on October 22, 2021 PRC MofA 22 Oct 2021
- Hong Kong SIM Registration Law Raises Privacy Concerns VOA 22 Oct 2021 -- A new Hong Kong telecommunications law requiring users to register their mobile SIM cards using their legal names could further stoke fear in a city already grappling with the national security law, experts say.
- UN members condemn China over treatment of Uyghurs in Xinjiang Radio Free Asia 22 Oct 2021 -- More than 40 Western-led countries criticized China's widely reported atrocities against the Uyghurs in a statement issued at the United Nations, calling on Beijing to immediately allow independent observers into the Xinjiang region.
- Death of detained Uyghur imam underscores harsh conditions in Xinjiang re-education camps Radio Free Asia 22 Oct 2021 -- A Uyghur imam who survived 15 years in prison for separatism in northwestern China's Xinjiang only to die during a two-year stint in an internment camp, raises questions of torture and highlights the abusive nature of the camp system that has drawn accusations of genocide, said Uyghurs with knowledge of the case.
- China's Reach Into Africa's Digital Sector Worries Experts VOA 22 Oct 2021 -- Chinese companies like Huawei and the Transsion group are responsible for much of the digital infrastructure and smartphones used in Africa. Chinese phones built in Africa come with already installed apps for mobile money transfer services that increase the reach of Chinese tech companies. But while many Africans may find the availability of such technology useful, the trend worries some experts on data management.
- Evergrande reportedly averts offshore bond default in the offing Global Times 22 Oct 2021 -- Evergrande has readied funds for a last-minute dollar bond interest payment, media reports said on Friday, fending the debt-laden Chinese property giant off a default on its offshore bond.
- China Proposes Plan to Block Private Investment in Media VOA 22 Oct 2021 -- A proposal to ban private investment in Chinese news outlets has been viewed by critics as a further attempt by Beijing to control all sectors of the media.
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