Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
02 November 2021 - China Special Weapons News
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- Latest COVID-19 flare-up spills over to more than half of Chinese provincial-level regions Global Times 02 Nov 2021 -- The new COVID-19 flare-ups China is facing, which have spread to more than half of its provinces and municipalities, are more "complicated" than the Nanjing airport coronavirus cluster spread, health analysts said. This is because there are multiple sources, many of which remain unknown, and it involves a wide scope of infection set against the onset of winter which makes it easier for the virus to propagate, the experts said, urging that people remain cautious.
- Shijiazhuang, city neighboring Beijing, announces emergency status for COVID-19 Global Times 02 Nov 2021 -- Shijiazhuang, the provincial capital of China's Hebei which neighbors Beijing, on Tuesday entered "emergency status" for COVID-19 prevention, after a total of 12 infections were reported in the city in this round of flare-up including two new confirmed cases reported on Tuesday.
- A community in Beijing reputed to be the largest residential area in Asia reports four new positive COVID-19 cases Global Times 02 Nov 2021 -- Beijing reported four new positive COVID-19 cases on Tuesday who are from the same family living in Tiantongyuan, an enormous neighborhood in Beijing's Changping district reputed to be the largest residential area in Asia.
- Beijing adds another risk area as 4 new COVID-19 cases emerge People's Daily 02 Nov 2021 -- Beijing reported four new local COVID-19 cases between 12:01 a.m. and 11 a.m. on Tuesday, all from the same family, and their residential community has been designated as a medium-risk area starting Tuesday.
- Over 2.279 bln COVID-19 vaccine doses administered on Chinese mainland People's Daily 02 Nov 2021 -- More than 2.279 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered on the Chinese mainland as of Monday, data from the National Health Commission showed Tuesday.
- Hong Kong reports 2 new imported COVID-19 cases People's Daily 02 Nov 2021 -- Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection (CHP) on Tuesday reported two new imported cases of COVID-19, taking the total tally to 12,349.
- Chinese mainland reports 54 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 02 Nov 2021 -- The Chinese mainland on Monday reported 54 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Tuesday.
- Beijing adds 1 further local case of COVID-19 People's Daily 02 Nov 2021 -- Beijing reported one new locally transmitted COVID-19 case between 12:01 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Monday, the city's anti-COVID-19 headquarters has said.
- China's Shijiazhuang reports 6 COVID-19 cases People's Daily 02 Nov 2021 -- Shijiazhuang, capital of north China's Hebei Province, reported six new local COVID-19 cases from 4 p.m. Sunday to 4 p.m. Monday, and added a medium-risk area on Monday.
- Exclusive: Hacking from India rose in past 2 years, targeted China's medical industry using forged physical examination forms at the beginning of epidemic Global Times 02 Nov 2021 -- Hackers from India have been caught actively launching cyberattacks targeting China's multiple sectors as well as individuals in the past two years during the epidemic, and their attacks are largely on the rise in the first half of 2021, the Global Times learnt from an exclusive interview with Chinese tech giant 360 Security Technology on Tuesday.
- Soviet-Era Memories Shape European Lawmakers' View of China and Taiwan VOA 02 Nov 2021 -- "My granduncle — cousin of my grandfather — was a Catholic priest who was put in the labor camp when the communist regime barbarically tried to destroy all the monasteries," said Miriam Lexmann, one of dozens of legislators from around the world who gathered in Rome last weekend on the sidelines of the G-20 summit.
- Most Taiwanese don't think war in Taiwan Strait is probable: poll CNA 02 Nov 2021 -- Despite China's increased saber rattling towards Taiwan over the past two years, a vast majority of Taiwanese do not believe that war could erupt across the Taiwan Strait, according to survey results released on Tuesday.
- North Korea and China restart rail freight, ending pandemic trade ban Radio Free Asia 02 Nov 2021 -- North Korea and China resumed cross-border rail freight shipments on Monday, promising much needed relief to desperate North Koreans suffering from food shortages and economic upheaval under a trade ban that had been put in place in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
- China, Russia submit reworked proposal to lift UN sanctions on North Korea Press TV 02 Nov 2021 -- China and Russia have reworked a draft resolution urging the UN Security Council to ease sanctions on North Korean exports with the intent of "enhancing the livelihood of the civilian population" in the east Asian country.
- New regulations to provide PLA with rapid, combat-oriented equipment deliveries Global Times 02 Nov 2021 -- Signed by Xi Jinping, chairman of the Central Military Commission, a new set of regulations on military equipment procurement, focusing on war preparedness and combat capabilities, came into force on Monday, with analysts saying that the People's Liberation Army (PLA) will acquire the best weapons and equipment that are most needed on future battlefields at a faster pace.
- NGO penalized for illegally monitoring military targets in China PLA Daily 02 Nov 2021 -- November 1st of this year marks the seventh anniversary of the promulgation of the Counterespionage Law of the People's Republic of China. In recent years, foreign spies and intelligence agencies have attempted to jeopardize China's national security in more non-traditional security areas, and a large number of such cases have been uncovered under the investigation of China's national security agency.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on November 2, 2021 PRC MofA 02 Nov 2021
- Hong Kong police chase developers of fake COVID-19 tracking app Radio Free Asia 02 Nov 2021 -- Authorities in Hong Kong look set to expand compulsory use of a COVID-19 tracking app, as police vowed on Tuesday to track down the developers of a fake version of the app.
- Why Israel and Switzerland Stayed Silent on Uyghur Human Rights in China VOA 02 Nov 2021 -- Human rights activists are expressing surprise at the failure of Israel and Switzerland to participate in a joint statement criticizing China's treatment of its Uyghur minority.
- Yahoo Halts Services in Mainland China VOA 02 Nov 2021 -- In what is seen as largely a symbolic move, Yahoo said Tuesday it stopped providing services in mainland China because of what it described as a difficult operating environment.
- China Makes No New Pledges but Calls on COP26 Countries to Act VOA 02 Nov 2021 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping called on other nations to "step up cooperation" and act on climate targets, but offered no new commitments in a statement to the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, known as COP26.
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