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03 November 2021 - China Special Weapons News
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- Widening China COVID lockdowns hit Uyghurs and Tibetans hard Radio Free Asia 03 Nov 2021 -- Lockdowns are spreading in China amid a surge in coronavirus infections that have seen around 500 people diagnosed in at least 17 provinces, with authorities restricting travel and warning people to stockpile food and other supplies.
- N.China's Shijiazhuang sacks officials amid spiking COVID-19 infections Global Times 03 Nov 2021 -- At least three officials from Shijiazhuang, capital city of North China's Hebei Province, were suspended or removed from their posts for poor response to the epidemic. The city has reported 26 confirmed cases, and another 19 infections that were found after mass testing are waiting to be confirmed.
- Certain community blocked amid new COVID-19 case in Chengdu People's Daily 03 Nov 2021 -- Jinniu District in Chengdu reported one confirmed COVID-19 case Tuesday. The residential community and nearby regions have been blocked and residents nucleic acid tested.
- Over 2.285 bln COVID-19 vaccine doses administered on Chinese mainland People's Daily 03 Nov 2021 -- More than 2.285 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered on the Chinese mainland as of Tuesday, data from the National Health Commission showed Wednesday.
- Chinese mainland reports 93 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 03 Nov 2021 -- The Chinese mainland on Tuesday reported 93 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Wednesday.
- Shanghai has administered 365,500 COVID-19 vaccine doses to minors aged 6 to 11 People's Daily 03 Nov 2021 -- A total of 365,500 COVID-19 vaccine doses had been administered to minors aged between 6 and 11 in Shanghai by 8 p.m. Monday, according to the municipal health commission.
- India bolsters military deployment along Himalaya border with China Press TV 03 Nov 2021 -- India has ramped up military deployment in a remote Himalayan region at the center of a border dispute with China.
- Chinese authorities ban outside-school classes for Tibetan children Radio Free Asia 03 Nov 2021 -- Authorities in northwestern China's Qinghai province are blocking Tibetan children from taking classes outside their schools over winter holidays in a move aimed at further weakening their connection to their native language, Tibetan sources say.
- China accuses US of 'lack of transparency' over submarine incident Press TV 03 Nov 2021 -- China has accused the United States of a "lack of transparency and responsibility" regarding a US nuclear-powered submarine's collision with an unknown object in the South China Sea last month, urging Washington once again to provide the full details of the incident.
- China trolls democratic Taiwan with air-raid drills amid rising military tensions Radio Free Asia 03 Nov 2021 -- China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) has begun air defense drills in some parts of the country, in a move commentators said was a bid to step up pressure on the democratic island of Taiwan, which the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) under Xi Jinping has threatened to annex.
- China, Russia Urge UN Security Council to Lift Economic Sanctions on N. Korea VOA 03 Nov 2021 -- China and Russia are set to introduce a joint resolution to the United Nations Security Council calling for an end to a host of economic sanctions on North Korea.
- China Military Power Report Details Advances, Goals in 2020 DoD News 03 Nov 2021 -- The Defense Department today released its annual report on military and security developments involving China, commonly referred to as the China Military Power Report.
- DOD Releases 2021 Report on Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China DoD 03 Nov 2021 -- The Department of Defense announces the release of its annual report on "Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China." The congressionally mandated report serves as an authoritative assessment on military and security developments involving the PRC.
- Pentagon claims China expanding nukes faster than expected Press TV 03 Nov 2021 -- The Pentagon claims that China is expanding its nuclear arsenal faster than what is expected.
- China Nuclear Arsenal Growing Faster Than Previously Thought, Pentagon Says VOA 03 Nov 2021 -- A Pentagon report warns that China's rapidly growing nuclear arsenal is expanding at a much faster pace than estimated just a year ago, while a new Chinese military modernization goal could provide Beijing with "more credible military operations in Taiwan."
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on November 3, 2021 PRC MofA 03 Nov 2021
- Former leader of HK pro-secessionist group pleads guilty for secession, money-laundering Global Times 03 Nov 2021 -- Former leader of Hong Kong pro-secessionist group Studentlocalism, Tony Chung Hon-lam, pleaded guilty for secession and money-laundering on Wednesday, Hong Kong media reported.
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