Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
09 November 2021 - China Special Weapons News
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- Talks on resuming quarantine-free travel between HK, mainland go well; circuit-breaker mechanism a key issue to be resolved: Lam Global Times 09 Nov 2021 -- Carrie Lam, chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government, said at a press conference on Tuesday morning that Hong Kong and the mainland are discussing details about quarantine-free border reopening, which has not been affected by the resurgence of COVID-19 outbreaks in the mainland.
- NE China's Dalian suspends schools to prevent COVID-19 cluster infections Global Times 09 Nov 2021 -- Schools in Dalian, Northeast China's Liaoning Province, were suspended on Tuesday to prevent cluster infections. The city reported 32 new local infections on Tuesday, including five confirmed cases and 27 silent carriers.
- Sinopharm to launch COVID-19 drug clinical trials in UAE Global Times 09 Nov 2021 -- A top scientist at China's healthcare giant Sinopharm said the group's COVID-19 drug would soon be put into a clinical trial in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and, while numerous COVID-19 drugs have reportedly been authorized for emergency use around the world, vaccination is still the most effective way to tackle the pandemic in terms of building herd immunity.
- Over 2.338 bln COVID-19 vaccine doses administered on Chinese mainland People's Daily 09 Nov 2021 -- More than 2.338 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccine had been administered on the Chinese mainland as of Monday, data from the National Health Commission showed Tuesday.
- Hong Kong reports 1 new imported COVID-19 case, with no local infections for 30 days People's Daily 09 Nov 2021 -- Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection (CHP) Tuesday reported one new imported case of COVID-19, taking the tally of total confirmed cases to 12,369.
- Chinese mainland reports 43 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 09 Nov 2021 -- The Chinese mainland on Monday reported 43 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Tuesday.
- China to step up COVID-19 control in nurseries for children under 3 People's Daily 09 Nov 2021 -- China's National Health Commission on Monday called on nurseries that care for children below the age of three to step up their COVID-19 response measures over the winter.
- Pakistan Set to Host US, China, Russia, Taliban to Discuss Afghan Crisis VOA 09 Nov 2021 -- Pakistan will host the United States, China and Russia this week for talks on Afghanistan under what is known as the "troika plus" process.
- Aircraft carrier target in desert is China's deterrence message to US, analyst says Radio Free Asia 09 Nov 2021 -- The reported building of an aircraft carrier-shaped missile target range in China's Xinjiang region can be seen as a thinly veiled message of deterrence to Taiwan and its ally the United States, a respected security analyst said.
- Is ASEAN Partnership a Major Move for China in Asian Maritime Disputes? VOA 09 Nov 2021 -- Analysts say a proposed deal between China and a regional bloc — including four countries that dispute Beijing's claim to sovereignty over most of the South China Sea — could undermine U.S. influence in Southeast Asia.
- MND: China firmly opposes U.S. congressmen's visit to Taiwan PLA Daily 09 Nov 2021 -- "On November 9, the U.S. congressmen flew to Taiwan on military aircraft to pay visit, China firmly opposes and strongly condemns it," said Senior Colonel Tan Kefei, Spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of National Defense (MND) in a written statement on Tuesday.
- 'US military training Chinese Taipei to fight China as Biden continues Trump's porcupine strategy' Press TV 09 Nov 2021 -- US military forces have been present in Chinese Taipei for more than a decade to train the Taiwanese on hardware acquisitions and to help them in "repelling Chinese landings" in an event of a military confrontation, a new report has revealed.
- China delivers new frigate to Pakistan Navy PLA Daily 09 Nov 2021 -- According to the official WeChat account of China State Shipbuilding Corporation Limited (CSSC), the commissioning ceremony of a new frigate designed and built by CSSC to the Pakistani Navy was held in Shanghai, China on November 8. The Chinese and foreign guests including Pakistani Ambassador to China H.E Mr. Moin ul Haque and Pakistani Consul General in Shanghai Mr. Hussain Haider attended the ceremony.
- New-type militia groups in Xizang help enhance defense capabilities PLA Daily 09 Nov 2021 -- In late autumn, a joint search and rescue task was carried out on Kuoqiong Gangri glacier in Southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. At an altitude of 5,500 meters, members of the Snow Wolf Mountaineering Expedition, a new-type militia group founded just one year ago, collaborated with the mobile rescue troops under the Xizang Contingent of the People's Armed Police Force (PAP) and an aerial rescue squadron of an army aviation brigade for a joint search and rescue task.
- Analysts See China's Xi Moving to Cement Power at Leaders' Meeting VOA 09 Nov 2021 -- This week, the Chinese Communist Party's sixth plenum is holding a four-day closed-door meeting that is widely expected to pave the way for a historic third term for Chinese President Xi Jinping.
- Letter to the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to the Threat from Securities Investments that Finance Certain Companies of the People's Republic of China The White House 09 Nov 2021
- Notice on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to the Threat from Securities Investments that Finance Certain Companies of the People's Republic of China The White House 09 Nov 2021
- Oceans should not be used as tool for seeking unilateral global power: Chinese FM Global Times 09 Nov 2021 -- Oceans should not be used as a tool for seeking unilateral global power, and we are opposed to countries flexing muscles at sea, forming cliques and infringing upon legitimate rights of other countries to maintain maritime hegemony, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday.
- University chief who called for enquiry into Hong Kong student's death to step down Radio Free Asia 09 Nov 2021 -- The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has said its president Wei Shyy, who called for an inquiry into the death of HKUST student Chow Tsz-lok during the 2019 protest movement, will step down next year.
- US Holocaust Museum reaffirms China's crimes against humanity in Xinjiang Radio Free Asia 09 Nov 2021 -- The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum said Tuesday that it is "gravely concerned" that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is committing genocide against Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in northwestern China's Xinjiang region.
- Report reaffirms China’s crimes against humanity against Uyghurs in Xinjiang Radio Free Asia 09 Nov 2021 -- The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum said Tuesday that it is “gravely concerned” that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is committing genocide against Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in northwestern China’s Xinjiang region.
- US Federal Reserve Warns of Turmoil in Chinese Real Estate Sector VOA 09 Nov 2021 -- The Federal Reserve is warning that spillover effects from a worsening debt crisis in the Chinese real estate sector could roil global financial markets and damage economic growth, including that of the United States.
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