Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
01 December 2021 - China Special Weapons News
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- Manzhouli port hit by imported virus, 'to be contained within 14 days' Global Times 01 Dec 2021 -- Manzhouli, China's largest land port city in North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, is in the spotlight as the latest coronavirus flare-up has seen 142 new infections as of Wednesday, which was caused by contaminated imported goods. As a city bordering Mongolia and Russia where many China-Europe freight trains passing through every year, Manzhouli, like some other Chinese port cities, has been standing at the frontline in fighting against imported virus cases. Epidemiologists and insiders warned that loopholes in port management challenge China's dynamic zero-COVID policy.
- North China city adds 5 risk areas as 91 new COVID-19 cases emerge People's Daily 01 Dec 2021 -- The border city of Manzhouli and a county-level district administered by the city in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region reported 91 new local COVID-19 cases on Tuesday and added five areas to the city's medium-risk area list.
- Over 2.5 bln COVID-19 vaccine doses administered on Chinese mainland People's Daily 01 Dec 2021 -- Over 2.5 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses had been administered on the Chinese mainland as of Tuesday, data from the National Health Commission showed Wednesday.
- Chinese mainland reports 91 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 01 Dec 2021 -- The Chinese mainland on Tuesday reported 91 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, all in Inner Mongolia, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Wednesday.
- No Omicron cases reported on Chinese mainland so far People's Daily 01 Dec 2021 -- The Chinese mainland has not detected Omicron COVID-19 variant cases so far, a health official said on Tuesday.
- Official says China's prevention, control strategies effective against Omicron variant People's Daily 01 Dec 2021 -- China's current prevention and control strategies are effective against the COVID-19 Omicron variant, the National Health Commission (NHC) said on Tuesday.
- Indonesian MP: China demanded Jakarta stop drilling in Beijing-claimed waters Radio Free Asia 01 Dec 2021 -- China demanded that Indonesia stop oil and gas drilling at sea, alleging in an unprecedented diplomatic note about two months ago that such activities were occurring in waters it claims as part of its historic rights to the South China Sea, an Indonesian lawmaker said Wednesday.
- China should think twice about Taiwan invasion: Abe CNA 01 Dec 2021 -- A Chinese invasion of Taiwan would pose a serious threat to the security of Japan and the Japan-United States alliance, former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe warned Wednesday and urged China to think twice before taking military action.
- Whoever dares return to militarism will have his head bloodied: Chinese FM on Abe's Taiwan remarks Global Times 01 Dec 2021 -- China is strongly dissatisfied with and firmly opposes former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe's remarks concerning Taiwan island, and China has lodged solemn representations through diplomatic channels, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
- Far Eastern Group chairman voices opposition to "Taiwan independence" People's Daily 01 Dec 2021 -- Douglas Tong Hsu, chairman of the Far Eastern Group in Taiwan, said he has always opposed "Taiwan independence" and supported both the one-China principle and the 1992 Consensus, according to an article published on Tuesday bearing his signature.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on December 1, 2021 PRC MofA 01 Dec 2021
- Russia satisfied with high-level relations with China: Putin People's Daily 01 Dec 2021 -- Russia enjoys an unprecedentedly high level of interstate relations with China, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday.
- Previewing the U.S.-EU Dialogue on China US Dept. of State 01 Dec 2021 -- Special Briefing
- China arrests Macau casino chief in crackdown on cross-border gambling Radio Free Asia 01 Dec 2021 -- Macau's Suncity casino operator has shut down its VIP rooms following the arrest of CEO Alvin Chau on suspicion of cross-border gambling and money-laundering, Reuters reported on Wednesday, as the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) seeks to curb what it sees as a dangerous outflow of capital from mainland China.
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