Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
06 December 2021 - China Special Weapons News
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- China's Harbin launches 3rd round of mass nucleic acid testing People's Daily 06 Dec 2021 -- Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, conducted the third nucleic acid testing in its six main urban areas Monday, after two positive cases screened in the second nucleic acid testing.
- Chinese mainland reports 38 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 06 Dec 2021 -- The Chinese mainland on Sunday reported 38 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Monday.
- Over 2.54 bln COVID-19 vaccine doses administered on Chinese mainland People's Daily 06 Dec 2021 -- Over 2.54 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses had been administered on the Chinese mainland as of Saturday, data from the National Health Commission showed Sunday.
- China's Harbin adds more risk areas as COVID-19 cases rise People's Daily 06 Dec 2021 -- Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, has designated five more neighborhoods as medium-risk areas for COVID-19 starting Sunday noon.
- North China border city reports 5 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 06 Dec 2021 -- The border city of Manzhouli in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region reported five confirmed locally transmitted COVID-19 cases from 12 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, local authorities said.
- China Reports 61 New COVID-19 Cases SPA 06 Dec 2021 -- China has reported 61 new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases during the past 24 hours.
- Microsoft Says Disrupted Chinese Hacking Group Targeting Organizations Worldwide Sputnik 06 Dec 2021 -- Microsoft has disrupted a China-based hacking group that targeted organizations in the US and 28 other countries around the world, Corporate Vice President for Customer Security and Trust Tom Burt said in a blog post.
- Taiwan denies involvement in Solomon Islands' riots CNA 06 Dec 2021 -- Taiwan's government on Monday denied involvement in the recent bloody riots in the Solomon Islands after the leader of the former Pacific island ally accused Taipei of being involved earlier in the day.
- China Says Plots to Thwart Ties With Solomon Islands 'Doomed' as PM Survives No-Confidence Vote Sputnik 06 Dec 2021 -- The island nation's prime minister had to face the vote in parliament after violent riots rocked the country's capital on 24 November. Protesters accused the government of serving the interests of China two years after the Solomon Islands cut ties with Taipei in favour of Beijing.
- Taiwan to Participate in US Summit for Democracy as China Snubbed VOA 06 Dec 2021 -- Taiwan will take part in a virtual U.S. Summit for Democracy this week after countries like China and Russia failed to make the list of attendees in another sign of American support for the East Asian democracy.
- Washington's mixed messages on Taiwan threat to cross-Strait stability People's Daily 06 Dec 2021 -- In his speech at the Reagan National Defense Forum on Saturday, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin gave inconsistent remarks on Taiwan, saying the United States "remains steadfast to the one-China policy" while supporting "Taiwan's ability to defend itself."
- Space Force General Claims China Moves 'Twice the Rate' of US in Space Race, May Overtake It by 2030 Sputnik 06 Dec 2021 -- Top American generals have repeatedly expressed fears about the speed of development of the latest generation of military technologies in the main rival countries for the US - China and Russia - noting, to their own regret, the bureaucracy and slowness of the development of the latest weapons by the US.
- WSJ report on China's military base on Africa's Atlantic coast 'not true,' says Chinese military expert Global Times 06 Dec 2021 -- The report on China's plan to establish its first permanent military base in the Atlantic Ocean is not true and is the latest move of the US to hype the China threat, Chinese military experts said in response to a Wall Street Journal report, which cited US officials as saying China intends to set up a military base in the African country of Equatorial Guinea.
- China set to establish first military base in Atlantic Ocean: US intel reports Press TV 06 Dec 2021 -- China intends to establish a permanent military presence on the Atlantic Ocean in the tiny Central African country of Equatorial Guinea, according to classified US intelligence reports cited by US officials.
- China May Build Military Base in Equatorial Guinea Amid Beijing's Tensions With Washington Sputnik 06 Dec 2021 -- China currently has just one overseas military base, located in East Africa's Djibouti near the Gulf of Aden and which has been running since 2017.
- PLA naval escort taskforce completes in-port replenishment in Djibouti PLA Daily 06 Dec 2021 -- On December 1, local time, the comprehensive supply ship Taihu (Hull 889) attached to the 39th escort taskforce of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy completed contact-free loading of the first batch of supplies, which were purchased through domestic channels, while being berthed at the Port of Djibouti. This marks the first in-port replenishment since the taskforce set sail on September 26.
- China's Type 055 destroyer holds anti-submarine drills amid US threats Global Times 06 Dec 2021 -- The Nanchang, the first ship of China's most powerful Type 055 large destroyers, recently held intensive anti-submarine drills and demonstrated its outstanding capabilities in a move that experts said on Monday could keep US submarine threats away from waters near China.
- CPC leadership holds meeting on 2022 economic work, anti-corruption, party discipline inspection Global Times 06 Dec 2021 -- The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee held a meeting on Monday to analyze and study the economic work of 2022, arrange work concerning Party conduct and fighting corruption, and review regulations concerning the CPC's discipline inspection.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on December 6, 2021 PRC MofA 06 Dec 2021
- Biden Administration Announces Diplomatic Boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics VOA 06 Dec 2021 -- The Biden administration has announced a diplomatic boycott of the upcoming 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.
- US declares diplomatic boycott of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, citing rights abuses Radio Free Asia 06 Dec 2021 -- The Biden administration on Monday announced a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Olympics, saying U.S. athletes will compete, but no government officials will go to the Chinese capital for the Winter Games in February.
- Official applauds HK's new electoral system for balancing social interests, promoting democracy Global Times 06 Dec 2021 -- Hong Kong's overhauled electoral system balances the interests of the city, and is in accordance with real democracy of Hong Kong, which had been blindly following Western-style democracy for quite a long time, said a top official who oversees Hong Kong affairs in a speech on Monday, ahead of the city's Legislative Council (LegCo) elections on December 19.
- Independent election hopeful taken away by police in China's Chongqing Radio Free Asia 06 Dec 2021 -- Two would-be independent election candidates in the southwestern megacity of Chongqing have been forced to pull out of a bid to run in elections for their district and county-level People's Congresses.
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