Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
12 December 2021 - China Special Weapons News
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- Ningbo confirms Delta variant behind latest outbreak, sharing same transmission chain with that in Shanghai Global Times 12 Dec 2021 -- The virus behind the latest round of the COVID-19 epidemic in Ningbo, East China's Zhejiang Province, has been identified as the Delta strain. The outbreak is linked to a flareup in neighboring provinces and cities, according to the city's authorities.
- China confident in curbing Omicron as vaccine firms sprint for breakthroughs Global Times 12 Dec 2021 -- Vaccine producers and research institutes in China, including the country's two leading manufacturers Sinopharm and Sinovac, as well as researchers at the University of Hong Kong, said they are making major progress in studying the Omicron variant, merely half a month after the WHO defined the new mutant as "a variant of concern."
- China has sufficient technical capability to handle Omicron amid its 3 scenarios of future transmission Global Times 12 Dec 2021 -- Three scenarios of the future transmission of Omicron variant were suggested by China's leading infectious disease specialist Zhang Wenhong during a forum, assuring that China has sufficient technical capability to deal with the COVID-19 variant.
- N China border city reports 5 new locally-transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 12 Dec 2021 -- The border city of Manzhouli in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region reported five locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases from 12 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, local authorities have said.
- China ramps up epidemic control for land port cities People's Daily 12 Dec 2021 -- The joint prevention and control mechanism of China's State Council has released a circular ordering increased epidemic prevention and control for port cities in a bid to further prevent imported infections.
- Over 2.60 bln COVID-19 vaccine doses administered on Chinese mainland People's Daily 12 Dec 2021 -- More than 2.60 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses had been administered on the Chinese mainland as of Saturday, data from the National Health Commission showed Sunday. Enditem
- Chinese mainland reports 49 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 12 Dec 2021 -- The Chinese mainland on Saturday reported 49 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Sunday.
- China expected to reach herd immunity by end of year, says expert People's Daily 12 Dec 2021 -- China's vaccination against the novel coronavirus is highly expected to reach the herd immunity level by the end of 2021, according to a leading Chinese respiratory disease expert.
- Where does China's full confidence in resolving Taiwan question come from? Global Times 12 Dec 2021 -- A senior Chinese official has reaffirmed the determination of the Communist Party of China (CPC) to realize the national reunification at an annual forum to boost people-to-people exchanges cross the Taiwan Straits, further underscoring the CPC's full confidence in achieving this goal.
- China's Long March family accomplishes 4th 100 launches with unprecedented speed Global Times 12 Dec 2021 -- With an unprecedented speed, China's indigenous Long March rocket family has recently accomplished its fourth 100 launches with 33 months, manifesting high frequency space launch missions by the series has become a new normal and the rapid growth of the country's comprehensive strength and advancement of its science and technology, developers and industry analysts hailed on Sunday.
- China ramps up J-20 stealth fighter production after domestic engine switch Global Times 12 Dec 2021 -- The maker of the J-20, China's most advanced stealth fighter jet, revealed that it recently broke records in terms of aircraft delivery due to high demand, with experts saying on Sunday that the J-20 has entered a mass production phase after it solved the last missing piece of the puzzle, the domestically developed WS-10 engine.
- How China Became A Force In The Former Soviet Space After The Fall Of The U.S.S.R. RFE/RL 12 Dec 2021 -- For three days in May 1989, Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev visited Beijing amid great fanfare.
- China Grows Balkan Investments by Asking Less Than EU, Say Experts VOA 12 Dec 2021 -- China accounts for a relatively small share of outside investment in the western Balkans compared to the European Union, but observers say there is growing concern about the scope of Chinese influence tied to the billions of dollars Beijing has invested in the region since 2005.
- Group politics under guise of democracy is trampling on true spirit of democracy: Chinese FM Global Times 12 Dec 2021 -- The US and some Western countries have, for a long time, described China as an "undemocratic country." But this labelling is a result of their arrogance and prejudice against other civilizations, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi wrote in an article published in state media People's Daily on Sunday.
- China won't have US-style subprime mortgage crisis: former PBC chief Global Times 12 Dec 2021 -- China does not have structural shortcomings that will trigger a subprime mortgage crisis like the one that occurred in the US in 2007, as the country's urban and rural housing demand continues to rise amid regulatory measures to prevent and address the risks of the real estate market, a former chief of the People's Bank of China (PBC) said on Sunday.
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