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19 December 2021 - China Special Weapons News

  • China confident amid global Omicron rampage Global Times 19 Dec 2021 -- With the Omicron variant already rampaging through some 89 countries and being found in three Chinese mainland cities, more nations have decided to drop their "living with the virus" policies and tightened up pandemic control measures, including canceling public celebration events and reintroducing travel restrictions amid the upcoming New Year holidays.
  • Xi'an strengthens COVID-19 prevention measures, conducting city-wide nucleic acid testing Global Times 19 Dec 2021 -- Xi'an, capital of Northwest China's Shaanxi Province, has rolled out COVID-19 prevention measures on public transportation on Sunday urging residents not to leave the city if not necessary and conducting city-wide nucleic acid testing.
  • Beijing reports one COVID-19 case imported from Xi'an Global Times 19 Dec 2021 -- Beijing has reported one COVID-19 case in the city's southeastern district of Tongzhou on Sunday, two weeks after the Chinese capital was cleared of all locally transmitted cases. The new infection was imported from Xi'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi Province, which suffered a new wave of cases in recent days.
  • Hong Kong reports 3 more cases of COVID-19 Omicron variant People's Daily 19 Dec 2021 -- Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection (CHP) reported three additional cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 on Saturday.
  • China Records 83 New COVID-19 Cases SPA 19 Dec 2021 -- China reported 83 new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases.

  • Legal amendments proposed to better handle Chinese spying cases CNA 19 Dec 2021 -- Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Lo Chih-cheng (羅致政) said Sunday he has proposed a bill that would amend four national security laws to include provisions to establish a dedicated legal system and judges to deal with Chinese espionage and other national security cases.

  • China's 2nd aircraft carrier conducts exercises in South China Sea Global Times 19 Dec 2021 -- The Shandong, the second aircraft carrier of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy, recently set out for realistic combat-oriented drills in the South China Sea, in a move experts said on Sunday will enhance its capabilities.

  • Biden's China Policy: Negotiate While Preparing for a Fight? VOA 19 Dec 2021 -- A Sino-U.S. military dialogue that coincided with a defense budget increase this month reveal a key piece of President Joe Biden's China policy-talk and prepare to fight all at once-analysts believe.

  • LegCo election advances despite trivial noises, to bring HK into a new era Global Times 19 Dec 2021 -- No matter how hard some Western media outlets like The New York Times or the BBC tried to hype a "controversial" or "unfair" Legislative Council (LegCo) election that took place in Hong Kong on Sunday, dozens of Hong Kong residents, local officials and experts who talked with the Global Times consider the new election format - the first since the implementation of the national security law for Hong Kong and the electoral reform, as a milestone to bring the city into a new era with better governance after years of political battling in a vicious circle.
  • Turnout plummets as Hong Kongers choose among China-approved 'patriotic' candidates Radio Free Asia 19 Dec 2021 -- Less than a third of registered voters turned out to vote in elections for Hong Kong's Legislative Council (LegCo) on Sunday, in the first election to be held in the city under Beijing's rules ensuring only "patriots" approved by the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) can hold public office.



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