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23 December 2021 - China Special Weapons News
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- China's Xi'an under lockdown amid surge in COVID-19, hemorrhagic fever cases Radio Free Asia 23 Dec 2021 -- Authorities in the northern Chinese city of Xi'an have placed the city of 13 million under lockdown, amid a sharp rise in the number of COVID-19 cases and fears over a recent outbreak of epidemic hemorrhagic fever, local residents told RFA.
- Xi'an cancels all flights, begins 3rd round of mass testing amid pressure from unclear transmission routes Global Times 23 Dec 2021 -- Xi'an, the ancient city in Northwest China's Shaanxi Province, started this month's third round of mass testing on 13 million people on Thursday following the highest number of positive COVID-19 cases found in a single day. It has also canceled all flights at its airport and put all residential communities under closed management.
- China's Xi'an imposes lockdown amid COVID-19 resurgence People's Daily 23 Dec 2021 -- Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, imposed a citywide lockdown, effective Thursday, in an effort to curb the spread of the latest COVID-19 resurgence.
- Chinese mainland reports 71 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 23 Dec 2021 -- The Chinese mainland on Wednesday reported 71 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Thursday.
- China's Shaanxi reports 149 COVID-19 cases People's Daily 23 Dec 2021 -- Northwest China's Shaanxi Province has reported a total of 149 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases since the latest resurgence in the province was reported on Dec. 9, according to local authorities on Wednesday.
- Hong Kong reports 7 more cases of Omicron COVID-19 variant People's Daily 23 Dec 2021 -- Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection (CHP) reported seven additional cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing the total number of Omicron infections to 34.
- China Records 100 New COVID-19 Cases SPA 23 Dec 2021 -- China reported 100 new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases.
- China to offer Solomon Islands anti-riot gear, send police advisory team Global Times 23 Dec 2021 -- China will offer police anti-riot equipment and send an ad-hoc police advisory group to the Solomon Islands at the request of the Solomon Islands government, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday.
- Experts warn about Taiwan's dangerous intentions to develop nuclear weapons, stress preparation for worst Global Times 23 Dec 2021 -- Chinese experts warned about the dangerous intentions in the island of Taiwan to develop nuclear weapons, saying such an illusion is ridiculous and if the island really pushes forward with the plan, the Chinese mainland and even the US will impose countermeasures against the island.
- Work on shipyard in Shanghai for Chinese warships goes smoothly, to open in 2023 Global Times 23 Dec 2021 -- Since its start at the beginning of the year, the construction of a new shipyard for a key Chinese warship builder has been going smoothly, and dock basin construction kicked off on Wednesday.
- China Rare Earth Group Co is set up, to increase pricing power Global Times 23 Dec 2021 -- China on Thursday officially set up the China Rare Earth Group Co, an industrial conglomerate through merging several key producers of the important mineral resources, China's national assets regulator said.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on December 23, 2021 PRC MofA 23 Dec 2021
- China Expected to Fail Its US Trade Commitments by Year's End VOA 23 Dec 2021 -- Sino-U.S. trade tensions could flare up again as it appears China will miss its obligations under a nearly expired agreement that emerged from a dispute during the administration of former U.S. President Donald Trump, analysts said.
- The Signing of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act US Dept. of State 23 Dec 2021 -- President Biden today signed the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, underscoring the United States' commitment to combatting forced labor, including in the context of the ongoing genocide in Xinjiang.
- Biden Signs Bill to Ban Goods Made by Uyghur Slave Labor VOA 23 Dec 2021 -- The White House says President Joe Biden signed into law Thursday a bill that bans the import of good produced by Uyghur slave labor.
- Biden signs bill punishing China for alleged human rights abuses Press TV 23 Dec 2021 -- US President Joe Biden has approved a congressional measure that imposes sanctions on China for alleged human rights abuses against people in the Xinjiang region.
- Biden, signing Uyghur forced labor law, vows to 'use every tool' to stop abuses Radio Free Asia 23 Dec 2021 -- U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday signed into law a bill banning imports from the Xinjiang region of China that lack proof they were not made with forced labor, vowing to "use every tool at our disposal" to keep products made under coercion out of supply chains.
- Biden Signs Into Law An Import Ban From China's Xinjiang Region Over Treatment Of Uyghurs RFE/RL 23 Dec 2021 -- U.S. President Joe Biden signed legislation on December 23 that will ban imports from China's Xinjiang region in the latest measure to punish Beijing over its treatment of China's Muslim Uyghur minority and other groups.
- Biden Signs Bill to Ban Imports from China's Xinjiang Into Law Sputnik 23 Dec 2021 -- President Joe Biden signed the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act that prohibits imports into the United States of goods made with forced labour in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, the White House said on Thursday.
- Hong Kong university dismantles 'Pillar of Shame' massacre memorial after 24 years Radio Free Asia 23 Dec 2021 -- Security guards at the University of Hong Kong placed the area around the Pillar of Shame statue on lockdown on Thursday, blocking the view of the monument to the 1989 Tiananmen massacre victims and preventing anyone from approaching the area, as its creator said it had been demolished.
- More Hong Kong Universities Remove Tiananmen Square Protest Artwork VOA 23 Dec 2021 -- Another two Hong Kong universities removed public artwork Friday commemorating China's 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Beijing's Tiananmen Square.
- Record Low Turnout in Hong Kong Poll 'Telling Blow' to City's Democracy VOA 23 Dec 2021 -- The record low turnout rate of Sunday's Hong Kong legislative election is a "telling blow" to surviving democracy in the city, an expert told VOA Wednesday, as others contacted also criticized the poll.
- Election for 7th-term LegCo of HKSAR concludes People's Daily 23 Dec 2021 -- The election for the 7th-term Legislative Council (LegCo) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) concluded on Dec. 20.
- Premier Li meets with HKSAR chief executive People's Daily 23 Dec 2021 -- Premier Li Keqiang on Wednesday met with Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam, who is on a duty visit to Beijing.
- Xi meets with HKSAR chief executive People's Daily 23 Dec 2021 -- President Xi Jinping on Wednesday met with Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam, who is on a duty visit to Beijing.
- Premier Li meets with Macao SAR chief executive People's Daily 23 Dec 2021 -- Premier Li Keqiang on Wednesday met with Chief Executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) Ho Iat Seng, who is on a duty visit to Beijing.
- Xi meets with Macao SAR chief executive People's Daily 23 Dec 2021 -- President Xi Jinping on Wednesday met with Chief Executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) Ho Iat Seng, who is on a duty visit to Beijing.
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