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27 December 2021 - China Special Weapons News
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- City-wide disinfection in epidemic-hit Xi'an meets with divided opinions over efficacy Global Times 27 Dec 2021 -- The city-wide disinfection rolled out in epidemic-hit Xi'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi Province, which is part of government's measures to control the recent outbreak, triggered controversy online.
- Xi'an requires all residents to stay at home for new round of nucleic acid testing Global Times 27 Dec 2021 -- The historic city Xi'an, home to a population of 13 million people in Northwest China's Shaanxi Province, started a new round of nucleic acid testing at 12 am on Monday and tightened its policy of lockdown by requiring all its residents to stay at home to guarantee the accuracy of the test results.
- China reports highest number of daily COVID cases in 20 months Global Times 27 Dec 2021 -- China reported 200 COVID-19 cases on Monday, with 162 domestic transmissions, the largest daily increases in almost 20 months. With concerns increasing over whether China can effectively put this round of flare-ups under control before the Beijing Winter Olympics in February, especially as the Omicron variant is causing havoc globally, analysts said that China's dynamic zero policy and previous experience in quelling domestic outbreaks will help curb the current epidemic, and the closed-loop management of the Beijing Olympics will ensure the safety of the sports event.
- Hong Kong reports 9 new imported COVID-19 cases, 14 additional Omicron infections People's Daily 27 Dec 2021 -- Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection (CHP) on Monday reported 9 new imported cases of COVID-19, taking the total tally of confirmed cases to 12,598.
- Macao reports 1st imported COVID-19 case of Omicron variant People's Daily 27 Dec 2021 -- China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) on Monday reported its first imported COVID-19 case of Omicron variant, bringing the SAR's total number of confirmed cases to 78.
- Nearly 2.77 bln COVID-19 vaccine doses administered on Chinese mainland People's Daily 27 Dec 2021 -- Nearly 2.77 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses had been administered on the Chinese mainland as of Sunday, data from the National Health Commission showed Monday.
- Chinese mainland reports 162 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 27 Dec 2021 -- The Chinese mainland on Sunday reported 162 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Monday.
- Hong Kong reports 9 new imported COVID-19 cases People's Daily 27 Dec 2021 -- Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection (CHP) reported nine new imported cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, taking the total tally of confirmed cases to 12,589.
- China's Xi'an reports 485 COVID-19 cases in latest resurgence People's Daily 27 Dec 2021 -- Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, reported 155 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases on Saturday, bringing the total number of locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases to 485 in the latest resurgence since Dec. 9, authorities said Sunday.
- China sees highest surge in COVID-19 cases in 21 months, Xian as hotspot Press TV 27 Dec 2021 -- A surge in new coronavirus infections in the northwestern Chinese city of Xian has prompted local authorities to announce stringent measures to contain further spread of the disease.
- China Records 200 New COVID-19 Cases SPA 27 Dec 2021 -- China reported 200 new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases.
- Xi'an to launch another round of city wide testing; 'the outbreak possibly to be under control in late Jan with strict measures' Global Times 27 Dec 2021 -- Xi'an, capital of Northwest China's Shaanxi Province and home to about 13 million people, is set to launch another round of city-wide nucleic acid testing on Monday.
- China threatens hefty fines for foreign fishermen Radio Free Asia 27 Dec 2021 -- The Chinese government has issued a new regulation threatening hefty fines on activities of foreign fishermen in China's claimed "jurisdictional waters."
- Japan Conducts Military Exercises to Prevent Chinese Invasion of Disputed Islands, Reports Say Sputnik 27 Dec 2021 -- In recent years, Tokyo voiced concern regarding Beijing's activities in the region, especially with regard to the disputed Senkaku Islands, known in China as the Diaoyudao Islands.
- Chinese defense minister urges Japan to learn from history, after Japanese forces' mock drills concerning Diaoyu Islands Global Times 27 Dec 2021 -- Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister Wei Fenghe told Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi on Monday that Japan should face squarely up to and learn from history, and that China will resolutely safeguard its territorial sovereignty and maritime rights in the East China Sea and the Diaoyu Islands, shortly after Japanese media reported that Japan recently conducted an exercise under the assumption that "foreign forces" occupied the Diaoyu Islands.
- China Develops New Heavy Space Launch Vehicle Sputnik 27 Dec 2021 -- China is currently working on creating a heavy launch vehicle capable of carrying a 150-tonne spacecraft into low-earth orbit, China National Space Administration (CNSA) deputy head Wu Yanhua said on Monday.
- Chinese defense minister holds video talks with Japanese counterpart PLA Daily 27 Dec 2021 -- Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister General Wei Fenghe held video talks with Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi on Monday.
- 13 years on: PLA Navy continues escorting in Gulf of Aden PLA Daily 27 Dec 2021 -- The year 2021 marks the 13th anniversary of the PLA Navy performing escort missions at the Gulf of Aden, to where the PLA Navy has now dispatched 39 batches of escort taskforces.
- PLA Hong Kong Garrison organizes joint patrol PLA Daily 27 Dec 2021 -- Recently, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Hong Kong Garrison organized the joint patrol exercise in the fourth quarter of the year. The army, navy and air force troops assigned to the garrison jointly conducted combat drills on patrol, search and rescue, as well as visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS).
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on December 27, 2021 PRC MofA 27 Dec 2021
- China's appointment of new Xinjiang chief will not change repression of Uyghurs Radio Free Asia 27 Dec 2021 -- China has appointed the governor of coastal Guangdong province as the new Communist Party secretary of its far-western Xinjiang region, replacing Chen Quanguo, considered the architect of the brutal crackdown on Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities.
- China to continuously promote high-quality construction of BRI in 2022: Foreign Ministry Global Times 27 Dec 2021 -- China will continue to promotea high-quality construction of the Belt and Road Initiative with all parties in 2022 and try to achieve fruitful results, said Zhao Lijian, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson, on Monday in response to media questions over a newly signed cooperation plan between China and Cuba.
- China honors pledges to scrap ownership limits on foreign automakers in new negative list Global Times 27 Dec 2021 -- China on Monday unveiled a nationwide negative list for 2021 - in a move that observers called "a signature and phased step in high-level opening-up of the economy" - that drastically reduced barriers for foreign investment for five years in a row, with a full scrapping of restrictions on foreign ownership in passenger cars and a further easing in foreign investment in the production of key communications equipment.
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