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29 December 2021 - China Special Weapons News
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- Xi'an receives help from across the country, boosting solidarity amid battle against virus Global Times 29 Dec 2021 -- Xi'an, the capital city of Northwest China's Shaanxi Province, entered its seventh day of a lockdown on Wednesday, witnessing helping hands from across the country arriving to ease supply challenges and enhance the medical system's capacity.
- 85% of Chinese fully vaccinated ahead of festive travel rush Global Times 29 Dec 2021 -- China is nearing herd immunity 85.64 percent of the Chinese population fully vaccinated ahead of the coming New Year and Spring Festival travel rush, which is expected to see passenger trips surpass the 1.48 billion taken in 2020, the National Health Commission (NHC) announced on Wednesday.
- Mainland to uphold strong stance on Taiwan question in 2022: spokesperson People's Daily 29 Dec 2021 -- A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Wednesday reiterated the central government's strong stance on the Taiwan question for the upcoming year.
- China warns of 'drastic measures' if Taiwan moves toward independence Press TV 29 Dec 2021 -- China has warned Chinese Taipei against making moves toward independence, saying it will take "drastic measures" if the self-governed island crosses red lines.
- Exclusive: China, Russia to sign new 5-year space cooperation program, build intl lunar station by 2035: Roscosmos Global Times 29 Dec 2021 -- China and Russia will sign a new space Cooperation Program for 2023-2027 next year, which will include a plan to create an open and inclusive International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) by 2035, Russia's national space agency Roscosmos told the Global Times in an exclusive interview.
- PLA Naval Aviation University receives Y-9 transport aircraft Global Times 29 Dec 2021 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Naval Aviation University recently received the Y-9 transport aircraft. Analysts said on Wednesday that this will enable cadets to better learn about the Y-9 before they graduate as they are expected to fly the standard version as well as a wide variety of special mission variants when they enter active service.
- China sets new mark against US bullying with 1st white paper on export controls Global Times 29 Dec 2021 -- China on Wednesday set a new mark for anti-US bullying, with its first ever white paper on export controls drawing a clear line between the country's approach to safeguarding its interests that is aligned with standard international practice and the US' indulgence in imposing export sanctions, as Washington seeks to crack down on Chinese tech firms.
- China issues 1st white paper on export controls, lambasts US abuses Global Times 29 Dec 2021 -- China on Wednesday issued its first ever white paper on export controls, outlining the country's efforts to modernize its export control system to both protect national security and ensure market openness and to promote global cooperation, while delivering a decisive repudiation of the US' abuses of its export control measures to crack down on other countries.
- China issues first white paper on export controls People's Daily 29 Dec 2021 -- China issued Wednesday its first white paper on export controls to provide a full picture of related policies and help the international community better understand its position.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on December 29, 2021 PRC MofA 29 Dec 2021
- Stand News Arrests and Closure US Dept. of State 29 Dec 2021 -- The Hong Kong government's December 29 raid and arrest of seven senior staff at Stand News have forced yet another of the few remaining bastions of free and independent media in Hong Kong to cease operations. Journalism is not sedition. We call on PRC and Hong Kong authorities to cease targeting Hong Kong's free and independent media and to immediately release those journalists and media executives who have been unjustly detained and charged.
- Raid on Journalist's Home Adds to 'Nightmare' for Hong Kong Media VOA 29 Dec 2021 -- A livestream published early Wednesday morning alerted the world to another raid on a pro-democracy news outlet in Hong Kong.
- Taiwan condemns China over police raid of HK pro-democracy news outlet CNA 29 Dec 2021 -- Taiwan's government and its largest opposition party have condemned China after police raided the Hong Kong offices of pro-democracy media outlet Stand News and arrested six for "conspiracy to publish seditious publications."
- Stand News comes to an end, as 'no place' for anti-China tool in name of free press Global Times 29 Dec 2021 -- After the Hong Kong Police Force (HKPF) arrested seven people on suspicion of sedition on Wednesday and searched the offices of Stand News in Kwun Tong, the online news site announced it would cease operations after police froze HK$61 million ($7.82 million) of its assets. Some senior executives and former senior executives of the news site such as the former editor-in-chief Chung Pui-kuen and a board member Denise Ho, who is also an infamous secessionist singer, were among the arrestees, on the charge of colluding and publishing multiple inflammatory articles.
- Update: HK police arrest six people linked to Stand News following new charge against Apple Daily staff on inflammatory publications Global Times 29 Dec 2021 -- The Hong Kong Police Force National Security Department arrested seven people on the suspicion of sedition on Wednesday, including six linked to an online news site and one from the secessionist tabloid Apple Daily. Over 200 police officers also searched the offices of Stand News and took away about 30 boxes of materials of evidence including computers and documents Wednesday noon.
- Hong Kong national security police arrest 6 people People's Daily 29 Dec 2021 -- The National Security Department of the Hong Kong Police Force arrested six current or former senior staff members of an online media company on Wednesday morning, said a press release of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government.
- Hong Kong news site closes amid national security raid, journalist arrests Radio Free Asia 29 Dec 2021 -- Police in Hong Kong on Wednesday arrested seven people linked to a major pro-democracy news website for "sedition" under a national security crackdown ordered by Beijing, and froze its assets, prompting one of the last independent media outlets to shut down on the same day.
- Former Chinese coal-mining city of Hegang in dire financial straits Radio Free Asia 29 Dec 2021 -- Authorities in the northeastern Chinese city of Hegang have announced a hiring freeze as the city faces massive debt, amid an inability to fully pay those already on its payroll.
- How China Snuffed Out Threats Across Asia in 2021 VOA 29 Dec 2021 -- China spent much of 2021 addressing threats across Asia with a growing sophistication — the result of economic clout and superpower status — that tolerated few compromises, Asia experts say.
- CPC leadership stresses enhancing historical confidence, unity, fighting spirit People's Daily 29 Dec 2021 -- A meeting of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee has stressed strengthening the Party members' historical confidence, unity and their fighting spirit.
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