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06 January 2022 - China Special Weapons News
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- East China's Zhejiang upgrades anti-epidemic measures amid new outbreaks Global Times 06 Jan 2022 -- East China's Zhejiang Province has stepped up efforts to control the latest round of winter epidemic outbreaks as more confirmed cases have been found. Yongkang, a city in Zhejiang Province, reported a new confirmed case on Wednesday night, bringing the total number of cases in the province to 30, adding to 29 cases in Ningbo reported by the provincial government the same day earlier.
- Vice premier Sun laments loopholes in treatment of patients in Xi'an Global Times 06 Jan 2022 -- As the COVID-19 spread in Northwest China's Shaanxi Province remains to be subdued, neighboring Central China's Henan Province and East China's Zhejiang Province are facing an onslaught of the outbreak, whose causes remain unknown. As China prepares to celebrate its Lunar New Year and the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games in a month, such flare-ups were described by epidemiologists as "concerning, but controllable," and they warned against a potential massive travel restriction.
- More than 42,000 residents under quarantine in Xi'an in the 2nd week of lockdown: govt Global Times 06 Jan 2022 -- "More than 42,000 residents in Xi'an are under quarantine," city government officials said at a press conference on Wednesday. The city, capital of Northwest China's Shaanxi Province with a population of more than 13 million, has been under lockdown for two weeks.
- Chinese expert eases fears over new variant detected in France; WHO says it's monitoring Global Times 06 Jan 2022 -- Although a new variant of COVID-19, known as B.1.640.2 or the "IHU variant," which has been detected in France with 46 mutations and 37 deletions, raised some concerns over its transmission capacity as well as its potential threat, a Chinese expert believes that there is no need to panic while the World Health Organization told the Global Times that the variant is being monitored with little circulation.
- China has built a certain level of herd immunity: top expert Zhong Nanshan Global Times 06 Jan 2022 -- Chinese top respiratory expert Zhong Nanshan said on Thursday that, in theory, China has built a certain level of herd immunity as more than 83 percent of the country's population has been vaccinated.
- Sinopharm, Sinovac vaccines prevent severe hospitalization from Omicron: report People's Daily 06 Jan 2022 -- China's Sinopharm and Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines protect against "severe hospitalization" caused by the Omicron variant, the United Arab Emirates-based news outlet The National reported Tuesday, quoting a World Health Organization (WHO) expert as saying.
- Over 2.87 bln COVID-19 vaccine doses administered on Chinese mainland People's Daily 06 Jan 2022 -- Over 2.87 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses had been administered on the Chinese mainland as of Wednesday, data from the National Health Commission showed Thursday.
- Threat of major COVID-19 resurgence in Xi'an under control: epidemiologist People's Daily 06 Jan 2022 -- A leading epidemiologist has projected that a major resurgence in the number of COVID-19 cases in the northwest Chinese city of Xi'an is unlikely.
- China's Henan reports 73 new COVID-19 local infections People's Daily 06 Jan 2022 -- Central China's Henan Province reported 64 new locally transmitted COVID-19 confirmed cases and nine local asymptomatic carriers on Wednesday, the provincial health commission said Thursday.
- China's Shaanxi reports 63 new locally-transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 06 Jan 2022 -- Northwest China's Shaanxi Province reported 63 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, all in the provincial capital Xi'an, the provincial health commission said Thursday.
- Chinese mainland reports 132 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 06 Jan 2022 -- The Chinese mainland on Wednesday reported 132 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Thursday.
- Hong Kong puts temporary flight bans in place amid omicron surge Radio Free Asia 06 Jan 2022 -- Authorities in Hong Kong have partially closed the city's borders to international travel amid a growing wave of infections with the omicron variant of COVID-19.
- More than 42,000 residents under quarantine in Xi'an in the 2nd week of lockdown: govt Global Times 06 Jan 2022 -- "More than 42,000 residents in Xi'an are under quarantine," city government officials said at a press conference on Wednesday. The city, capital of Northwest China's Shaanxi Province with a population of more than 13 million, has been under lockdown for two weeks.
- Chinese firms' energy projects in Kazakhstan remain safe: sources Global Times 06 Jan 2022 -- The protests in Kazakhstan have sparked concerns on oil and gas deliveries to China. However, Chinese enterprises and industry insiders said that the unrest will not have a big impact as the transportation of oil and gas are technically reliable. Local Chinese companies said that they are prepared, and the Kazakh government will also take corresponding measures to ensure the safety.
- China to Appoint Horn of Africa Special Envoy VOA 06 Jan 2022 -- China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi has announced that Beijing will soon appoint a special envoy for the Horn of Africa. Wang's announcement during a visit to Kenya on Thursday comes as the U.S. envoy to the Horn heads to Ethiopia, which has been struggling with over a year of war. The region has also seen setbacks from a coup in Sudan and an election stand-off in Somalia.
- China stands against any unilateral sanctions on Eritrea: Chinese FM Global Times 06 Jan 2022 -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Eritrean Minister for Foreign Affairs Osman Saleh on Wednesday issued a joint statement on opposing hegemonic interferences in the internal affairs of other countries under the pretext of democracy and human rights.
- Why Is China Renaming Disputed Locations Around Asia? VOA 06 Jan 2022 -- China is renaming disputed locations in Asia to bolster its territorial claims and build evidence to support those claims in case any sovereignty disagreements land in court, experts say.
- China completes 1st in-orbit spacecraft transposition test with space station's robotic arm Global Times 06 Jan 2022 -- China conducted a successful transposition test of its space station's cargo craft Tianzhou-2 using a home-developed robotic arm early Thursday morning.
- China to complete building of space station in 2022 People's Daily 06 Jan 2022 -- China will complete the building of its space station in 2022, according to the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.
- Chinese National Pleads Guilty to Economic Espionage Conspiracy US Dept. of Justice 06 Jan 2022 -- Xiang Haitao, 44, a Chinese national formerly residing in Chesterfield, Missouri, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit economic espionage.
- Lithuania should act to correct mistakes: FM spokesperson People's Daily 06 Jan 2022 -- Lithuania is right to recognize its mistake, but it is more important to take action to correct this mistake and get back to the right track of upholding the one-China principle, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday.
- New-type rotorcraft from China's key national defense project passes acceptance review Global Times 06 Jan 2022 -- A type of blended wing body multi-rotor vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, which is a key national defense project of China that's expected to play both military and civilian roles, has passed an acceptance review, with analysts saying on Thursday that the new aircraft could offer higher flexibility and longer endurance than current aircraft.
- PLA Army kicks off military training for 2022 PLA Daily 06 Jan 2022 -- To implement the mobilization order of the Central Military Commission (CMC) for the military training in 2022, the PLA Army organized a mobilization ceremony for the new training session in 2022 with the main venue set at the training ground of an army aviation brigade under the 81st Group Army on January 4.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on January 6, 2022 PRC MofA 06 Jan 2022
- Wang Yi's Kenya trip shows importance of bilateral ties, offsets US' 'empty checks' and 'politicized schemes' Global Times 06 Jan 2022 -- Concluding a visit to Eritrea, where Chinese State Councilor and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi signed a joint statement on opposing hegemonic interference, Wang's new year trip moved on to Kenya.
- PLA Hong Kong Garrison troops kick off military training of 2022 PLA Daily 06 Jan 2022 -- To implement the mobilization order of the Central Military Commission (CMC) for the military training in 2022, the PLA Hong Kong Garrison has started military training in 2022 in an all-round way recently.
- Uyghurs in Turkey file criminal complaint against Chinese for abuses in Xinjiang Radio Free Asia 06 Jan 2022 -- A group of relatives of detained or disappeared Uyghurs in China filed a criminal complaint with a Turkish prosecutor's office on Tuesday accusing 112 Chinese government officials of committing genocide, crimes against humanity, torture and rape in the far-western Xinjiang region.
- Hegang becomes the first Chinese prefecture-level city to be subject to fiscal reorganization Global Times 06 Jan 2022 -- Hegang, a city in Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, has recently been put in the spotlight, after it became the first prefecture-level city in the country to be subject to a fiscal reorganization.
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