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07 January 2022 - China Special Weapons News
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- Sinopharm, Sinovac important part of COVAX vaccine initiative: WHO People's Daily 07 Jan 2022 -- More than 180 million doses of Sinopharm and Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines have been shipped to 49 countries through COVAX, playing a crucial global role in boosting immunity and saving lives, a senior World Health Organization (WHO) official said on Thursday.
- 2.88 bln COVID-19 vaccine doses administered on Chinese mainland People's Daily 07 Jan 2022 -- About 2.88 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses had been administered on the Chinese mainland as of Thursday, data from the National Health Commission showed Friday.
- Central China's Zhengzhou reports 42 new COVID-19 local infections People's Daily 07 Jan 2022 -- Zhengzhou City, capital of central China's Henan Province, reported 42 new locally transmitted COVID-19 confirmed cases as of 8 a.m. Friday, local authorities said.
- More Hong Kongers opt for Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine People's Daily 07 Jan 2022 -- The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) gave about 18,000 initial injections on Tuesday, 61 percent opted for the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday.
- Medical services available for Xi'an residents amid COVID-19 resurgence: official People's Daily 07 Jan 2022 -- Xu Mingfei, vice mayor of Xi'an, which has been hit by a resurgence of COVID-19, said the city makes medical services available for all residents despite the epidemic.
- Police jail dozens for resisting, complaining about Xi'an lockdown Radio Free Asia 07 Jan 2022 -- Police in the northern Chinese city of Xi'an have arrested dozens of people for spreading "rumors" online after the authorities banned the city's 13 million residents from posting negative reports from coronavirus lockdown. At the same time, a string of other arrests suggests growing public anger over restrictions that have left many without access to adequate food, daily necessities and urgent medical care.
- Xi sends condolences to Kazakh President Tokayev for casualties from unrests, expresses solidarity against threats Global Times 07 Jan 2022 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping sent condolences to Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev for the casualties and losses from unrests. Xi said Tokayev took affirmative and effective measures at a crucial time, quickly quelled the situation, and showed a statesman's responsibility to the country and people.
- Xi says firmly opposes any attempt to destabilize Kazakhstan PLA Daily 07 Jan 2022 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Friday that China firmly opposes any force undermining Kazakhstan's stability, threatening the country's security, and sabotaging the peaceful life of the Kazakh people.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Remarks on the SCO Secretary-General's Statement on the Situation in Kazakhstan PRC MofA 07 Jan 2022
- One Reason China Intends to Bulk Up its Nuclear Arsenal VOA 07 Jan 2022 -- China will bolster its nuclear weapons arsenal in the years ahead, mainly to match the United States, experts predict.
- 39th Chinese naval escort taskforce completes first escort mission in 2022 PLA Daily 07 Jan 2022 -- On January 4, local time, the 39th Chinese naval escort taskforce safely escorted eight Chinese fishing boats to the southern waters off the Bab El-Mandeb Strait, successfully completing the first escort mission in 2022.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on January 7, 2022 PRC MofA 07 Jan 2022
- China Announces New Post of Special Envoy to Horn of Africa as US Assigns New Diplomat to Region Sputnik 07 Jan 2022 -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi announced on Thursday during a visit to several Horn of Africa nations that the foreign ministry would create a new special liaison to the region, where the US is struggling to maintain its former influence.
- Chinese FM elaborates three objectives of his visit to Africa People's Daily 07 Jan 2022 -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday made clear three objectives of his visit to Africa when meeting with Kenya's Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs Raychelle Omamo in Kenya's coastal city Mombasa.
- China pledges efforts to ensure coal supply, stabilize prices People's Daily 07 Jan 2022 -- Having been through a tough year in energy production, China will make all-out efforts to ensure coal production and keep coal prices at a reasonable level in 2022.
- Chinese women unlikely to fulfill their government's desire for more babies Radio Free Asia 07 Jan 2022 -- In May 2021, the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) unveiled new plans to boost flagging birth rates and reverse population aging, raising the official limit on the number of children per couple from two to three.
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