16 January 2022 - China Special Weapons News

Beijing races against virus to cut off transmission after first local Omicron case reported Global Times 16 Jan 2022 -- Beijing, China's capital city, has beefed up COVID-19 prevention measures after the more contagious variant of the virus, Omicron, has appeared in the city, which is preparing to host the Winter Olympics in just three weeks.
Beijing requires nucleic acid test within 72 hours of entry Global Times 16 Jan 2022 -- Beijing will require nucleic acid tests within 72 hours of entry into the city, in a move to step up COVID-19 prevention after the city reported its first local Omicron case on Saturday.
COVID-19 hot spots in Beijing ruled out as environment testing results relating to Omicron-infected case negative Global Times 16 Jan 2022 -- Beijing has ruled out the risk of COVID-19 hot spots in connection with the patient infected with the Omicron variant as test results on all related risky places came back negative, health authorities in the city's Haidian district said Sunday.
Virulence of Omicron should not be overlooked as China faces imported cases: Zhang Wenhong Global Times 16 Jan 2022 -- The Omicron variant brings fewer serious illnesses but its virulence should not be overlooked, warned Zhang Wenhong, a renowned Chinese infectious disease expert in Shanghai as China registered Omicron infections in at least six cities, including Beijing and Shanghai.
Beijing reports one new locally-transmitted COVID-19 case People's Daily 16 Jan 2022 -- Beijing reported one new locally-transmitted COVID-19 case Saturday, local health authority said.
COVID-19 situation in China stable, controllable: official People's Daily 16 Jan 2022 -- The recent COVID-19 resurgence in China has been in general stabilized, as the country managed to bring the outbreaks in some areas under control in a timely manner, the National Health Commission said Saturday.
Nearly 2.93 bln COVID-19 vaccine doses administered on Chinese mainland People's Daily 16 Jan 2022 -- Nearly 2.93 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses had been administered on the Chinese mainland as of Friday, data from the National Health Commission showed Saturday.
90 pct of Chinese people vaccinated against COVID-19 People's Daily 16 Jan 2022 -- Over 1.26 billion Chinese people, or nearly 90 percent of the country's population, have received COVID-19 vaccine jabs as of Friday, said a health official on Saturday.
Chinese mainland reports 65 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 16 Jan 2022 -- The Chinese mainland on Saturday reported 65 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Sunday.
Hong Kong reports 5 new COVID-19 cases People's Daily 16 Jan 2022 -- Hong Kong on Saturday reported five new cases of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, taking the total tally of cases tested positive to 13,030, according to data from the Center for Health Protection (CHP).
Shanghai reports 3 local asymptomatic COVID-19 cases People's Daily 16 Jan 2022 -- East China's Shanghai registered three locally transmitted asymptomatic COVID-19 infections on Saturday, the municipal health commission said Sunday.
China's Terracotta Warriors city reports single-digit COVID-19 cases People's Daily 16 Jan 2022 -- Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, reported four new locally-transmitted COVID-19 cases on Friday, local authorities said Saturday.
China's Zhuhai reports 1 new locally transmitted COVID-19 case People's Daily 16 Jan 2022 -- The southern Chinese city of Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, reported one new locally transmitted COVID-19 case on Saturday, local authorities announced.
China Records 119 New COVID-19 Cases SPA 16 Jan 2022 -- China reported 119 new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases.

Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group and Essex Amphibious Ready Group Wrap Up Joint Operations in the South China Sea US Navy 16 Jan 2022 -- Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group (VINCSG) and Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ESX ARG) completed joint expeditionary strike force training operations in the South China Sea, Jan. 16.

China coast guard ships patrol waters in Diaoyu Islands for 1st time in 2022, 'not out of the ordinary' Global Times 16 Jan 2022 -- Japan must accept the fact that the Diaoyu Islands belong to China and China has the ability to defend them, said Chinese analysts, commenting on Japanese media's mass coverage of 2022's first patrol by China Coast Guard ships in Chinese territorial waters of the Diaoyu Islands, noting the regular patrol was "nothing out of the ordinary."

J-20 fighters conduct nocturnal battle drill to hone stealth advantages Global Times 16 Jan 2022 -- J-20 stealth fighter jets of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force recently conducted a nocturnal battle exercise against other types of warplanes with experts saying on Sunday that the stealthy J-20 demonstrated its all-time and all-weather combat readiness.
40th Chinese naval escort taskforce departs for Gulf of Aden PLA Daily 16 Jan 2022 -- The 40th Chinese naval escort taskforce set sail from a military port in Zhanjiang, Guangdong Province on Saturday, heading for the Gulf of Aden and Somali waters to replace the 39th escort taskforce.

Iran and China start detailed talks on 25-year deal: Minister Press TV 16 Jan 2022 -- Government departments from Iran and China have started detailed talks to reach concrete investment and cooperation agreements after a 25-year partnership between the two countries formally went into effect earlier this week, says Iran's finance minister Ehsan Khandouzi.
Iran FM: Partnership deal with China 'win-win' for both nations Press TV 16 Jan 2022 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says a 25-year comprehensive strategic partnership agreement signed with China will be a "win-win" for both nations since it serves the interests of both sides.

Middle East has no 'power vacuum,' needs no 'foreign patriarch': Wang Yi Global Times 16 Jan 2022 -- There has never been a "power vacuum" in the Middle East and there is no need for "foreign patriarch" to interfere in the region, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Saturday after meeting with Foreign Ministers of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Turkey and Iran and Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
China will not fill the so-called power vacuum after US pullout； Mideast countries 'should control own destiny' Global Times 16 Jan 2022 -- China disagrees that there is "power vacuum" in the Middle East that needs to be filled, said Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi recently, while the hasty US pullout from the region in 2021 has caused ongoing chaos in the region.

7 jailed in Hong Kong for rioting near PolyU in 2019 People's Daily 16 Jan 2022 -- A Hong Kong court on Saturday sentenced seven people to up to 40 months in prison for rioting near the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) in November 2019.

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16 January 2022 - China Special Weapons News