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15 February 2022 - China Special Weapons News
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- Officials punished in Huludao for neglecting duties amid COVID-19 outbreak Global Times 15 Feb 2022 -- Suizhong county in the coastal city of Huludao, Northeast China's Liaoning Province announced punishments for officials on Tuesday, for neglecting their duties in the latest COVID-19 outbreak, which started on February 8.
- Border city Manzhouli under lockdown after 5 positive COVID-19 cases found Global Times 15 Feb 2022 -- Manzhouli in North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region was placed under lockdown with domestic airlines and railway and bus transportation suspended since Tuesday morning, after five COVID-19 positive cases were found in the city, three months since it was placed under lockdown last time.
- HK will stick to dynamic zero-case strategy, has asked central govt for help: Lam Global Times 15 Feb 2022 -- Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Tuesday that the government has mobilized everything it can to fight the epidemic, including the arrangement of isolation facilities and testing kits, saying that it is not an option to surrender to the COVID-19 virus. Her remarks come as the city recorded 2,071 new confirmed cases and about 4,500 preliminary positive cases on Monday amid the latest COVID-19 flare-up.
- More than 3.05 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses administered on Chinese mainland People's Daily 15 Feb 2022 -- The number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered on the Chinese mainland has reached over 3.05 billion on Monday, growing by about 57 million from the day before, data from the National Health Commission showed Tuesday.
- Chinese mainland reports 40 new local COVID-19 cases People's Daily 15 Feb 2022 -- The Chinese mainland on Monday reported 40 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said on Tuesday.
- Xinjiang cleared of all COVID-19 cases People's Daily 15 Feb 2022 -- Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has been cleared of all COVID-19 confirmed and asymptomatic cases as of Tuesday, local authorities said.
- HKSAR gov't to leverage support of central authorities to curb COVID-19: Carrie Lam People's Daily 15 Feb 2022 -- Carrie Lam, chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), has said that the HKSAR government will leverage the central authorities' support and spare no effort to combat COVID-19.
- Hong Kong reports 2,071 new COVID-19 cases, gov't rolls out sixth-round relief People's Daily 15 Feb 2022 -- Hong Kong recorded 2,071 new cases of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, according to data from the Center for Health Protection on Monday.
- Chinese aircraft flying near Taiwan island a provocation, test: MND CNA 15 Feb 2022 -- The flight of a Chinese civilian aircraft near a Taiwan-held island not far from the Chinese coast earlier this month was likely meant to serve as provocation or a test of Taiwan's combat readiness, military officials said Tuesday.
- Chinese mainland opposes Taiwan-related content in "U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy" People's Daily 15 Feb 2022 -- A Chinese mainland spokesperson Monday voiced firm opposition against the Taiwan-related content in a so-called "U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy" report recently released by the U.S. administration.
- US Looking to Japan, South Korea Allies to Assist in Resisting China's Expansion VOA 15 Feb 2022 -- Discussion of Taiwan at weekend talks involving Japan, South Korea and the United States, analysts say, could be seen as a signal U.S. President Joe Biden aims to broaden the network of Asia-Pacific countries that could resist China's expansion.
- Chinese naval ships arrive in Tonga with disaster relief supplies PLA Daily 15 Feb 2022 -- A disaster relief supplies transportation fleet dispatched by the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy arrived at the Nuku'alofa Port, Tonga, around 10:00 a.m. UTC+13, February 15, 2022.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on February 15, 2022 PRC MofA 15 Feb 2022
- The Implications of Deepening Economic Ties Between Pakistan, China VOA 15 Feb 2022 -- A series of new financial agreements between China and Pakistan are signaling a shift in political alignments in the region with implications for South Asian neighbors, the United States and for the economic future of Pakistan itself.
- Journalists warn of chilling impact of Hong Kong's planned 'fake news' law Radio Free Asia 15 Feb 2022 -- Journalists in Hong Kong say the government's draft law banning "fake news" could make it harder for independent news outlets to operate, as well as limiting the activities of social media accounts that post factual content.
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