Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
17 February 2022 - China Special Weapons News
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- Hong Kong faces more COVID-19 restrictions amid warning over likely mass testing Radio Free Asia 17 Feb 2022 -- Authorities in Hong Kong are gearing up to clamp down on people's movements after ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping told the city to throw all of its resources at stamping out a wave of COVID-19 infections that is currently threatening to engulf hospitals.
- Central govt sends 1st expert team to HK to help fight city's acute epidemic surge Global Times 17 Feb 2022 -- The Chinese mainland sent its first batch of experts on Thursday to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), one day after instructions from President Xi Jinping were reported to aid Hong Kong in the fight against the surging COVID-19 epidemic in the city, which reported 6,116 confirmed cases on Thursday.
- Chinese mainland reports 35 new local COVID-19 cases People's Daily 17 Feb 2022 -- The Chinese mainland on Wednesday reported 35 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said on Thursday.
- Myanmar traders worry COVID-19 outbreak in Muse will hinder China trade Radio Free Asia 17 Feb 2022 -- Traders at the Chinese border in Myanmar are concerned that a resurgence of COVID-19 in the country could once again shut down border trade.
- Chinese anti-sub helicopter enters Taiwan ADIZ for first time Radio Free Asia 17 Feb 2022 -- A Chinese anti-submarine helicopter was spotted inside Taiwan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ) for the first time this week, the island's Ministry of National Defense said.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on February 17, 2022 PRC MofA 17 Feb 2022
- Ukraine 'invasion' day passes peacefully, defies 'war hype' Global Times 17 Feb 2022 -- Although the US previously claimed that Russia planned to attack Ukraine on Wednesday, the day passed peacefully with the recent partial pullback of Russian troops from some border areas, although Washington and NATO said they did not see the pullback and are insistent on their claims of imminent war to prevent an easing of tensions.
- Xi, Macron agree on next stage bilateral cooperation, exchange views on Ukraine Global Times 17 Feb 2022 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping had a phone conversation on Wednesday with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, during which the two leaders reached consensus on cooperation for the next stage in multiple areas including agriculture, finance, aviation and commerce and the French leader pledged the full support for the ongoing Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.
- World Bank investment arm complicit in China's repression of Uyghurs, report says Radio Free Asia 17 Feb 2022 -- The World Bank's private lending arm provided nearly half a billion dollars to four Chinese companies accused of using Uyghur forced labor in China's far-western Xinjiang region, according to an investigative report issued Thursday.
- US Says China Remains Global Top Source of Counterfeit Goods VOA 17 Feb 2022 -- China continues to be the top global source of counterfeit products, but it is far from the only major concern regarding pirated goods, according to the annual notorious-markets list released Thursday by the office of the U.S. trade representative.
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