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21 February 2022 - China Special Weapons News
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- COVID-19 infections in Hong Kong reach record high; 'vaccine pass' to be rolled out Global Times 21 Feb 2022 -- While the race against time to build two makeshift hospitals continues and property developers lend hotel rooms as quarantine facilities to alleviate Hong Kong's overloaded medical resources and offer more suitable places to quarantine patients, COVID-19 infections in the city reached a record high on Monday, with 7,533 confirmed cases reported.
- China sees COVID-19 surges caused by multiple,'invisible' sources of infection Global Times 21 Feb 2022 -- As Hohhot of North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region became the latest area to fall victim to another COVID-19 spike fueled by the Delta variant, China reported 71 new local confirmed cases in eight provincial-level regions on Sunday.
- Inner Mongolia's Hohhot sees COVID-19 spike fueled by days of hidden transmission Global Times 21 Feb 2022 -- Hohhot of North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, in the country's northern border area, has fallen victim to another COVID-19 surge fueled by the Delta variant, with some 161 people infected in six days. The epidemic is believed to be imported from overseas and spreading among local communities in a hidden way, triggered by two wedding banquets held over a week before the first infections were reported.
- More than 3.08 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses administered on Chinese mainland People's Daily 21 Feb 2022 -- The number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered on the Chinese mainland had reached over 3.08 billion on Sunday, growing by about 3.92 million from the day before, data from the National Health Commission showed Monday.
- China's Shenzhen reports 6 local confirmed COVID-19 cases People's Daily 21 Feb 2022 -- The southern Chinese metropolis of Shenzhen reported six new locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases and one new local asymptomatic carrier on Sunday, the municipal health commission said Monday.
- China widens choices for COVID-19 booster shots People's Daily 21 Feb 2022 -- China began delivering COVID-19 booster shots over the weekend based on technologies different from those used in initial inoculations in the country, in an effort to reinforce herd immunity against the disease.
- Ceaseless support pumped to HK's anti-pandemic fight People's Daily 21 Feb 2022 -- All kinds of support from the Chinese mainland and local Hong Kong communities streamed into the special administrative region over the weekend to aid the city's fight against the pandemic with funds, professionals and the provision of medical supplies and fresh foods.
- Beijing 'gave Hong Kong two months' to get COVID-19 under control: pro-CCP pundit Radio Free Asia 21 Feb 2022 -- The ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leadership in Beijing has told Hong Kong it must get the current current COVID-19 outbreak under control within the next two months, ahead of the 25th anniversary of the city's handover to Chinese rule on July 1, according to a CCP-adjacent commentator.
- China's Yunnan reports 4 new local COVID-19 cases People's Daily 21 Feb 2022 -- Southwest China's Yunnan Province reported four new locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases and one asymptomatic carrier on Sunday, local health authorities said Monday.
- Mainland medical experts continue inspection of Hong Kong's anti-COVID work People's Daily 21 Feb 2022 -- Two medical expert delegations from the Chinese mainland continued their inspections of Hong Kong's anti-COVID-19 work and patients treatment on Sunday.
- Anti-epidemic supplies provided by China arrive in Solomon Islands PLA Daily 21 Feb 2022 -- A new batch of anti-epidemic supplies provided by the Chinese government arrived in the Solomon Islands on Friday to help the South Pacific island nation fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
- China imposes sanctions against Raytheon, Lockheed firms over Taipei arms deal Press TV 21 Feb 2022 -- China says it will impose sanctions on two major military contractors of the United States that have already drawn sanctions from Beijing over their arms sales to the Chinese Taipei (Taiwan), the self-governed Chinese island.
- China to Take Measures Against US Over Sale of Weapons to Taiwan - Foreign Ministry Sputnik 21 Feb 2022 -- On 11 February, the Biden administration unveiled its new Indo-Pacific strategy that focuses on strengthening US partnerships and Washington's presence in the region amid the increasing "challenges" posed by Chinese activity.
- China vows to take countermeasures against Raytheon, Lockheed Martin for US' arms sale plan to Taiwan Global Times 21 Feb 2022 -- China decided to take countermeasures against Raytheon and Lockheed Martin after the two US defense firms acted as the main contractors in the latest US arms sale to the island of Taiwan, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced on Monday.
- Vietnam beefs up its maritime militia, still dwarfed by China's Radio Free Asia 21 Feb 2022 -- Vietnam is strengthening its maritime militia. In late January, it held a flag-hoisting ceremony in Vung Tau province for a new militia unit consisting of five gleaming steel-hulled boats that Chinese researchers claim are equipped with heavy machine guns.
- China's Z-20 helicopter enters armed police service, offers mobility in anti-terrorist missions Global Times 21 Feb 2022 -- The Z-20, China's latest domestically developed tactical utility helicopter, is now in service with the Chinese People's Armed Police (PAP) Force, together with the larger, plateau-operable Z-8G transport helicopter, and this will enhance the mobility and flexibility of the armed police in tasks including anti-terrorist, disaster relief and emergency rescue missions, analysts said on Monday.
- China slams Australia's groundless accusations on PLA Navy's operations against ADF aircraft's approach PLA Daily 21 Feb 2022 -- The Chinese PLA naval vessel maintained safe, normative and professional operations all along in the whole process when encountering the aircraft attached to the Australian Defence Force (ADF), which conforms to the International Law and related international practices, said Spokesperson Senior Colonel Tan Kefei of the Chinese Ministry of National Defense (MND) on Monday.
- Canberra Calls on Beijing to Conduct 'Full Investigation' Into PLA Navy Vessel Laser Incident Sputnik 21 Feb 2022 -- Canberra says that its P-8A Poseidon surveillance aircraft was targeted by a laser from a Chinese navy vessel in the Arafura Sea on 17 February. Australia has also released images of the PLA-N's Luyang-class guided missile destroyer and Yuzhao-class amphibious transport dock vessel doing rounds of Australian waters last week to back its claims.
- UPDATE: Australia's claim about PLA vessel's laser deployment false: Chinese authorities Global Times 22 Feb 2022 -- Australia's accusation that a Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy flotilla pointed a laser at an Australian patrol aircraft is false, and it was the Australian aircraft that flew close to the Chinese vessels and provocatively dropped sonobuoys, Chinese authorities said on Monday.
- China Accuses Australian Aircraft of 'Harassing' PLA Navy Vessels & Dropping Sonar Around Them Sputnik 21 Feb 2022 -- Canberra alleges that its P-8A Poseidon surveillance aircraft was targeted by a laser from a Chinese navy vessel in the Arafura Sea on 17 February. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said that the lasing incident "endangered" the lives of Australian defence personnel.
- China Slams Australia for 'Maliciously' Spreading Info Over Laser Incident Involving PLA Ship Sputnik 21 Feb 2022 -- Canberra alleges that its P-8A Poseidon surveillance aircraft was targeted by a laser from a Chinese navy vessel in the Arafura Sea on 17 February. The sea is located off Australia's northern coast, between its Northern Territory and the Indonesian province of Papua.
- Australia's accusation of PLA vessel's laser deployment 'false mud-throwing at China' Global Times 21 Feb 2022 -- Australia on Saturday accused a Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy flotilla of aiming at laser at an Australian patrol aircraft, calling the move "unsafe," but this only exposes the Australian aircraft's unsafe, provocative close-in reconnaissance on the Chinese ships in the first place, and it is an attempt to throw mud at China when the PLA has been sending assistance to other countries in the region like Tonga and the Solomon Islands, helping them overcome disaster and epidemic, experts said on Sunday.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on February 21, 2022 PRC MofA 21 Feb 2022
- Secretary Blinken's Call with People's Republic of China (PRC) State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi US Dept. of State 21 Feb 2022
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