Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
07 March 2022 - China Special Weapons News
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- China enters new stage of COVID battle amid 2-year high daily tally Global Times 07 Mar 2022 -- China has witnessed the highest daily tally of COVID-19 cases in two years, with numbers soaring to 526 on Sunday, scattered across 14 provinces and municipalities, including several port cities such as Qingdao and densely populated metropolises like Shanghai, as the causes of many sporadic outbreaks remain unknown.
- Central govt 'concerned about epidemic in HK' Global Times 07 Mar 2022 -- Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng on Monday expressed the central government's concerns about the raging COVID-19 epidemic in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), as he met with HKSAR deputies to the country's top legislature in Beijing.
- Domestically transmitted COVID-19 infections surpass 500 Sunday in Chinese mainland, affecting 13 provinces Global Times 07 Mar 2022 -- The domestically transmitted COVID-19 infections tally in Chinese mainland on Sunday soared to more than 500 with 214 confirmed cases and 312 asymptomatic cases respectively, the highest since 2022.
- 3.8 mln more COVID-19 vaccine doses administered on Chinese mainland People's Daily 07 Mar 2022 -- The number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered on the Chinese mainland grew by nearly 3.8 million on Sunday, with the total number reaching over 3.16 billion, data from the National Health Commission showed Monday.
- Chinese mainland reports 214 new local COVID-19 cases People's Daily 07 Mar 2022 -- The Chinese mainland on Sunday reported 214 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Monday.
- China Dictates Messaging About What's Happening in Ukraine VOA 07 Mar 2022 -- A one-minute video of Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying urging peace in Ukraine has racked up some 19,100 likes on her country's popular WeChat social media service. In the clip, she makes a single comment: "If you see two people arguing and about to fight, do you give them weapons or first help them to work it out and find out what happened before? I think the concept is very simple."
- China to provide humanitarian aid to Ukraine, lays out six initiatives on Ukraine crisis Global Times 07 Mar 2022 -- The Red Cross Society of China will provide a batch of emergency humanitarian supplies to Ukraine as soon as possible, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said at a virtual press conference on Monday on the sidelines of the fifth session of the 13th National People's Congress in Beijing.
- Second batch of Chinese evacuee flights from Ukraine returns home People's Daily 07 Mar 2022 -- The second batch of two temporary flights carrying Chinese citizens evacuated from Ukraine arrived safely in China on Sunday.
- You cannot compare situations in Taipei, Ukraine, China says Press TV 07 Mar 2022 -- China has censured the "naked double standard" in attempts by "some people" to compare the situation in Ukraine to that of the island of Taiwan, which is part of China.
- Taiwan Will 'Eventually Return to Embrace of the Motherland', Chinese FM Says Sputnik 07 Mar 2022 -- Amid Russia's military operation to demilitarize and 'de-Nazify' Ukraine, there have been speculations, pushed by a host of Western politicians, that China might be emboldened to make a move to ostensibly "reclaim" Taiwan. The island has been governed independently from the mainland since 1949, with Beijing viewing it as its province.
- China's playbook on Taiwan will be based on global response to Ukraine: Joseph Wu Radio Free Asia 07 Mar 2022 -- Taiwan's foreign minister warned on Monday that the democratic island could be attacked by China, should the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) view the U.S. response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine as "weak."
- Xi attends meeting of military delegation at annual legislative session Global Times 07 Mar 2022 -- President Xi Jinping on Monday afternoon attended a plenary meeting of the delegation of the People's Liberation Army and People's Armed Police Force, at the fifth session of the 13th National People's Congress, China's top legislature.
- China optimistic on code of conduct, but irks Vietnam with military exercises Radio Free Asia 07 Mar 2022 -- China has "full confidence in the prospect of finalizing the Code of Conduct" in the South China Sea, Beijing's top diplomat said Monday, even as China's military conducted maritime exercises that a Vietnamese analyst said could complicate the negotiations.
- FM showcases China's strategic composure amid complex global situation Global Times 07 Mar 2022 -- Within 100 minutes, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi responded to 27 questions on China's diplomacy and foreign relations, including on the Ukraine crisis, China-US relations, China-Russia ties and the Afghanistan situation, fully underscoring China's strategic composure amid growing uncertainties on the global stage, and its firm determination to handle complex international affairs in accordance with its own pace and agenda.
- China-Russia friendship 'rock-solid, free from interference by any third party,' says Chinese FM Global Times 07 Mar 2022 -- China-Russia relationship is valued for its independence, and the friendship between the two peoples is "rock-solid," Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Monday at a press conference on the sidelines of the fifth session of the 13th National People's Congress.
- Chinese FM criticizes US for drawing small circles to contain China Global Times 07 Mar 2022 -- The US is working to have a zero-sum competition with China, provoke China on issues that are related to China's core interests and draw small circles to contain China, a move that not only hurt bilateral relations but damages international peace and stability, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi told a press conference Monday afternoon on the sidelines of the fifth session of the 13th National People's Congress.
- China warns US against establishing Pacific NATO Press TV 07 Mar 2022 -- China has warned the United States against trying to build a Pacific version of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and urged Washington to stop its interference in Chinese Taipei (Taiwan).
- China's Wang Slams US Over Bid to Create 'Indo-Pacific NATO', Calls Russia Main 'Strategic Partner' Sputnik 07 Mar 2022 -- Beijing has consistently condemned moves by the US to establish new military alliances in the Indo-Pacific -such as the AUKUS security pact formed last year, warning that this might lead to a regional arms race.
- China Renews Call for US to 'Unconditionally' Release Afghanistan Assets and Lift 'Unilateral' Sanctions VOA 07 Mar 2022 -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Monday his country is working with other neighbors of Afghanistan to help speed up the delivery of humanitarian aid to Afghans and urged the United States to release Afghan foreign cash reserves without any further delay.
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