Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
10 March 2022 - China Special Weapons News
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- China battles rising wave of COVID-19 across dozens of cities Radio Free Asia 10 Mar 2022 -- Health authorities in China said on Thursday they are battling a rising wave of COVID-19 infections across 31 provinces and cities, with more than 500 newly confirmed cases in the last 24 hours.
- Over 5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered on Chinese mainland People's Daily 10 Mar 2022 -- The Chinese mainland on Wednesday saw over 5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered, with the total number reaching nearly 3.175 billion, the National Health Commission said on Thursday.
- 2nd temporary hospital delivered by the central govt to support HKSAR fight against epidemic Global Times 10 Mar 2022 -- The official handover of the second temporary hospital by the central government took place on San Tin Tsuen Road in Yuen Long district, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Wednesday. The delivery of the aid from the Chinese mainland is being implemented closely as planned to support the epidemic prevention and control work of Hong Kong, which has been tightened with the rise in reported cases.
- Interview: HKSAR chief executive on Hong Kong's path out of worst COVID-19 wave People's Daily 10 Mar 2022 -- Chief Executive of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam on Wednesday said the HKSAR government is firmly assuming the main responsibility in fighting a war against the COVID-19 epidemic and will better leverage the resources and the central government's support.
- Hong Kong focuses on reducing deaths, critical cases in COVID-19 battle: Carrie Lam People's Daily 10 Mar 2022 -- Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam on Wednesday said that the HKSAR government, after being informed by mainland experts, believes it should focus on reducing deaths, critical cases and infections at the present stage in combating COVID-19.
- Security tight in Tibet's Lhasa on anniversary of uprising Radio Free Asia 10 Mar 2022 -- Security was noticeably tightened in Tibet's capital Lhasa Thursday on the sensitive anniversary of an uprising against Beijing's rule, according to sources in the region, barely a week after a well-known Tibetan singer set himself on fire in protest in front of the city's iconic Potala Palace.
- Russia and China Falsely Accusing Use of Biological Weapons Against Russians, Say Officials DoD News 10 Mar 2022 -- The United States is not assisting Ukraine with biological weapons in its war with Russia and there are no indications that biological weapons are being used by Ukraine, said a Defense Department official.
- Taiwan invasion response would be different to Ukraine: Pentagon official CNA 10 Mar 2022 -- The Pentagon's top official for Indo-Pacific affairs said Wednesday Washington's response to Chinese aggression would be different from that seen in Ukraine, underling the pressing need to bolster Taiwan's self-defense capabilities.
- U.S. House passes bill that bans maps depicting Taiwan 'inaccurately' CNA 10 Mar 2022 -- The United States House of Representatives passed an appropriation bill on Wednesday that would prohibit the use of any maps by the U.S. State Department and its foreign operations that "inaccurately" depict Taiwan.
- MAC rejects China's statement on resolution of Taiwan issue CNA 10 Mar 2022 -- Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) on Thursday slammed China for pledging to resolve the "Taiwan issue" and opposing what it considers foreign interference, saying such claims in no way help to improve cross-strait relations.
- PLA has zero tolerance for "Taiwan independence": Defense Spokesperson PLA Daily 10 Mar 2022 -- "It must be made crystal clear that the PLA has zero tolerance for 'Taiwan independence' secessionist activities and external interference and will crush them whenever they pop up," said Chinese Defense Spokesperson Senior Colonel Wu Qian, also spokesperson for the delegation of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) and the People's Armed Police (PAP) Force at the fifth session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC), during an interview on March 9.
- PLA will hit every Taiwan secessionist move, external interference: military spokesperson Global Times 10 Mar 2022 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) will not tolerate any "Taiwan independence" secessionist move or interference by external forces, as the PLA will hit them every time they emerge, a Chinese military spokesperson said at the annual session of the National People's Congress (NPC) on Wednesday.
- Chinese military spokesperson vows zero tolerance for "Taiwan independence" separatist acts People's Daily 10 Mar 2022 -- The Chinese military will never tolerate "Taiwan independence" separatist acts and the interference of external forces, a spokesperson has said.
- Taiwan National Security Bureau confirms PLA aircraft crashed in South China Sea CNA 10 Mar 2022 -- The National Security Bureau (NSB), Taiwan's top intelligence agency, on Thursday confirmed that a Chinese military aircraft crashed in the disputed South China Sea earlier this month.
- Taiwan intel: China military plane crashed in South China Sea Radio Free Asia 10 Mar 2022 -- A Chinese military aircraft crashed in the South China Sea earlier this month, the Taiwanese intelligence agency said Thursday, providing a possible explanation for China's closure of a part of the Gulf of Tonkin near Hainan island.
- Taiwan: PLA Jet Crashed in South China Sea in Early March VOA 10 Mar 2022 -- Taiwan's intelligence service confirmed Thursday that a Chinese military aircraft crashed in the South China Sea in early March before the area was sealed off for a search and rescue mission.
- NPC deputies from military: Chinese system for law-based administration of military affairs perfected PLA Daily 10 Mar 2022 -- President Xi Jinping delivered an important speech when attending a plenary meeting of the delegation of the People's Liberation Army and People's Armed Police Force to the Fifth Session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) on March 7. President Xi stressed running the military in accordance with the law and enhancing the rule of law in national defense and military building.
- China's military spending maintains reasonable, steady growth: spokesperson People's Daily 10 Mar 2022 -- China's defense spending has maintained reasonable and steady growth to tackle complex security challenges and fulfill China's responsibility as a major country, according to a military spokesperson.
- 39th Chinese naval escort taskforce returns home port PLA Daily 10 Mar 2022 -- On March 9, the 39th Chinese naval escort taskforce returned to a naval port in Qingdao, East China's Shandong Province, completing its escort mission in the Gulf of Aden and the waters off Somalia. The mission lasted 165 days, with a voyage of more than 90,000 nautical miles, during which the escort tasks for 28 batches of 48 Chinese and foreign ships were efficiently carried out.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on March 10, 2022 PRC MofA 10 Mar 2022
- Uyghurs find China's 'cultural nourishment' campaign hard to stomach Radio Free Asia 10 Mar 2022 -- The promotion of Chinese leader Xi Jinping's theory of "cultural nourishment" by Uyghurs at this year's session of China's rubber-stamp parliament points to new efforts to supplant the culture of the Uyghurs with Chinese customs and traditions, Uyghur and Chinese analysts said.
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