Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
20 March 2022 - China Special Weapons News
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- Shenzhen achieves dynamic zero-COVID in the community Global Times 20 Mar 2022 -- Authorities in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong Province, announced on Sunday that the target of dynamic zero-COVID in the community was achieved after three rounds of citywide nucleic acid testing since March 14.
- China sends oral medicine to fight in the frontline against COVID-19 Global Times 20 Mar 2022 -- Chinese pharmaceutical giant, China Meheco Group Co, shipped the first batch of coronavirus oral medicine made by Pfizer to the frontline of fight against COVID-19 in China, China Meheco announced on its official WeChat account.
- Langfang near Beijing reports 534 asymptomatic COVID-19 cases as epidemic control pressure in Chinese capital rises Global Times 20 Mar 2022 -- North China's Hebei Province on Sunday reported 534 asymptomatic COVID-19 cases,all in Langfang, a city near Beijing, as pressure on the coordinated prevention and control measures in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region increases amid the virus surge.
- Underlying diseases lead to two patients' deaths in NE China, refuting accusations that nation has failed to fight COVID-19 Global Times 20 Mar 2022 -- The immediate cause of death of the two people who tested positive for COVID-19 in Jilin, Northeast China's Jilin Province is not from infection of coronavirus, health authorities confirmed on Saturday. It refutes Western media's accusations that China has failed to fight the epidemic.
- China takes strict anti-COVID-19 measures for international mail Global Times 20 Mar 2022 -- China's delivery companies have been ordered to disinfect international mail upon arrival and hold items for about seven days before delivery, as measures are tightened to prevent the spread of COVID-19 from overseas, according to authorities and industry practitioners.
- HKSAR gov't to distribute anti-epidemic supply kits to all Hong Kong residents People's Daily 20 Mar 2022 -- Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam said on Saturday that anti-epidemic supply kits will be distributed to all Hong Kong residents by the end of March.
- Chinese mainland reports 1,656 new local COVID-19 cases People's Daily 20 Mar 2022 -- The Chinese mainland on Saturday reported 1,656 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, down from 2,157 on Friday, the National Health Commission said Sunday.
- Taiwan reports 126 new COVID-19 cases People's Daily 20 Mar 2022 -- Taiwan reported 126 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, including six locally transmitted infections and 120 imported ones, marking the highest daily number of cases originating overseas since the pandemic began, the island's disease monitoring agency said.
- Around 1.24 billion people in China fully vaccinated against COVID-19 People's Daily 20 Mar 2022 -- Nearly 1.24 billion people across the Chinese mainland had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as of Friday, a Chinese health official said Saturday.
- Chinese military slams US warship's transit through Taiwan Strait PLA Daily 20 Mar 2022 -- The guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson sailed through the Taiwan Strait on March 17 and hyped it up publicly. The Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) sent its forces to track and monitor the US warship's passage in the whole course, said Senior Colonel Shi Yi, spokesperson for the PLA Eastern Theater Command, in a written statement released on Saturday.
- China slams 'provocative' passage of US warship through Taiwan Strait Press TV 20 Mar 2022 -- China has denounced the "provocative" passage of the US destroyer Ralph Johnson through the strategically-sensitive Taiwan Strait, which separates the self-ruled island from mainland China.
- China's new rules on military equipment procurement contracts 'vital to modernization' Global Times 20 Mar 2022 -- China put into effect new interim rules to regulate military equipment procurement contracts on Sunday that aim to advance the quality and efficiency of equipment procurement, with analysts saying that the new regulations, together with several others that have taken effect since last year related to military equipment, will serve as vital steps to China's pursuit of national defense modernization.
- US: China engaged in 'the largest military buildup since WWII' Press TV 20 Mar 2022 -- A top US military commander says China is engaged in "the largest military buildup since World War II."
- Time will prove China's stance on Ukraine is on the right side of history: Wang Yi Global Times 20 Mar 2022 -- China's stance on Ukraine is objective, fair and consistent with the wishes of most countries, and time will prove China's stance is on the right side of history, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said after a video meeting between President Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden on Friday.
- China says Western sanctions imposed on Russia over Ukraine conflict 'outrageous' Press TV 20 Mar 2022 -- China blasts the Western countries, topped by the United States, for imposing sanctions on Russia over Moscow's military operation in Ukraine, saying the bans have never solved any problem.
- Chinese MFA: Western Sanctions Against Russia Are Increasingly 'Outrageous' Sputnik 20 Mar 2022 -- Since the special military operation in Ukraine started last month, Russia has become the country with the largest number of sanctions imposed against it, overtaking Iran. While repeatedly denouncing the sanctions against Russia, China itself has faced threats of restrictions from the US if it refuses to condemn Moscow.
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