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27 March 2022 - China Special Weapons News

  • More than 14m residents complete 'rapid, convenient' antigen self-testing, more to come Global Times 27 Mar 2022 -- Shanghai residents continue to take antigen self-tests on Sunday since the city started on Saturday to try out the practice of combining nucleic acid testing and antigen self-testing to improve testing efficiency and detect latent infections in time. More than 14 million residents in the city have completed the "rapid and convenient" test as of Saturday and some showed positive results.
  • HK needs comprehensive review on public health crisis response: Lam Global Times 27 Mar 2022 -- Carrie Lam, chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), sent condolences to the family members of those who passed away due to COVID-19, stressing the necessity of carrying out a comprehensive review on response to such large-scale public crisis and that she remained open to a review committee, according to a press conference on Sunday.
  • Chinese mainland reports 1,217 new local COVID-19 cases People's Daily 27 Mar 2022 -- The Chinese mainland on Saturday reported 1,217 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission's Sunday report showed.
  • Shanghai using antigen testing to screen COVID-19 infections People's Daily 27 Mar 2022 -- Shanghai on Saturday launched a new round of city-wide screening using both nucleic acid and antigen testing amid its latest efforts to contain the COVID-19 outbreak.
  • Hong Kong's COVID-19 control focuses on elderly care homes People's Daily 27 Mar 2022 -- Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam said on Saturday that elderly care homes and their residents will be a focus in Hong Kong's COVID-19 control efforts in the ongoing epidemic and future waves.

  • China and India should put border issues at a proper position in bilateral ties: Chinese Foreign Minister Global Times 27 Mar 2022 -- China and India should stick to their own development paths and join hands to safeguard peace and stability both in the region and the world, putting their differences over the border issues at a proper position in the bilateral relations, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said during a meeting with Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Friday.

  • US practices new war concepts with 100+ drills near China: think tank report Global Times 27 Mar 2022 -- The US held more than 100 large-scale military exercises near China last year, practicing and validating several new war concepts targeting the country, a Beijing-based think tank revealed on Sunday, shortly before the US and the Philippines are reportedly about to launch the "largest-ever" joint drills on Monday.

  • PLA Marine Corps holds amphibious landing drills with the world's largest hovercraft Global Times 27 Mar 2022 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy Marine Corps recently conducted a series of round-the-clock joint amphibious landing drills with Navy surface vessels and the world's largest hovercraft, enhancing and displaying the PLA Navy's amphibious landing capabilities, analysts said on Sunday.

  • China opposes any attempt to undermine Nepal's sovereignty and engage in geopolitical games in the country: FM Wang Yi Global Times 27 Mar 2022 -- China believes the affairs of Nepal should be decided by its people, and China opposes any attempt to undermine Nepal's sovereignty and independence, interfere in its internal affairs and engage in geopolitical games in the country, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Saturday at a meeting with Nepali Foreign Minister Narayan Khadka in Kathmandu.

  • China's Tianzhou-2 cargo craft leaves space station core module PLA Daily 27 Mar 2022 -- China's cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-2 separated from the core module of the country's space station Sunday afternoon, announced the China Manned Space Agency.

  • Nations should work together to chip away at dollar's dominance Global Times 27 Mar 2022 -- Russia has moved to seek payment in its own currency, instead of US dollars or euros, for energy trade with "unfriendly countries" in the West, a justified action to fight back the sweeping financial sanctions imposed on the country by the US and its allies. Following the announcement of the news, the ruble appreciated significantly in value.



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