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07 April 2022 - China Special Weapons News
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- Shanghai officials dismissed for poor efforts in COVID-19 battle Global Times 07 Apr 2022 -- A state enterprise official and a hospital director in Shanghai have been dismissed from their administrative posts and positions within the Communist Party of China (CCP) for shirking responsibility and performing badly in fighting the COVID-19 outbreak.
- Shanghai vows to ensure daily supplies, solve delivery difficulties as local infections exceed 100k Global Times 07 Apr 2022 -- As Shanghai has entered a crucial stage to fight the Omicron outbreak, with cumulative local positive cases exceeding 100,000, city authorities on Thursday vowed to ensure daily supplies for 25 million residents and solve delivery problems during lockdown.
- Virus-hit Jilin Province closer to dynamic-zero goal as Yanbian clears all lockdown communities Global Times 07 Apr 2022 -- A prefecture bordering North Korea and Russia became the first region in the Omicron-hit Jilin Province to clear all lockdown communities, signaling that the province is moving a step closer to achieving the dynamic-zero goal, according to a press conference on Thursday.
- Cluster infections reported in E China port city, 17 of 18 crew members of a fishing boat tested positive Global Times 07 Apr 2022 -- Two crew members of a fishing boat tested positive for COVID-19 at a centralized isolation site on Wednesday, raising the number of infected crew members to 17, said a statement issued by Yancheng, East China's Jiangsu Province.
- Public anger grows in China over 'Cultural Revolution-style' disease prevention Radio Free Asia 07 Apr 2022 -- Public criticism is growing in China of the authorities' Cultural Revolution-style anti-COVID-19 campaigns after a doctor took his own life over a hospital outbreak and officials killed pets whose owners tested positive for the virus.
- Shanghai fights decisive battle against Omicron with swifter actions; nearby cities provide 60,000 beds for quarantine Global Times 07 Apr 2022 -- The decisive battle against Omicron in Shanghai has entered a crucial stage, with the chief Chinese financial center conducting a second round of citywide nucleic acid testing on Wednesday, as new infections continued to hit a new record, striking the nerves of the whole country in the beginning of April.
- China vows to adhere to dynamic zero-COVID approach as cases spike People's Daily 07 Apr 2022 -- China will adhere to its dynamic zero-COVID approach as local infections are surging, a spokesperson for the National Health Commission (NHC) said Wednesday.
- 1,765 COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals on Chinese mainland People's Daily 07 Apr 2022 -- A total of 1,765 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals on the Chinese mainland on Wednesday, the National Health Commission said Thursday.
- Chinese mainland reports 1,284 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases People's Daily 07 Apr 2022 -- The Chinese mainland reported 1,284 new locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, the National Health Commission said Thursday.
- HKSAR gov't urges public to stay vigilant against COVID-19 People's Daily 07 Apr 2022 -- Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam urged the public on Wednesday to keep vigilant against the COVID-19 outbreak despite the recently declining number of confirmed cases.
- China sends nearly 40,000 medics to Shanghai in tough fight against Omicron People's Daily 07 Apr 2022 -- More than 38,000 medics from 15 provincial-level regions have rushed to China's business hub Shanghai to aid the megacity in its fight against resurging COVID-19.
- China vows to adhere to dynamic zero-COVID approach as cases spike People's Daily 07 Apr 2022 -- China will adhere to its dynamic zero-COVID approach as local infections are surging, a spokesperson for the National Health Commission (NHC) said Wednesday.
- Chinese military force against Taiwan will see response: U.S. officials CNA 07 Apr 2022 -- Any military action taken by China against Taiwan will be met with a response from the United States and the international community as has been the case with Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and the U.S. hopes the People's Republic of China (PRC) takes the "right lessons" from the current situation in Ukraine, U.S. officials said Wednesday.
- U.S lawmaker proposes bill to punish Chinese threats against Taiwan CNA 07 Apr 2022 -- Oklahoma Republican Rep. Frank Lucas has proposed a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives that would force Chinese banks out of certain international financial mechanisms should Beijing threaten Taiwan.
- Pelosi 'tests positive, postpones Asia trip' after China warns resolute, forceful measures over reported Taiwan visit Global Times 07 Apr 2022 -- If US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visits the island of Taiwan, as some media have reported, China will definitely respond with "resolute and forceful measures," the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Thursday. Chinese experts said China will and must retaliate; otherwise the US will make more provocations in the future, and the consequences that could be caused by the potential visit would bring a "disruptive impact" on the foundation of China-US relations.
- China warns of 'strong measures' if US House speaker visits Chinese Taipei Press TV 07 Apr 2022 -- China has expressed firm opposition to any form of official contact between the United States and Chinese Taipei, warning that Beijing would take "strong measures" if US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi visits Taipei as part of planned trip to the self-ruled island.
- China 'Resolutely Opposes' Now-Canceled Trip by US House Speaker Pelosi to Taiwan, FM Says Sputnik 07 Apr 2022 -- Ahead of an Asia trip by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) rumored to include a stop off in Taiwan, China has lodged strong objections. However, later on Thursday, the senior lawmaker tested positive for COVID-19, and her trip was postponed.
- China strongly opposes latest US arms sales to Taiwan island, vows to take powerful measures Global Times 07 Apr 2022 -- China expressed firm opposition to the latest US arms sales to the island of Taiwan and has lodged solemn representations with the US, the Chinese Defense Ministry said on Thursday.
- Defense spokesperson: US arms sales to Taiwan gravely undermine China's sovereignty and security interests PLA Daily 07 Apr 2022
- China Protests Over US Approval of Taiwan Deal on Patriot Air Defence Systems Sputnik 07 Apr 2022 -- On Wednesday, the US said Taiwan would be able to use the proposed training and equipment as a "deterrent to regional threats and to strengthen homeland defense."
- Biden admin's 3rd arms deal to Taiwan won't boost DPP's security, only benefits arms dealers: expert Global Times 06 Apr 2022 -- The Biden administration approved its second arms sale to the Taiwan authority in two months, an estimated $95-million package including equipment and services to maintain the missile defense system the US exported to the island.
- China urges U.S. to cancel proposed arms sales to Taiwan PLA Daily 06 Apr 2022 -- China said Wednesday it is firmly opposed to and strongly condemns the proposed U.S. arms sales to Taiwan worth 95 million U.S. dollars, urging the U.S. to withdraw its plan.
- Beijing Pledges 'Firm, Forceful Measures' Against $95 Million US Sale of Patriot Missiles to Taiwan Sputnik 06 Apr 2022 -- Since Russia began its special operation in Ukraine on February 24, American leaders have called for buttressing Taiwan's defenses, claiming China could soon launch an invasion of the autonomous island. However, Beijing has said the two situations are not at all similar, as Taiwan is a part of China.
- Chinese satellites achieve V-band low orbit measurement People's Daily 07 Apr 2022 -- GalaxySpace, a private satellite maker based in Beijing, has achieved V-band low orbit measurement and control on its six satellites which were sent into space on March 5, the China Science Daily reported Wednesday.
- US, NATO seek united front with Asia-Pacific allies to isolate Russia, pressure China over Ukraine crisis Global Times 07 Apr 2022 -- South Korean and Japanese foreign ministers were invited to join the high-profile NATO session on Thursday for the first time as NATO seeks to gain cooperation from Asia to isolate Russia and pressure China over the Ukraine crisis. But analysts said the US is coercing more countries to choose sides in the crisis and using it as an opportunity to help NATO's global expansion.
- China's ambassador for disarmament affairs: Banning biological weapons, US should set example rather than exception PLA Daily 07 Apr 2022 -- On April 4, local time, Li Song, China's ambassador for disarmament affairs, led the Chinese delegation to attend the second meeting of the preparatory committee for the Ninth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC). He pointed out that the US, as a depository state of the BWC, should set an example rather than an exception in the field of strict implementation of all the obligations under the BWC.
- Lack of engine could sink Thai purchase of Chinese submarine Radio Free Asia 07 Apr 2022 -- Thailand's long-planned purchase of three Chinese submarines, which a former top Bangkok diplomat described as "an insult to the Thai-U.S. treaty relationship," could run into trouble, officials and analysts said.
- Chinese Tests Explode Myth of Nuclear Bunker Buster-Proof Facilities Sputnik 07 Apr 2022 -- Recent scale model tests by Chinese military scientists have called into question many of the assumptions about subterranean fortifications being immune from nuclear strikes, finding that rather than dissipate shockwaves, solid rock could amplify them.
- Chinese National Sentenced for Economic Espionage Conspiracy US Dept. of Justice 07 Apr 2022 -- A Chinese national formerly residing in Chesterfield, Missouri, was today sentenced to 29 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release and a $150,000 fine for conspiring to commit economic espionage.
- Jury Convicts University of Kansas Researcher for Hiding Ties to Chinese Government US Dept. of Justice 07 Apr 2022 -- A former University of Kansas (KU) professor was today convicted by a federal jury on three counts of wire fraud and one count of false statements after he deliberately concealed that he was also employed by a government-affiliated university in the People's Republic of China (PRC), while working on U.S. government funded research at KU.
- China launches new civilian remote sensing satellite with high-resolution imaging capability Global Times 07 Apr 2022 -- China successfully sent a new civilian remote sensing satellite Gaofen-3 03 into preset orbit via a Long March-4C carrier rocket at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China's Gansu Province on Thursday.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on April 7, 2022 PRC MofA 07 Apr 2022
- US Doesn't Want a Trade 'Divorce' From China VOA 07 Apr 2022 -- The United States is trying to be strategic about how it "realigns" its trade relationship with China, but is not interested in a large-scale "decoupling" or a trade "divorce," U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said in an interview this week.
- China's Tolerance for Russia Comes at Cost to Relations With EU VOA 07 Apr 2022 -- China's patience with Russia over the war in Ukraine has set back its prized ties with the European Union despite tentative gains late last year, analysts say.
- Meeting may signal warmer relations between Myanmar and China Radio Free Asia 07 Apr 2022 -- A recent meeting between the Myanmar junta's foreign minister and his Chinese counterpart may signal China's softening to the military rulers who came to power in a coup last year and an eagerness to revive its own economic initiatives in the war-torn country, analysts said.
- Chief secretary for administration of HKSAR gov't tenders resignation People's Daily 07 Apr 2022 -- John Lee, chief secretary for administration of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government, tendered his resignation on Wednesday, saying he plans to run for the upcoming election of the HKSAR's sixth-term chief executive.
- Accusations over China creating a 'debt trap' in Sri Lanka an organized smear by the West and India against BRI Global Times 07 Apr 2022 -- As Sri Lanka's economic crisis and Pakistan's political turmoil deepen, the smearing by Western and Indian forces against the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has reached new heights, with some maliciously asserting that the "Chinese strategic trap" under BRI has dragged the South Asian countries into the political and economic abyss.
- Fishy Business: Report Details Chinese Fleet's Illegal Operations in West Africa VOA 07 Apr 2022 -- It's the classic postcard image of Ghana: brightly colored, narrow wooden fishing boats pulling into the dock of seaside village, bringing in the daily catch. But increasingly this way of life is under threat, with a new investigation showing how Chinese vessels engaged in illegal fishing are depleting stocks, sometimes even selling the fish back to the local communities whose livelihoods and food security have been undermined.
- Concerns grow over sale of UK's largest semiconductor plant to Chinese company Radio Free Asia 07 Apr 2022 -- are growing over plans by a state-backed Chinese company to acquire the U.K.'s largest semiconductor plant for U.S. $82 million, amid reports that the British government has "quietly" approved the sale despite ordering a review a year ago.
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