Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
17 April 2022 - China Special Weapons News
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- Shanghai: 3,238 local confirmed, 21,582 asymptomatic COVID-19 cases People's Daily 17 Apr 2022 -- China's economic hub Shanghai reported 3,238 confirmed locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and 21,582 local asymptomatic carriers on Saturday, the municipal health commission said Sunday.
- Hong Kong Residents Report Increased Pressures from COVID Policies VOA 17 Apr 2022 -- Unpredictable local COVID-19 policies combined with China's zero-pandemic approach to the coronavirus are taking a toll in Hong Kong, where residents and others say they are feeling increased pressures during the pandemic's worst wave.
- Several Chinese cities put under 'static management' against COVID-19 to 'minimize social, economic impact' Global Times 17 Apr 2022 -- At least nine Chinese cities, counties have been put under static management against COVID-19 this month. But unlike city lockdowns that cause massive standstills of work and life, the measures are specified and targeted at different local situations, trying to minimize the impact on people's daily activities.
- Proportion of positive cases in at-risk groups declining in Shanghai Global Times 17 Apr 2022 -- The proportion of people with COVID-19 found in at-risk groups is declining in the Omicron variant hard-hit city of Shanghai, where there are 16 patients in severe condition at present, Shanghai health authorities announced on Sunday.
- 1,600 COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals on Chinese mainland People's Daily 17 Apr 2022 -- A total of 1,600 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland on Saturday, the National Health Commission said in its Sunday report.
- Chinese mainland reports 3,504 new local COVID-19 cases People's Daily 17 Apr 2022 -- The Chinese mainland Saturday reported 3,504 locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, of which 3,238 were in Shanghai, according to the National Health Commission's report Sunday.
- China eyes next-generation manned carrier rocket, spaceship Global Times 17 Apr 2022 -- With the epic Shenzhou-13 mission drawing a perfect conclusion to the key technology verification stage of China's space station Tiangong, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) revealed on Sunday that six more flights will be arranged this year to complete the station's construction. Tiangong will then enter the operational stage that will run for over 10 years, becoming a space "home" for all mankind.
- China Plans 6 Space Missions in 2022 to Complete National Orbital Station - Space Agency Sputnik 17 Apr 2022 -- China has scheduled six space missions by the end of 2022 to complete the construction of the national space station Tiangong, the director of China's Manned Space Engineering Office, Hao Chun, said on Sunday.
- Chinese astronauts return with six-month space station mission accomplished People's Daily 17 Apr 2022 -- Three Chinese astronauts of the Shenzhou-13 manned spaceship have completed their six-month space station mission and returned to Earth safely on Saturday.
- Wedding photographer sentenced to 14 years in prison for providing hundreds of photos of warships and military ports to a person overseas Global Times 18 Apr 2022 -- A wedding photographer has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for endangering national security, after he was found providing 384 photos of Chinese warships and military ports to a person overseas that he met via WeChat, the Supreme People's Procuratorate disclosed on Sunday.
- China, US should break current frigid bilateral relations through dialogue: Chinese Ambassador Global Times 17 Apr 2022 -- Chinese Ambassador to the US Qin Gang said in a video address at the opening ceremony of the 25th Harvard College China Forum on Saturday that China and the US should break the current cold bilateral relations through dialogue.
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