Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
25 April 2022 - China Special Weapons News
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- Panic-buying hits Beijing as residents brace for wider lockdowns Radio Free Asia 25 Apr 2022 -- Shoppers flooded stores and supermarkets in Beijing Monday amid rising COVID-19 cases, as the authorities sealed off a number of residential districts in the central Chaoyang district.
- Beijing fights new surge with ensured supplies Global Times 25 Apr 2022 -- Expanding temporarily controlled areas by requiring residents to stay indoors as much as possible, organizing large-scale nucleic acid tests and ensuring supplies of basic goods... Beijing swiftly moved to curb transmissions in the current COVID-19 flare-up.
- Beijing launches mass testing for nearly 90% of its population, 'timely, decisive and necessary' Global Times 25 Apr 2022 -- Beijing's health authorities announced at a late night news conference that the Chinese capital will launch mass nucleic acid testing on its nearly 20 million residents, about 90 percent of the population, on Tuesday, after the city reported 70 COVID-19 infections in eight districts in the last four days.
- Beijing's COVID-19 tally soars to 70 in four days; transmission chains basically clear Global Times 25 Apr 2022 -- Beijing's COVID-19 tally soared to 70 in four days involving eight districts, but authorities said initial epidemiological studies showed the transmission chains of those COVID-19 cases are clear.
- Chinese mainland detects Omicron BA.2.3 for 1st time, 'not likely to affect epidemic control' Global Times 25 Apr 2022 -- Cases of COVID-19 infection by an evolved sublineage of Omicron's BA.2 mutation, Omicron BA.2.3, were reported on Monday in Yantai, East China's Shandong Province, the first time the strain has been detected in the Chinese mainland.
- Shanghai makes initial progress in combating Omicron, facing challenges in treating severe cases: senior expert Global Times 25 Apr 2022 -- Although Shanghai has made initial progress in fighting the latest Omicron outbreak with a declining number of infections found in communities, the city is still facing the biggest challenge in treating severe COVID-19 patients as 51 more deaths were recorded on Sunday, lifting the total in this round of the outbreak to 138.
- New round of citywide nucleic acid testing necessary to stamp out community infections in Shanghai Global Times 25 Apr 2022 -- Shanghai will conduct a new round of citywide nucleic acid testing from Tuesday covering all the areas in lockdown, and under control and precaution as part of the new campaign involving "nine major" measures from last Friday to step up the decisive battle to stamp out infections within communities.
- Chinese mainland reports 2,666 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases People's Daily 25 Apr 2022 -- The Chinese mainland Sunday reported 2,666 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, of which 2,472 were in Shanghai, according to the National Health Commission's report Monday.
- Beijing reports 16 confirmed COVID-19, five asymptomatic cases People's Daily 25 Apr 2022 -- Beijing reported 16 confirmed COVID-19 cases and five asymptomatic cases between 4 p.m. Saturday and 4 p.m. Sunday, according to local disease prevention and control center.
- Shanghai new COVID-19 cases: 2,472 confirmed, 16,983 asymptomatic People's Daily 25 Apr 2022 -- China's Shanghai reported 2,472 confirmed locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and 16,983 local asymptomatic carriers on Sunday, the municipal health commission said Monday.
- Supermarkets extend business hours; online platforms increase staff amid Beijing virus surge Global Times 25 Apr 2022 -- Some areas in Beijing's Chaoyang district saw residents shopping in mass for groceries after cases of COVID-19 were detected. Although several markets suffered a temporary shortages of fresh meat and vegetables, markets and online platforms replenished their goods timely and promised to follow up with normal supplies.
- Sufficient supply, stable prices... Beijing markets well-prepared for fighting COVID surge Global Times 25 Apr 2022 -- As Beijing is caught up in a sudden COVID-19 surge in recent days, residents in the capital, particularly in Chaoyang district where most infection cases were found, have flooded supermarkets to stock up on food, drinks and other necessities in preparation for the epidemic.
- Tibetan village leaders told to 'Speak in Chinese' Radio Free Asia 25 Apr 2022 -- Chinese officials in rural areas of Tibet are forcing village leaders to speak in Chinese, as authorities move forward with campaigns aimed at restricting the use by Tibetans of their native language, RFA has learned.
- Mainland denounces DPP's independence-related statement People's Daily 25 Apr 2022 -- A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Sunday criticized Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authority for repeatedly using invalid historical documents to support its independence agenda.
- FM refutes Australia's repeated smear on China-Solomon Islands security pact Global Times 25 Apr 2022 -- Chinese Foreign Ministry rebuked Australian Prime Minister and Defence Minister for deliberately twisting the security cooperation pact between China and the Solomon Islands on Monday.
- China's building of military base in Solomon 'fake news' by Australia: Beijing Press TV 25 Apr 2022 -- Beijing says China's building a military base in the Solomon Islands is 'fake news' made up by Australia, and that such attempts are aimed at undermining relationships between countries.
- Beijing Denies Remarks on China's Alleged Desire to Build Military Base on Solomon Islands Sputnik 25 Apr 2022 -- Statements about China's alleged desire to build a permanent military presence on the Solomon Islands under a bilateral security agreement are nothing but disinformation, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said on Monday.
- China mulls building defense system against near-Earth asteroids PLA Daily 25 Apr 2022 -- China is set to build monitoring and defense systems protecting the planet from the dangers of near-Earth asteroids (NEAs).
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on April 25, 2022 PRC MofA 25 Apr 2022
- Xi Jinping Sends Message of Congratulation to Emmanuel Macron on Re-election as French President PRC MofA 25 Apr 2022
- 'Debt Trap is a Myth': China Rejects Allegations Blaming It for Sri Lankan Economic Crisis Sputnik 25 Apr 2022 -- Sri Lanka's economic woes compounded into a major political crisis this month, as protesters hit the streets due to runaway inflation caused by dwindling forex reserves and the nation's inability to pay for food and fuel imports. The whole Cabinet, except President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his brother Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, has resigned.
- China's Global Image Under Strain as Sri Lanka Faces Debt Trap VOA 25 Apr 2022 -- Faced with a grave financial crisis, Sri Lanka sought urgent assistance from China amounting to $2.5 billion. Chinese authorities responded Friday, weeks after Sri Lanka made the request for financial support, saying it would extend $31 million in "urgent emergency humanitarian aid."
- Official lauds Hong Kong national security law People's Daily 25 Apr 2022 -- An official with China's top legislature on Monday praised the "great power" of the law on safeguarding national security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR).
- Pro-China newspaper denounces Hong Kong journalists' union as 'anti-China' Radio Free Asia 25 Apr 2022 -- A newspaper backed by the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has called on a prominent journalists' association in Hong Kong to disband, as the city's foreign correspondents' club said it had axed a prestigious award for journalists reporting on human rights issues.
- Interview: China Has More Tools Than Ever To Target Uyghurs Abroad RFE/RL 25 Apr 2022 -- China is hunting Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities through an expanding global dragnet that is increasingly relying on cooperation with governments in the Middle East and South and Central Asia.
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