Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
27 April 2022 - China Special Weapons News
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- In Shanghai, Leaving Home for Testing Means COVID Exposure VOA 27 Apr 2022 -- "Going down to get tested is really the only time when you encounter other people," said Jackson Nemeth, who lives in one of Shanghai's locked down neighborhoods.
- Shanghai to ease restrictions in areas under zero-COVID status; a 'major step toward lifting lockdown' Global Times 27 Apr 2022 -- After the lockdown dragged into its fifth week, Shanghai has recorded a drop in the numbers of cases for consecutive days. The city on Wednesday decided to take what epidemiologists said was "a major step toward lifting the lockdown" to ease restrictions in areas where COVID-19 infections were stamped outside the quarantined areas.
- School-related cases account for one third of total in Beijing's new COVID flare-up Global Times 27 Apr 2022 -- School-related COVID-19 cluster cases accounted for one-third of the total tally in Beijing's latest flare-up since April 22, the Beijing health authority said on Wednesday, highlighting the importance of epidemic prevention on campus.
- Shanghai relaxes restrictions over communities that detect no new COVID-19 cases Global Times 27 Apr 2022 -- Shanghai authorities said on Wednesday that the city is going to relax restrictions over those communities that record no new COVID-19 cases as the epidemic prevention and control measures have shown their effect since a decisive battle against Omicron was launched to curb the virus' spread among communities about a week ago. However, the situation is still severe.
- Hong Kong to resume normalcy as epidemic recedes: Carrie Lam People's Daily 27 Apr 2022 -- Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam said on Tuesday that the COVID-19 epidemic in Hong Kong has been on a downward trend, allowing it to return to normalcy.
- China's Guangzhou cuts community transmission of COVID-19 People's Daily 27 Apr 2022 -- The southern Chinese megacity of Guangzhou Tuesday announced that it has cut off COVID-19 transmission chains in communities, as no new community infections have been reported for 11 consecutive days.
- Residents in last-minute scramble to get out of Beijing amid lockdown fears Radio Free Asia 27 Apr 2022 -- Residents fled Beijing on Wednesday amid rising COVID-19 cases and growing fears of an imminent citywide lockdown, according to social media reports and local residents.
- Chinese vaccine against Omicron variants to undergo clinical trials People's Daily 27 Apr 2022 -- A Chinese inactivated vaccine against Omicron variants was approved for clinical trials by the National Medical Products Administration on Tuesday.
- Over 37,000 child COVID-19 cases reported in U.S. past week People's Daily 27 Apr 2022 -- Over 37,000 child COVID-19 cases were reported in the United States the past week, an increase of about 43 percent from two weeks ago, according to the latest report by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the Children's Hospital Association.
- Chinese mainland reports 1,818 new local COVID-19 cases, 1,606 in Shanghai People's Daily 27 Apr 2022 -- The Chinese mainland on Tuesday reported 1,818 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, of which 1,606 were in Shanghai, according to the National Health Commission's report Wednesday.
- 3,728 COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals on Chinese mainland People's Daily 27 Apr 2022 -- A total of 3,728 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland on Tuesday, the National Health Commission said Wednesday.
- Shanghai new COVID-19 cases: 1,606 confirmed, 11,956 asymptomatic People's Daily 27 Apr 2022 -- China's Shanghai reported 1,606 confirmed locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and 11,956 local asymptomatic carriers on Tuesday, the municipal health commission said Wednesday.
- Taiwan to launch annual military exercises with lessons from Ukraine CNA 27 Apr 2022 -- Taiwan's annual major military exercises this year will incorporate lessons learned from Russia's invasion of Ukraine to sharpen combat preparedness against a Chinese invasion, the military announced Wednesday.
- Taiwan's annual military drill emboldens secessionists, but PLA's operation 'will be like thunderbolt' if real war comes: expert Global Times 27 Apr 2022 -- A day after guide-missile destroyer USS Sampson's provocative transit through the Taiwan Straits, the Taiwan authority announced the details and focus of the Han Kuang military exercise in 2022, saying they will consider lessons learned from the Ukraine-Russia conflict.
- DPP and Taiwan secessionists attack anything our compatriots across the Straits like and support: Taiwan Affairs Office of State Council Global Times 27 Apr 2022 -- "Whatever compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Straits like and support, it will become the target of the Democratic Progressive Party authority and secessionists forces in the Taiwan island. It's not surprising at all to hear their curse, smear and sneer," said Ma Xiaoguang, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, on Wednesday.
- China musters troops to track US warship transit of Taiwan Strait Radio Free Asia 27 Apr 2022 -- China's People's Liberation Army dispatched troops to shadow the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Sampson when it transited the Taiwan Strait this week, a passage described by a Chinese think-tank as "humiliating" for the PLA.
- U.S. warship transits Taiwan Strait for second time this year CNA 27 Apr 2022 -- A United States Navy destroyer sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday to show the Washington's "commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific," the 7th Fleet under the U.S. Pacific Command said in a statement.
- Chinese military slams US warship's transit through Taiwan Strait PLA Daily 27 Apr 2022 -- "The US has been frequently carrying out provocative acts to send wrong signals to "Taiwan Independence" forces, deliberately undermining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait. China is firmly opposed to this," said Army Senior Colonel Shi Yi, spokesperson for the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA), in a written statement on Wednesday.
- Beijing Denounces US' 'Self-Contradictory' Taiwan Support After US Navy Destroyer Transits Strait Sputnik 27 Apr 2022 -- The US has dramatically increased its support for Taiwan in recent years, including selling the autonomous island billions of dollars in weapons and sending high-ranking delegations - actions that have only increased amid claims of fears that China will attempt to reunite with the island amid Russia's Ukraine operation.
- PLA shadows US destroyer transiting Taiwan Straits, condemns provocative move Global Times 27 Apr 2022 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theater Command announced on Wednesday that its forces shadowed a US destroyer when the latter made a transit through the Taiwan Straits on Tuesday, slamming the US move as a provocation that intentionally sabotaged peace and stability in the region.
- China slams provocative sail of US warship through Taiwan Strait Press TV 27 Apr 2022 -- China has censured the latest passage of a US warship through the sensitive Taiwan Strait, saying such moves "deliberately" impair regional peace and stability.
- China Demands Swift Action Against Killers of its Citizens in Pakistan VOA 27 Apr 2022 -- China has pressed long-time ally Pakistan to ensure the security of Chinese nationals in Pakistan and swiftly bring to justice those behind a bombing Tuesday that killed three Chinese teachers.
- Three Chinese nationals die in suicide bomb attack on Karachi Confucius Institute Radio Free Asia 27 Apr 2022 -- Four people, including three Chinese nationals, have died in a suicide bomb attack on a Confucius Institute in Pakistan thought to be linked to Beijing's Belt and Road projects in the country.
- Pakistan PM writes message of commitment at Chinese Embassy, swears to punish terrorists that killed 3 Chinese in attack Global Times 27 Apr 2022 -- Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif visited the Chinese Embassy in Islamabad on Tuesday afternoon to express his condolences to the victims of a terrorist attack and wrote a message, vowing to do whatever it takes to bring the perpetrators to justice, according to a release from the Chinese Embassy in Pakistan.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson's Remarks on the Terrorist Attack on a Van of the Confucius Institute at the University of Karachi PRC MofA 27 Apr 2022
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on April 27, 2022 PRC MofA 27 Apr 2022
- Chinese Lending to Africa Falls During First Year of Pandemic VOA 27 Apr 2022 -- Chinese loans to African governments plunged by more than three-quarters in the first year of the pandemic compared to the year before, researchers have found, with new loan commitments in 2020 at their lowest level in 16 years.
- China agrees with subjecting UNSC veto to debate, but also raises concerns over its potential procedural confusion Global Times 27 Apr 2022 -- The UN General Assembly passed a resolution that allows it to convene automatically when a veto is cast. China's UN representative said that China understands the original intention of the move, but is also concerned over the procedural confusion and inconsistency in practice it may cause, and whether it can achieve its intended purpose.
- Uyghurs keep focus on Xinjiang report, access as UN rights chief preps for China tour Radio Free Asia 27 Apr 2022 -- With an advance team for the United Nations human right's chief's visit to China next month in the country to prepare for her long-awaited tour, Uyghur activists and other rights groups are pressing for a meaningful investigation of atrocities in Xinjiang and the release of delayed U.N. report on the region.
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