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03 May 2022 - China Special Weapons News
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- Factory in China tests North Korean workers for COVID after 20 show symptoms Radio Free Asia 03 May 2022 -- Around 800 North Korean workers in the northeastern Chinese city of Dandong spent their May Day holiday getting tested for COVID-19 after about 20 of their coworkers began showing symptoms for the disease and were quarantined, sources in China told RFA.
- Beijing to suspend classes for kindergartens, primary and middle schools and secondary vocational schools for a week between May 5 and 11 due to COVID-19 situation Global Times 03 May 2022 -- All kindergartens, primary and middle schools and secondary vocational schools in Beijing will postpone resuming classes for a week until May 11. When students will return to schools would be decided based on the COVID-19 epidemic situation: Beijing authorities
- 4,271 COVID patients discharged from hospitals on Chinese mainland People's Daily 03 May 2022 -- Following the recovery of 4,271 COVID-19 patients on Monday, there were 16,266 confirmed COVID-19 cases undergoing treatment in hospitals across the Chinese mainland, the National Health Commission said in its Tuesday report.
- Shanghai reports 274 confirmed, 5,395 asymptomatic local COVID-19 cases People's Daily 03 May 2022 -- China's Shanghai reported 274 confirmed locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and 5,395 local asymptomatic cases on Monday, the municipal health commission said Tuesday.
- Chinese mainland reports 368 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases, 274 in Shanghai People's Daily 03 May 2022 -- The Chinese mainland Monday reported 368 locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, of which 274 were in Shanghai, according to the National Health Commission's report Tuesday.
- Beijing reports 41 new local COVID-19 cases People's Daily 03 May 2022 -- Beijing reported 41 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases and nine asymptomatic cases between 3 p.m. Sunday and 3 p.m. Monday, local authorities have said.
- China's dynamic zero-COVID policy benefits the world People's Daily 03 May 2022 -- As the Omicron variant has posed severe challenges to the faltering global economic recovery amid surging infections, China's dynamic zero-COVID approach has not only quickly cut viral transmission in the shortest time possible but also brought tangible benefits to the whole world.
- China's Messaging On The Ukraine War Is Evolving, But In Which Way? RFE/RL 03 May 2022 -- China has emerged as a potent outlet for Kremlin disinformation and propaganda for its February invasion of Ukraine, with Beijing officials and state media echoing the Kremlin's justification for the war and often parroting false claims about events while ignoring commentary from Kyiv.
- DPP lawmakers still seeking consensus on HK, Macau residency plan CNA 03 May 2022 -- Lawmakers from the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) are still negotiating over a stalled plan to ease permanent residency requirements for professionals from Hong Kong and Macau, one of the party's legislative leaders said Tuesday.
- Japan, Taiwan militaries on alert as China flotilla heads to Pacific Radio Free Asia 03 May 2022 -- The Japanese and Taiwanese militaries have been put on alert after a Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy flotilla led by the Liaoning aircraft carrier was spotted sailing from the East China Sea towards the Pacific Ocean.
- Chinese aircraft carrier battle group enters Pacific: Japan military CNA 03 May 2022 -- Taiwan's military on Tuesday said it had a clear grasp of the activities of nearby Chinese forces a day after Japan's Self-Defense Force said China's Navy had recently deployed an aircraft carrier battle group into the Pacific Ocean.
- Carrier Duel: Chinese, American Battle Groups Drill Near Each Other East of Taiwan Sputnik 03 May 2022 -- Large formations of both Chinese and American naval warships are conducting drills separately at the same time in the Philippine Sea. The competing shows of force come as Washington has ramped up its support for Taiwan and is searching for excuses to sanction Beijing in connection with Russia's special operation in Ukraine.
- Liaoning aircraft carrier group starts routine, realistic combat training in West Pacific Global Times 03 May 2022 -- The Liaoning aircraft carrier group recently started a routine, realistic combat training mission in the West Pacific, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy announced on Tuesday, after the powerful flotilla was reportedly spotted entering the West Pacific via the Miyako Strait on Monday.
- PLAN aircraft carrier battle group trains in west Pacific PLA Daily 03 May 2022 -- Recently, a Chinese naval aircraft carrier battle group headed by the aircraft carrier Liaoning conducted open-sea combat training in the waters of the western Pacific Ocean, according to Senior Captain Gao Xiucheng, the spokesperson for the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN).
- Hong Kong falls to a new low in global press freedom index as Jimmy Lai stands trial Radio Free Asia 03 May 2022 -- Hong Kong has plummeted to 148th on a global press freedom index, as authorities in the city took the now-shuttered pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper to court for "fraud."
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