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09 May 2022 - China Special Weapons News
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- Police sent to Beijing university campus amid growing public anger over zero-COVID Radio Free Asia 09 May 2022 -- Police were deployed to the campus of Beijing International Studies University at the weekend, as authorities in Shanghai step up forcible, mass isolation of residents in the wake of a top-down directive from ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping.
- Strict pandemic control in Shanghai buys time for full vaccination coverage: study People's Daily 09 May 2022 -- Chinese epidemiologists said in a peer-reviewed medical journal that the strict, comprehensive pandemic control strategies in Shanghai will buy time for full vaccination coverage.
- 849 COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals on Chinese mainland People's Daily 09 May 2022 -- A total of 849 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland on Sunday, the National Health Commission said in its Monday report.
- Chinese mainland reports 401 new local COVID-19 cases, 322 in Shanghai People's Daily 09 May 2022 -- The Chinese mainland on Sunday reported 401 confirmed local COVID-19 cases, of which 322 were in Shanghai, the National Health Commission said on Monday.
- NE China's Jilin lifts travel restrictions , restores highway operations Global Times 09 May 2022 -- Northeast China's Jilin Province has lifted restrictions on travel to other provinces and regions by restoring normal operations on expressways from Sunday after making achievements in controlling COVID-19.
- Hong Kong continues tracing COVID-19 through sewage surveillance People's Daily 09 May 2022 -- The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government said Sunday that the COVID-19 virus continues to be detected in sewage samples from different areas in Hong Kong, indicating that there may be hidden cases in the premises in these areas.
- China confirms having conducted military drills near Taiwan CNA 09 May 2022 -- The Chinese military confirmed on Monday it had conducted live-fire drills in waters and airspace off Taiwan's eastern and southwestern coasts from May 6-8 to test and upgrade its joint combat capabilities.
- China says it held new military drills near Taiwan amid tensions with US Press TV 09 May 2022 -- China conducted a fresh round of military maneuvers near Chinese Taipei last week to test and upgrade its joint combat capabilities, the country's armed forces said on Monday.
- China steps up drills around Taiwan, Japan scrambles jets due to airspace intrusion Radio Free Asia 09 May 2022 -- The Chinese military conducted live-fire drills around Taiwan over the weekend, its official website said Monday, while Japan reported scrambling fighter jets because of a suspected intrusion of its airspace over the East China Sea.
- Chinese Navy Stretches Sea Legs, Encircles Taiwan With Carrier Group, Warships and Jets: Report Sputnik 09 May 2022 -- US-China tensions over Taiwan have escalated steadily in recent years, particularly after President Biden announced last year that Washington would step to the island's defence in case of a Chinese invasion. Beijing sees Taiwan as an integral part of China, and has slammed both "separatist" politicians on the island and the US for its meddling.
- PLA organizes drills in seas and airspace near Taiwan Island PLA Daily 09 May 2022 -- The naval, air and conventional missile forces of the Chinese PLA Eastern Theater Command held drills in seas and airspace to the east and southwest of Taiwan Island from May 6 to 8, in a bid to test and improve the joint operations capability of multiple services and arms.
- China's Xi Urges Europe to Help Russia, Ukraine Reach Peace Through Talks Sputnik 09 May 2022 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Monday that relevant parties should support Russia and Ukraine in achieving peace through negotiations and prevent the armed conflict from intensifying.
- Two Chinese Ships Enter Waters Near Disputed Senkaku Islands, Reports Say Sputnik 09 May 2022 -- Two Chinese government vessels have entered Japan's territorial waters near the disputed islands, known as the Senkaku Islands in Japan and the Diaoyu Islands in China, in the East China Sea, Japanese media reported on Monday.
- Australian PM Ratchets Up Tensions With Claim to 'Ensure' No Chinese Base in the Solomon Islands Sputnik 09 May 2022 -- On Sunday, Australia's Prime Minister election debate saw both major parties portray a recently-passed bilateral agreement between the Solomon Islands and China as a potential threat to Canberra. Making it the latest signal that Western panic over Chinese development projects in the Indo-Pacific is here to stay.
- Chemist Sentenced for Stealing Trade Secrets, Economic Espionage and Wire Fraud US Dept. of Justice 09 May 2022 -- A federal judge in Greeneville, Tennessee, sentenced a Michigan woman today to 168 months, the equivalent of 14 years, in prison for a scheme to steal trade secrets, engage in economic espionage and commit fraud. The defendant was also ordered to serve three years of supervised release and pay a $200,000 fine.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on May 9, 2022 PRC MofA 09 May 2022
- Leaders to Meet as US Trails China in Economic Support for Southeast Asia VOA 09 May 2022 -- A summit this week will put pressure on Washington to match China's economic development support for Southeast Asia, a region of 680 million people, experts say.
- President Xi Jinping Has a Virtual Meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz PRC MofA 09 May 2022 -- President Xi Jinping had a virtual meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on the afternoon of 9 May.
- Xi calls on China, Germany to better harness stabilizing, constructive, steering role of ties PLA Daily 09 May 2022 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping had a virtual meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday, saying it is particularly important for the two countries to better harness the stabilizing, constructive and steering role of their relationship.
- Xi speaks to Scholz, stressing stabilizing, constructive, steering role of China-Germany ties Global Times 09 May 2022 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday met via video link with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz as the two leaders exchanged views on bilateral ties, China-EU relations and Ukraine crisis.
- World should listen more to Asian voices as global governance enters the 'Asian time': Wang Yi Global Times 09 May 2022 -- The global governance is entering the "Asian time" and the world should listen to Asian voices, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, said on Sunday during a virtual meeting with Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Prak Sokhonn.
- G7 Foreign Ministers' Statement on the Hong Kong Chief Executive Selection US Dept. of State 09 May 2022 -- The text of the following statement was released by the G7 foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America, and the High Representative of the European Union.
- Hong Kong CE-elect discusses tasks for transition, successful election plunges West into hysteria, fury Global Times 09 May 2022 -- The day after John Lee Ka-chiu won the Hong Kong chief executive (CE) election on Sunday with the highest votes, he met with incumbent CE Carrie Lam, President of the Legislative Council Andrew Leung Kwan-yuen and Chief Justice of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Andrew Cheung Kui-nung before paying a visit to the four central government offices in Hong Kong on Monday afternoon.
- HKSAR's sixth-term chief executive election successful practice of "patriots administering Hong Kong": Commissioner's office of Chinese foreign ministry in HKSAR People's Daily 09 May 2022 -- The Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Sunday urged European Union (EU) politicians to put themselves in the right position, recognize the historical trend, and immediately stop their futile meddling in Hong Kong affairs.
- Hong Kong's one-horse leadership poll marks end of city's special status: analysts Radio Free Asia 09 May 2022 -- Hong Kong's one-horse leadership poll, which selected former security chief John Lee -- the only candidate -- for the city's top job at the weekend, has wiped out any distinction between the city and the rest of mainland China, commentators said on Monday.
- HKSAR holds chief executive election, winner ready to roll up sleeves People's Daily 09 May 2022 -- The election of the sixth-term chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) was held on Sunday with John Lee declared as the winner of the election.
- China likely to meet annual growth target People's Daily 09 May 2022 -- China will likely meet its annual growth target of around 5.5 percent this year with the help of the government's effective measures to control COVID-19 outbreaks and stabilize market expectations, economists and experts said.
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