Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
18 May 2022 - China Special Weapons News
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- Shanghai allows people with urgent needs to leave, with conditions Global Times 18 May 2022 -- Shanghai has witnessed mass departures as the city gradually eases COVID-19 restrictions after a six-week lockdown, allowing people to leave with approval, and increased trains to other cities. Yet for many travelers leaving the city, the journey was not as easy as hopping on and off trains or planes.
- Shanghai allows residents to leave with travel permit valid within six hours Global Times 18 May 2022 -- Shanghai police announced on Wednesday that residents who need to leave the city for work, study, moving to other places can apply for a permit to leave the city by car, with the premise to meet the epidemic prevention and control requirements.
- Chinese mainland reports 227 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases People's Daily 18 May 2022 -- The Chinese mainland on Tuesday reported 227 confirmed locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, of which 96 were in Shanghai, according to the National Health Commission's report Wednesday.
- Beijing reports 56 new local COVID-19 infections People's Daily 18 May 2022 -- Beijing reported 56 new locally transmitted COVID-19 infections between 3 p.m. Monday and 3 p.m. Tuesday, Pang Xinghuo, deputy head of the Beijing municipal disease prevention and control center, told a press briefing on Tuesday.
- HKSAR gov't urges public to get vaccinated for COVID-19 in accordance with vaccine pass requirements People's Daily 18 May 2022 -- The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government on Tuesday urged the public to receive COVID-19 vaccinations in accordance with vaccine pass requirements as the third stage of the scheme commences on May 31.
- Shanghai reports 96 confirmed, 759 asymptomatic local COVID-19 cases People's Daily 18 May 2022 -- China's Shanghai reported 96 confirmed locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and 759 local asymptomatic cases on Tuesday, the municipal health commission said Wednesday.
- Shanghai residents take issue with 'fake' propaganda claims about reopening Radio Free Asia 18 May 2022 -- Residents of Shanghai have been reporting their city government to a national fraud hotline after claims of fully stocked, open supermarkets and eateries were posted by a ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) newspaper.
- Chinese cities train and hire large numbers of nucleic acid testers Global Times 18 May 2022 -- Central China's Henan Province will train 50,000 nucleic acid testers in a year in response to the current surge in demand for personnel for nucleic acid testing, according to a recently released document.
- Shanghai's crackdown on rumors about COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control starts to take effect Global Times 18 May 2022 -- A total of 78 WeChat groups that spread rumors about COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control have been suspended and 46 users who first release the false information were punished in accordance with the law by local authorities in East China's Shanghai, since the announcement of the investigation against rumor-mongering on social media on April 8.
- US government's special coordinator for Tibetan issues to meet with Dalai Lama Radio Free Asia 18 May 2022 -- A top U.S. official on Tibet will meet with the Dalai Lama on Thursday morning during a two-day official visit to Dharamsala, India, the headquarters of the Tibetan government-in-exile.
- EU Vows to Step Up Its Security Role in Asia-Pacific Amid Concerns Over Sino-Solomon Pact Sputnik 18 May 2022 -- Around 40 percent of the EU's trade passes through the South China Sea. The "EU Strategy for Cooperation in Indo-Pacific" was launched in April 2021 with the aim of recommitting Brussels "politically to the region to contribute to its stability, security, prosperity, and sustainable development".
- Report tracks China's assertiveness at sea over the decades Radio Free Asia 18 May 2022 -- China is the source of destabilization in the South China Sea and has been for the last couple decades, but Beijing's assertiveness has less to do with its rivalry with the United States than is commonly assumed, a new report says.
- U.S. Citizen and Four Chinese Intelligence Officers Charged with Spying on Prominent Dissidents, Human Rights Leaders and Pro-Democracy Activists US Dept. of Justice 18 May 2022 -- A U.S. citizen and four officials from China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) were charged in an indictment, unsealed in federal court in Brooklyn yesterday, with conspiracy and other charges related to an espionage and transnational repression scheme.
- Chinese Officials, American Accused in Scheme to Silence Dissent Against Beijing VOA 18 May 2022 -- A U.S. citizen and four officials from China's State Security Ministry have been accused of conspiracy and espionage in a scheme to silence dissent against Beijing, the U.S. Justice Department announced.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on May 18, 2022 PRC MofA 18 May 2022
- USAID Chief Discusses Efforts to Counter Actions by Russia, China VOA 18 May 2022 -- U.S. Agency for International Development Administrator Samantha Power highlighted to lawmakers Tuesday a number of areas of concern, including the effects of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on those displaced by the conflict, resulting shocks to global energy and food markets, the COVID-19 pandemic and the effects of climate change.
- Chinese FM slams US Treasury Secretary's remarks of united approach against China Global Times 18 May 2022 -- China's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday slammed US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's remarks urging Western countries to form an united approach against China's business practices, saying it is the US that is abusing its economic, financial and technological hegemony to crack down on other countries.
- Senior diplomats warn US, Japan over Taiwan question before QUAD summit Global Times 18 May 2022 -- Chinese senior diplomats on Wednesday stressed China's position and sent firm warnings on US and Japan's negative moves against China, following reports that Japan and the US were set to affirm boosting cooperation over the Taiwan question and compare it to the Ukraine crisis in a joint statement of an upcoming bilateral summit.
- Readout of National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan's Phone Call with Politburo Member Yang Jiechi The White House 18 May 2022
- Xi talks with Philippine president-elect over phone on ties PRC MofA 18 May 2022 -- On May 18, 2022, Chinese President Xi Jinping had a phone conversation with Philippine President-elect Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos on Wednesday morning on bilateral ties and regional development.
- HKSAR ExCo endorses reorganisation of gov't structure People's Daily 18 May 2022 -- The Executive Council (ExCo) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Tuesday considered and endorsed a package of proposals to re-organize the structure of the HKSAR government, upon the request of the sixth-term chief executive designate.
- Hong Kong could move to block Telegram app, citing 'privacy violations' Radio Free Asia 18 May 2022 -- Authorities in Hong Kong could move to block the popular Telegram messaging app, amid fears that the city could gradually be moving towards mainland China-style internet censorship.
- China's Economy Contracts Sharply in April on Lockdowns VOA 18 May 2022 -- China's retail and industrial production dropped sharply in April, as lockdowns across the country kept consumers from shopping and factories from producing goods, casting a long shadow over China's economic goals for 2022.
- Premier Li calls for increased urgency in taking new measures to keep economy stable Global Times 18 May 2022 -- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Wednesday called on local officials to increase the sense of urgency and take as many feasible new measures as possible in May to keep the economy operating in a reasonable range in the first half of the year and the full year, while vowing that the country will safeguard employment and people's livelihood by means of stabilizing market entities, China Media Group reported.
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