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24 May 2022 - China Special Weapons News
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- Chinese medical experts in North Korea to advise on COVID response Radio Free Asia 24 May 2022 -- A Chinese delegation of medical experts has arrived in Pyongyang to advise North Korea on strategies to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, which has been spreading rapidly over the past month, sources in both countries told RFA.
- Beijing reports 41 confirmed, 7 asymptomatic local COVID-19 cases People's Daily 24 May 2022 -- Beijing reported 41 new confirmed locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and seven local asymptomatic cases on Monday, the Beijing municipal health commission said Tuesday.
- Chinese mainland reports 141 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases People's Daily 24 May 2022 -- The Chinese mainland on Monday reported 141 locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, of which 58 were in Shanghai and 41 in Beijing, the National Health Commission said Tuesday.
- Shanghai reports 58 confirmed, 422 asymptomatic local COVID-19 cases People's Daily 24 May 2022 -- China's Shanghai reported 58 confirmed locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and 422 local asymptomatic cases on Monday, the municipal health commission said Tuesday.
- Beijing reports 63 new local COVID-19 infections People's Daily 24 May 2022 -- Beijing reported 63 new locally transmitted COVID-19 infections between 3 p.m. Sunday and 3 p.m. Monday, said Liu Xiaofeng, deputy head of the Beijing municipal disease prevention and control center, at a press briefing Monday.
- Preparing permanent support hospitals is not a signal of worsening epidemic: official Global Times 24 May 2022 -- Preparing permanent support hospitals, or Fangcang hospitals, a type of makeshift field hospital that accepts COVID-19-infected patients during the epidemic, is not a signal of worsening epidemic, national health officials explained at a press conference on Monday.
- Vice premier urges stopping community-level COVID-19 transmission in Beijing People's Daily 24 May 2022 -- Chinese Vice Premier Sun Chunlan on Monday called for adhering to the dynamic zero-COVID policy and taking more thorough measures to cut off all COVID-19 transmission chains in communities.
- 848 COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals, released from quarantine in Beijing People's Daily 24 May 2022 -- A total of 848 COVID-19 patients had been discharged from hospitals or released from quarantine as of Monday noon, Wang Xiao'e, an official with the Beijing municipal health commission, told a press briefing on Monday.
- Hong Kong to distribute 210,000 RAT kits following sewage COVID-19 detection People's Daily 24 May 2022 -- The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government said Monday that it will distribute about 210,000 sets of COVID-19 rapid antigen test (RAT) kits to people in some areas of the city as part of a follow-up on recent detection of the COVID-19 virus in sewage samples.
- China warns US against 'playing with fire' after Biden's Taiwan remarks Press TV 24 May 2022 -- China has warned the United States against "playing with fire" after President Joe Biden vowed to defend the self-ruled island of Taiwan militarily in the event of a Chinese attack.
- China warns 'irretrievable consequences', 'unbearable price' amid US' Taiwan remarks swings Global Times 24 May 2022 -- The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Tuesday warned the US against playing with words on the one-China principle and irretrievable consequences for the China-US relations, stressing no forces including the US can prevent the Chinese people from reunifying the nation after US President Joe Biden's latest Taiwan gaffes which saw he first vowed readiness for military intervention to defend the island if necessary and then he and White House officials walked back his remarks.
- DPP warned against attempt to seek "Taiwan independence" by using pandemic People's Daily 24 May 2022 -- A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Monday urged Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities to stop seeking "Taiwan independence" under the pretext of the COVID-19 pandemic and said that such attempt will only come to a dead end.
- World Health Assembly rejects again Taiwan-related proposal People's Daily 24 May 2022 -- The World Health Assembly (WHA), the highest decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO), and the General Committee of the WHA on Monday seperately decided not to include in its agenda a proposal on Taiwan's participation in the annual assembly as an observer.
- Russian, Chinese Strategic Bombers Complete 13-Hour-Long Patrol Over Sea of Japan, East China Sea Sputnik 24 May 2022 -- The bombers were escorted by the Japanese and South Korean jets during certain parts of their patrolling route. No incidents in the air have been reported.
- China, Russia hold joint aerial patrol for 4th consecutive year amid Biden's Asia visit at Quad summit Global Times 24 May 2022 -- China and Russia on Tuesday carried out a regular joint strategic patrol in the Asia-Pacific region for the fourth consecutive year, a move analysts said displayed a high level of military cooperation between the two major powers that contributes to peace and stability in the region and the world at a time when both countries are facing stern, provocative pressure from the US and the West.
- China, Russia conduct joint aerial strategic patrol PLA Daily 24 May 2022 -- The air forces of China and Russia conducted a joint aerial strategic patrol in the airspace over the waters of the Sea of Japan, the East China Sea and the western Pacific Ocean on May 24, said an announcement released by the Ministry of National Defense of the People's Republic of China on Tuesday.
- China, Russia conduct joint military exercise as Biden visits region Press TV 24 May 2022 -- China and Russia have conducted their first military exercise since Moscow launched its military operation in Eastern Ukraine, in the midst of a visit by US President Joe Biden to the region.
- PLA increases warship activities in key straits near Japan amid provocative US, Japanese remarks Global Times 24 May 2022 -- Soon after the Liaoning aircraft carrier group wrapped up its far sea drills in waters between Japan and the island of Taiwan, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy reportedly sent more warships simultaneously through two strategically important straits northwest and southwest of Japan on Monday, marking an increase in Chinese naval activities in the region at a time when US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made provocative remarks on China during Biden's visit to Japan.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on May 24, 2022 PRC MofA 24 May 2022
- Biden Ends Asia Trip With Warning Seen as Signal to China VOA 24 May 2022 -- Ending his 6-day trip to Asia, U.S. President Joe Biden used the war in Ukraine to send a message to China to uphold the fundamental principles of the international order.
- Blinken to Make Major China Policy Speech This Week VOA 24 May 2022 -- U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken will make a major policy speech on Thursday at George Washington University detailing the Biden administration's approach to relations with China.
- China warns 'irretrievable consequences', 'unbearable price' amid US' Taiwan remarks swings Global Times 24 May 2022 -- The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Tuesday warned the US against playing with words on the one-China principle and irretrievable consequences for the China-US relations, stressing no forces including the US can prevent the Chinese people from reunifying the nation after US President Joe Biden's latest Taiwan gaffes which saw he first vowed readiness for military intervention to defend the island if necessary and then he and White House officials walked back his remarks.
- China launches diplomatic activities to boost ties with South Pacific islands; 'US, Australian containment strategy doomed to fail' Global Times 24 May 2022 -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi is to start his trip to the South Pacific region and East Timor, with the first stop to the Solomon Islands, it was officially announced on Tuesday.
- China Embarks on Biggest Diplomatic Outreach in South Pacific While Warning US Not to Meddle Sputnik 24 May 2022 -- Washington is concerned over China's moves in the region, both economically and now as a security provider. The US is worried over its continued dominance in the Pacific, where it maintains several operating bases, including the large Hawaii command post.
- Hacks, Oil Deals, And Veiled Criticism: China-Russia Ties Continue To Morph After Ukraine Invasion RFE/RL 24 May 2022 -- As NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg warned Beijing at a March 23 press conference not to aid Russia in the Ukraine war, a batch of e-mails believed to be sent by Chinese state-sponsored hackers landed in the inboxes of researchers and engineers at several Russian military-development institutes.
- New Australian Leader Sides with Washington, Rebuffs Beijing VOA 24 May 2022 -- Australia's new leader signaled Tuesday that he would resist growing Chinese influence in the Indo-Pacific region — seeming to dismiss Beijing's hopeful comments upon his election and portending a growing closeness between the United States and Australia.
- Statement by a Federal Foreign Office Spokesperson on today's video conference between Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and her Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi Germany Federal Foreign Office 24 May 2022 -- In an hour-long video conference, Foreign Minister Baerbock spoke today with her Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi. In view of the many global challenges, Foreign Minister Baerbock stressed the importance of international cooperation.
- Hong Kong activist Benny Tai jailed over voting scheme, cardinal pleads not guilty Radio Free Asia 24 May 2022 -- A court in Hong Kong on Tuesday jailed democracy activist and former law professor Benny Tai for 10 months for "illegally" promoting a strategic voting scheme for the 2016 Legislative Council (LegCo) elections.
- Wang Yi meets with UN human rights chief in Guangzhou, asks for mutual understanding, clearing misinformation Global Times 24 May 2022 -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said he hopes the visit of UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet to China will strengthen cooperation with the UN in human rights based on mutual respect and equality, and clear up some misinformation about China in the field.
- China's human rights violations in Xinjiang: Foreign Secretary's statement, May 2022 UK FCDO 24 May 2022 -- Foreign Secretary Liz Truss gave a statement following new evidence emerging of China's human rights violations in Xinjiang.
- UN Rights Chief's Visit to Xinjiang Met With Anticipation, Skepticism VOA 24 May 2022 -- As the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet and her team are visiting China from May 23 to 28, human rights groups, including Amnesty International have said the U.N. rights chief "must address crimes against humanity and gross human rights violations" in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in northwest China.
- Report: China Spends Billions of Dollars to Subsidize Favored Companies VOA 24 May 2022 -- The Chinese government directs hundreds of billions of dollars in subsidies to favored domestic companies every year, according to a new study, and does so at a far greater rate, relative to the size of its economy, than other developed and developing countries.
- Chinese Working in Africa Face Threat of Kidnapping VOA 24 May 2022 -- Kidnapping for lucrative ransoms has become a big business in some countries in Africa, and the criminal act affects Chinese nationals as well as other foreign workers, say analysts. They say that due to China's massive presence on the continent, whether in oil or other industries, it is inevitable Chinese often end up being targets.
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