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28 May 2022 - China Special Weapons News
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- Beijing to gradually return to normal with caution as Omicron flare-up effectively tamed in 37 days Global Times 28 May 2022 -- Beijing authorities on Saturday said the latest COVID-19 epidemic has been effectively contained after 37-day of combat against the ferocious Omicron variant. The city is gradually returning to normalcy with caution and targeted measures to tackle the risk of resurgence .
- Shanghai reports 39 confirmed, 131 asymptomatic local COVID-19 cases People's Daily 28 May 2022 -- China's Shanghai reported 39 confirmed locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and 131 local asymptomatic cases on Friday, the municipal health commission said Saturday.
- Chinese mainland reports 71 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases People's Daily 28 May 2022 -- The Chinese mainland on Friday reported 71 locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, of which 39 were in Shanghai and 18 in Beijing, the National Health Commission said Saturday.
- Beijing testing lab staff punished for violations threatening anti-epidemic battle Global Times 28 May 2022 -- A total of 17 people from a nucleic acid testing lab in Beijing have had criminal compulsory measures imposed for hindering the prevention and control of infectious diseases, local officials revealed at a press conference on Friday.
- Chinese FM spokesperson posts 11-point rebuttal to Blinken's duplicitous speech Global Times 28 May 2022 -- A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Friday posted on Twitter an 11-point rebuttal to US top diplomat's speech on China, noting that the speech sounded more like a declaration of an all-out strategic competition or war against China despite US' claim of not looking for a Cold War.
- China, Samoa sign bilateral deal amid West's rival campaigns Press TV 28 May 2022 -- China has signed a deal with Samoa amid a flurry of diplomatic activities across a cluster of remote island nations where the United States and its allies including Australia, continue with rival campaigns for more influence in the Pacific Ocean.
- Wang's visit to Kiribati shows devt opportunities, injects firmness to one-China principle Global Times 28 May 2022 -- China and Kiribati underscored the remarkable achievements of bilateral cooperation in improving livelihood and economy of Kiribati since the two resumed ties in 2019, during Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi's visit to the South Pacific nation on Friday, vowing to further enhance cooperation in tackling climate change, COVID-19, and building Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) amid the US and Australia's intensified demonization of China's role in the region.
- China vows firm initiatives against plans to spread war to Korean Peninsula Press TV 28 May 2022 -- China has vowed to take "firm initiatives" against those seeking to "spread war" to the Korean Peninsula, stressing that sanctions against North Korea will not help resolve Pyongyang's nuclear issue.
- US sanctions North Korea after Russia, China veto bid at UN Press TV 28 May 2022 -- The United States has imposed new sanctions targeting North Korea following its renewed ballistic missile launches.
- Concerns with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Visit to the People's Republic of China US Dept. of State 29 May 2022 -- The United States remains concerned about the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet and her team's visit to the People's Republic of China (PRC) and PRC efforts to restrict and manipulate her visit.
- Uyghur group slams UN rights czar over 'wasted opportunity' during trip to Xinjiang Radio Free Asia 28 May 2022 -- A Uyghur rights group on Saturday expressed "serious disappointment" in the outcome of U.N. Human Rights czar Michelle Bachelet's trip to Xinjiang, which it said had amounted to "a propaganda opportunity for China to whitewash its crimes against humanity and genocide against the Uyghur people."
- UN Rights Commissioner Concludes China Trip Saying She Urged Beijing 'Rethink' On Uyghurs, Others RFE/RL 28 May 2022 -- The UN's human rights commissioner said at the end of a six-day visit to China on May 28 that she had urged Beijing to rethink policies that may impact negatively on human rights including Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in China, but her cautious language highlighted controversy around the visit.
- UN rights chief concludes China trip with promise of improved relations UN News 28 May 2022 -- At the end of her official visit to China, the first such trip in 17 years, UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet announced new areas of engagement between her office and the Chinese Government on rights issues, and summarized the many rights issues raised during her six-day May mission.
- China Presses Economic Relief Measures at Massive Teleconference VOA 28 May 2022 -- China held a massive nationwide meeting this week to coordinate implementation of plans to stabilize and support an economy beleaguered by its zero-COVID policy.
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