Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
01 June 2022 - China Special Weapons News
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- Shanghai Residents Emerge From COVID Lockdown VOA 01 Jun 2022 -- Residents of China's largest city and financial hub, Shanghai, emerged from a draconian COVID-19 lockdown Wednesday that kept them forcibly locked inside their homes for two months.
- Shanghai remains on high alert over virus resurgence; effective monitoring urged Global Times 01 Jun 2022 -- Even as Shanghai ended a two-month lockdown and reopened on Wednesday, the city remained on high alert and maintained certain anti-epidemic measures to prevent a resurgence of COVID-19 infections, while experts stressing that effective, normalized monitoring of the virus is crucial to detect new cases early so as to prevent new outbreaks.
- Beijing to cautiously return to normal as COVID-19 risks still exist Global Times 01 Jun 2022 -- New COVID-19 cases in Beijing have fallen constantly since May 22, but the risk of a resurgence still exists as the goal of zero community transmission has not yet been achieved, local authorities announced at a press conference on Wednesday.
- Beijing reports 14 confirmed, 1 asymptomatic local COVID-19 cases People's Daily 01 Jun 2022 -- Beijing reported 14 new confirmed locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and one local asymptomatic case on Tuesday, the Beijing municipal health commission said Wednesday.
- Chinese mainland reports 22 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases, 14 in Beijing People's Daily 01 Jun 2022 -- The Chinese mainland Tuesday reported 22 locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 14 in Beijing and five in Shanghai, according to the National Health Commission's report Wednesday.
- Shanghai reports 5 confirmed, 10 asymptomatic local COVID-19 cases People's Daily 01 Jun 2022 -- China's Shanghai reported five confirmed locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and 10 local asymptomatic cases on Tuesday, the municipal health commission said Wednesday.
- 247 COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals on Chinese mainland People's Daily 01 Jun 2022 -- A total of 247 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland on Tuesday, the National Health Commission said Wednesday.
- Beijing sees dwindling new COVID-19 cases People's Daily 01 Jun 2022 -- Beijing reported five locally transmitted COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, including four among those quarantined for observation and one from community screening, an official told a press conference.
- Hong Kong to distribute 240,000 RAT kits following sewage COVID-19 detection People's Daily 01 Jun 2022 -- The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government said Tuesday that it will distribute about 240,000 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.
- Shanghai's largest temporary COVID-19 hospital closes People's Daily 01 Jun 2022 -- The largest temporary hospital for COVID-19 patients in Shanghai during the latest resurgence of infections was closed on Tuesday.
- China's new configuration AG600 large amphibious aircraft makes maiden flight PLA Daily 01 Jun 2022 -- A full-state new-configuration model of China's AG600 large amphibious aircraft conducted a successful maiden flight on Tuesday, according to the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC).
- Chinese defense minister holds video call with Tanzanian counterpart PLA Daily 01 Jun 2022 -- Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister Wei Fenghe held talks via video link with Tanzanian Minister for Defense and National Service Stergomena Lawrence Tax on Tuesday.
- MOFA condemns China's 'harassment' of Taiwan research ship carrying Filipinos CNA 01 Jun 2022 -- Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said Wednesday that Chinese coast guards' pestering of a Taiwanese research vessel carrying Philippine scientists earlier this year was a breach of a United Nations convention.
- China won't accept Philippines accusation on fishing ban Global Times 01 Jun 2022 -- The Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that the fishing ban in the South China Sea is a normal measure and will not accept groundless accusations after the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) of the Philippines filed a diplomatic protest over China's so-called unilateral imposition of the ban.
- China announces drill near Taiwan as U.S. senator concludes visit CNA 01 Jun 2022 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theater Command on Wednesday announced a new round of large-scale military exercise in the vicinity of Taiwan, as United States Senator Tammy Duckworth concluded a three-day visit to the country.
- PLA holds three combat drills around Taiwan in one month amid US-Taiwan military collusion Global Times 01 Jun 2022 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theater Command on Wednesday announced the third large-scale military exercise around the island of Taiwan in the past 30 days targeting US-Taiwan collusion, seeing US Senator Tammy Duckworth off as she was leaving Taiwan following her three-day visit, in which the island's regional leader Tsai Ing-wen said that a cooperation plan between the US National Guard and Taiwan's armed forces was in the works.
- PLA conducts joint security patrol around Taiwan Island: Spokesperson PLA Daily 01 Jun 2022 -- "The Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) has recently organized joint combat-readiness security patrol involving multiple services and arms in the waters and airspace around the Taiwan Island," said Senior Colonel Shi Yi, spokesperson for the PLA Eastern Theater Command, in a written statement on Wednesday.
- China conducts 'readiness patrol' around Taiwan in response to US 'collusion' Press TV 01 Jun 2022 -- The Chinese military has conducted a "readiness patrol" in the seas and airspace around Taiwan in response to the "collusion" between Washington and Taipei.
- China Reiterates Warning Against US Backing for Secessionist Forces in Taiwan Sputnik 01 Jun 2022 -- China is warning the United States of serious consequences for its support for secessionist forces in Taiwan amid the visit of US Senator Tammy Duckworth to the island, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Wednesday.
- Chinese forces step up exercises around Taiwan, South China Sea Radio Free Asia 01 Jun 2022 -- China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) has intensified activities around Taiwan and in the South China Sea in an apparent response to the U.S. commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific, as well as its support for Taipei.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on June 1, 2022 PRC MofA 01 Jun 2022
- South Korea's Alignment With US at Odds With China, Analysts Say VOA 01 Jun 2022 -- As a new South Korean government deepens the nation's economic and security ties with the United States, experts are warning that Seoul's long-standing relationship with China is likely to suffer.
- No chaos or restricted media access during Wang Yi's visit to Pacific island countries: Chinese FM Global Times 01 Jun 2022 -- Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian denied reports that China banned local media during the visit of Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi to Pacific island countries, noting that media invitations are decided by the hosts.
- Officials open mosques in Xinjiang cities visited by UN human rights chief Radio Free Asia 01 Jun 2022 -- Officials in northwestern China's Xinjiang region opened long-closed mosques in the two cities visited last week by the United Nations human rights chief to give the appearance of normalcy despite a severe crackdown on the religion and culture of Muslim Uyghur residents, local police officers and government officials said.
- Interview: 'Xinjiang Police Files' Hack and Its Significance VOA 01 Jun 2022 -- A trove of internal and confidential police photos and documents, known as the "Xinjiang Police Files" from within China, has been described as the "largest and most significant leak" to date by the Washington-based Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation. The information provides a window into Beijing's policy and treatment of the Uyghur ethnic minority group, including the detention of Uyghurs in re-education camps. Rights organizations have accused China of crimes against humanity.
- Shanghai entrepreneurs demand political reform, release of prisoners of conscience Radio Free Asia 01 Jun 2022 -- As Shanghai residents celebrated a partial end to a weeks-long, grueling city-wide lockdown, calls emerged on Wednesday for industrial action by businesses in the city to protest Chinese leader Xi Jinping's zero-COVID policy.
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