Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
09 June 2022 - China Special Weapons News
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- Nucleic acid testing should not be a 'new normal' in non-epidemic regions: top health authority Global Times 09 Jun 2022 -- Cities and regions should avoid instituting mass nucleic acid testing blindly and getting tests should not be a "new normal" in non-epidemic regions in China, the National Health Commission (NHC) said on Thursday, dismissing arbitrary expansion of testing scope in all circumstances.
- N.China's Hebei slammed for adopting one-size-fits-all COVID-19 epidemic quarantine policy Global Times 09 Jun 2022 -- North China's Hebei Province hit top trending topic on social media after local governments were accused of adopting a one-size-fits-all approach in their COVID-19 epidemic quarantine policy.
- Beijing's Chaoyang district closes entertainment venues again after detection of cluster cases in bars Global Times 09 Jun 2022 -- Chaoyang district in Beijing, originally the epicenter of the latest flare-up of Omicron in the capital city, ordered all entertainment venues and fitness venues and training institutions in basements to suspend operations from Thursday afternoon, after nucleic acid samples in Changping and Chaoyang districts tested positive on Thursday, with cases involving cluster infections at bars.
- Rumor about citywide 'carpet screening' of COVID and lockdown in steps in Shanghai refuted Global Times 09 Jun 2022 -- The rumor that circulated in Shanghai that "carpet-style" mass nucleic acid testing and lockdown of the city's communities in steps will be carried out citywide has been refuted by the local anti-rumor platform on Thursday.
- Chinese mainland reports 53 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases People's Daily 09 Jun 2022 -- The Chinese mainland Wednesday reported 53 locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 37 in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the National Health Commission said Thursday.
- 145 COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals on Chinese mainland People's Daily 09 Jun 2022 -- A total of 145 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland on Wednesday, the National Health Commission said in its Thursday report.
- Shanghai reports 4 confirmed, 5 asymptomatic local COVID-19 cases People's Daily 09 Jun 2022 -- China's Shanghai reported four confirmed locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and five local asymptomatic cases on Wednesday, the municipal health commission said Thursday.
- Beijing reports zero local COVID-19 infections People's Daily 09 Jun 2022 -- Beijing reported no new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases during the first 15 hours of Wednesday, according to local authorities.
- Hong Kong to distribute about 190,000 RAT kits following sewage COVID-19 detection People's Daily 09 Jun 2022 -- The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government said Wednesday that it will distribute around 190,000 sets of COVID-19 rapid antigen test (RAT) kits as part of a follow-up on the recent detection of the COVID-19 virus in sewage samples.
- Vietnam Protesting China's Fishing Ban in Waters Hanoi Claims VOA 09 Jun 2022 -- Vietnam is protesting China's annual spring-into-summer fishing ban that Hanoi says partially "violates" its sovereignty.
- Philippines protests new Chinese 'swarming' in South China Sea Radio Free Asia 09 Jun 2022 -- The Philippines said Thursday it had filed a new diplomatic protest against Beijing over the alleged return of a massive Chinese fleet operating "illegally" around Whitsun Reef, within Manila's exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea.
- US general identifies India as 'counterweight' to China Press TV 09 Jun 2022 -- A top US general says the United States and India will hold a joint military exercise in the Himalayas in October as a "counterweight" to China.
- Chinese FM condemns top US general's discord-sowing remarks on China-India border issue Global Times 09 Jun 2022 -- Certain US officials' provocative acts of pointing fingers and sowing discord between China and India using the border issue are despicable and the two countries are able to deal with problems through negotiation and dialogue, said the Chinese Foreign Ministry on Thursday.
- China's stealth drone ship wraps up 1st autonomous sea trial Global Times 09 Jun 2022 -- China's first domestically developed 200 ton-class unmanned surface vessel, characterized by its capabilities in stealth and far sea operation, has wrapped up its first autonomous sea trial, with analysts saying that drone ships like this can provide new tactics for naval warfare including distributed operations and swarm combat.
- J-7 fighter jet of PLA Air Force crashes in C China Global Times 09 Jun 2022 -- A J-7 fighter jet of the PLA Air Force crashed in Xiangyang, Central China's Hubei Province on Thursday morning during training, leading to damage to residential buildings. Two civilians injured, one dead, pilot ejected safely, according to media reports.
- China sets up hotline with financial rewards for 'national security' tip-offs Radio Free Asia 09 Jun 2022 -- China's ministry of state security has set up a public hotline to encourage people to report each other for threatening "national security," a broadly defined concept that criminalizes overseas contacts and fund-raising, criticism of the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and peaceful political opposition.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on June 9, 2022 PRC MofA 09 Jun 2022
- Senior US, China Defense Leaders to Meet, Amid Fraying Ties VOA 09 Jun 2022 -- U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will meet his Chinese counterpart this week in Singapore. The meeting will be a rare face-to-face encounter between senior U.S. and Chinese officials. The two sides may not find much common ground amid fraying relations.
- US Boosts Asia Diplomacy to Address Growing Competition With China VOA 09 Jun 2022 -- A senior U.S. official says the State Department is "on the right track" to open its first embassy in Maldives "very quickly" at a time of increased geopolitical competition with China.
- At Summit of the Americas, Biden Plays Catch-up With China VOA 09 Jun 2022 -- U.S. President Joe Biden is hosting the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles this week, bolstering engagement with leaders of Latin America and the Caribbean — regions where China is making deep economic and diplomatic inroads.
- At UN, China and Russia say US fueling tensions over North Korea Press TV 09 Jun 2022 -- China and Russia say the United States is fueling tensions over North Korea, as Pyongyang has recently increased its missile tests.
- Blocking the Security Council's efforts sends a dangerous signal to states seeking to undermine international peace and security UK FCDO 09 Jun 2022 -- Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki at the UN General Assembly debate triggered after China and Russia vetoed a Security Council resolution on North Korea
- China: IAEA BoG resolution against Iran heightens tensions IRNA 09 Jun 2022 -- Deputy Head of China's Permanent Mission to the United Nations in Vienna Wang Chang said on Thursday that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)'s Board of Governors (BoG) resolution against Iran will heighten tensions.
- Lam stresses 'patriots governing Hong Kong' in her final address to LegCo Global Times 09 Jun 2022 -- In her final address to the Legislative Council on Thursday, Carrie Lam, the current chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government, urged the legislative and the executive authorities to improve relations based on the "one country, two systems," and to correctly understand the relations between the central government and the SAR in ensuring the "patriots governing Hong Kong.''
- EU lawmakers find 'serious risk of genocide' in China's repression of Uyghurs Radio Free Asia 09 Jun 2022 -- Members of the European Parliament on Thursday easily passed a resolution calling the Chinese government's systemic human rights abuses against the mostly Muslim Uyghur minority "crimes against humanity and a serious risk of genocide."
- European Parliament Calls China's Xinjiang Violations 'Serious Risk Of Genocide' RFE/RL 09 Jun 2022 -- The European Parliament has adopted a resolution saying China's treatment of mostly Muslim, Turkic-speaking indigenous ethnic groups, such as Uyghurs, Kazakhs, and others in the northwestern region of Xinjiang, amounts to "crimes against humanity" and holds a "serious risk of genocide."
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