Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
11 July 2022 - China Special Weapons News
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- Shanghai launches new round of mass testing to tackle new Omicron subvariant Global Times 11 Jul 2022 -- More than half of all districts in Shanghai will start a three-day mass nucleic acid testing on Tuesday as the city is in a tug-of-war against a new wave of COVID-19, which has seen 319 positive cases, with the city designating one high-risk and 37 medium-risk areas.
- Shanghai govt stresses employers cannot fire or refuse to hire employees because of past COVID-19 infection following media reports of work discrimination Global Times 11 Jul 2022 -- Shanghai government spokesperson Yin Xin stressed on Monday that companies cannot refuse to hire applicants because they have been previously infected with COVID-19, responding to previous public calls on this situation reported in the media.
- Chinese mainland reports 46 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases People's Daily 11 Jul 2022 -- The Chinese mainland Sunday reported 46 locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 17 in Guangdong and nine in Anhui, the National Health Commission said Monday.
- Hong Kong to distribute 290,000 RAT kits following sewage COVID-19 detection People's Daily 11 Jul 2022 -- The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government said Sunday that it will distribute around 290,000 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.
- Hong Kong mulls rollout of health code amid fifth COVID wave Global Times 11 Jul 2022 -- To speed up the detection of COVID infections among communities as Hong Kong's fifth wave of the epidemic saw a daily increase exceeding 3,000, local health authorities are mulling the rollout of health codes adopted by the Chinese mainland and the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR).
- AstraZeneca's preventive COVID-19 therapy administered in Hainan, hospitals 'considers double dosage against BA.4 and 5 subvariants' Global Times 11 Jul 2022 -- Evusheld, AstraZeneca's preventive COVID-19 therapy, had been used on two healthy subjects on July 9 in a hospital in South China's Hainan Province. The drug, sold at 13,300 yuan ($1,985) for two injections, reportedly could provide protection for at least six months. However, considering the potential for an epidemic caused by the BA.4 and 5 subvariants, it requires a higher dosage of neutralizing antibodies to provide protection, media reported on Sunday citing experts.
- Shanghai to build its first nucleic acid testing industrial park Global Times 11 Jul 2022 -- Shanghai's first nucleic acid industrial park will start construction in the Shanghai Hangzhou Bay Economic & Technological Development Park in the middle of July, with a planned area of 3 square kilometers. A 720-mu (48 hectares) of pilot area will be built for the nucleic acid industries during the early phase, media reports said.
- Sixth Anniversary of the Philippines-China South China Sea Arbitral Tribunal Ruling US Dept. of State 11 Jul 2022
- Respect for Beijing's Sovereignty Over Taiwan 'Test of International Credibility' for US, China Says Sputnik 11 Jul 2022 -- As part of the negotiations to normalize diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China in 1979, the United States accepted the "One China Principle" and recognized Beijing's position that Taiwan is a part of China. However, it has continued to informally support Taiwan's continued autonomy from Beijing.
- China's first large-scale patrol vessel in Taiwan Straits commissioned, 'enhances emergency response to accidents in region' Global Times 11 Jul 2022 -- The Haixun 06, the first large vessel designated to patrol and provide services in the Taiwan Straits, was officially assigned to the Fujian Maritime Safety Administration on Monday, with Chinese experts noting that the commissioning of the vessel will further improve the level of emergency response to accidents in the region.
- Chinese blue helmets complete defense facility upgrading for MINUSMA headquarters PLA Daily 11 Jul 2022 -- Recently, the 9th Chinese peacekeeping engineering contingent to Mali completed the upgrading and reconstruction of defense facility for the headquarters of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) after two-month hard work.
- China, Pakistan maritime drill to conduct live-fire exercise PLA Daily 11 Jul 2022 -- Navies of China and Pakistan will commence a live-fire drill Tuesday as part of a four-day joint maritime exercise codenamed Sea Guardians-2.
- Sino-Pakistan naval exercise raises concern in India Radio Free Asia 11 Jul 2022 -- China and Pakistan kicked off a four-day joint maritime exercise on Sunday in an effort to bolster their naval cooperation, which some analysts see as a cause of concern for India.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on July 11, 2022 PRC MofA 11 Jul 2022
- China, US Meeting Could Slowly Mend Relations VOA 11 Jul 2022 -- A five-hour meeting between U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi set the stage for gradually improving relations, analysts told VOA on Monday, though immediate progress is not expected.
- Biden, Xi to Speak Virtually as Soon as Late July VOA 11 Jul 2022 -- The United States and China are planning a virtual meeting between their leaders as soon as the last week of July, after chief diplomats from the world's two leading economies met last week on the margins of Group of 20 (G-20) in Bali, Indonesia.
- China-US five-hour meeting in Bali thoroughly communicated; 'frequent dialogues help solve prominent issues' Global Times 11 Jul 2022 -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a "comprehensive, in-depth, candid and efficient conversation" with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, to which the two sides attached great importance, after attending the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Bali on Saturday, the Global Times has learned on Sunday.
- China tells Southeast Asian states not to be pawns in big-power rivalries Radio Free Asia 11 Jul 2022 -- The Chinese foreign minister urged ASEAN countries Monday against becoming pawns in rivalries between big powers, a day after his U.S. counterpart visited Bangkok as part of the Biden administration's intense diplomacy to counter Beijing's engagement in Southeast Asia.
- China warns Asian nations to avoid being used as 'chess pieces' by big powers Press TV 11 Jul 2022 -- China has urged countries in southeast Asia to avoid being used as "chess pieces" by Western powers, calling for insulation of the region from foreign interventions.
- Top US diplomat: China, ASEAN should push Myanmar to end violence Radio Free Asia 11 Jul 2022 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday urged Thailand along with ASEAN members and China to push Myanmar's junta to end violence against its people and move back toward democracy following a meeting in Bangkok with Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha.
- Notice on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Hong Kong The White House 11 Jul 2022
- Letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate, on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Hong Kong The White House 11 Jul 2022
- Hong Kong rights review marred by crackdown on civil society groups Radio Free Asia 11 Jul 2022 -- A United Nations human rights council review of Hong Kong's rights record has been hampered by a citywide crackdown on civil society groups, which would normally make submissions as part of the process, overseas rights groups have warned.
- Chinese use Muslim holiday for propaganda purposes, celebrating with Uyghurs Radio Free Asia 11 Jul 2022 -- Authorities in Xinjiang sent local cadres to celebrate an Islamic holiday with Uyghurs in China's far-western region amid ongoing repression of the predominantly Muslim minority group, in what Uyghur rights leaders said was a further effort to cover up the real situation there.
- Police fire warning shots, beat Henan rural bank protesters amid withdrawal freeze Radio Free Asia 11 Jul 2022 -- Police in the central Chinese province of Henan launched a mass beating operation at the weekend against crowds of protesters who had gathered in the provincial capital, Zhengzhou, in protest at a six-week-long freeze on bank withdrawals in the region.
- Update: Henan financial authorities to advance payment to clients who have frozen bank deposits Global Times 11 Jul 2022 -- Central China's Henan Province banking and insurance industry regulator and the province's financial affairs supervision bureau said on Monday that they will advance deposits for clients of four local banks who previously denounced they had problems withdrawing money from local banks.
- Henan authorities to announce plan to address freezing of bank deposits Global Times 11 Jul 2022 -- Central China's Henan Province banking and insurance industry regulator and the province's financial affairs supervision bureau said on Sunday that they will announce a plan in the near future to deal with the clients of four local banks who previously denounced they had problems withdrawing money from local banks.
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