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08 August 2022 - China Special Weapons News
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- NW China's Xinjiang reports 274 COVID-19 cases in a week; imported variant triggers flare-up Global Times 08 Aug 2022 -- The virus in the current COVID-19 outbreak in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region belongs to the evolutionary branch of Omicron sub-variant BA.5.2 that was initially imported from overseas, local health authorities said on Monday, noting that the current epidemic prevention and control situation in Xinjiang region remains complex and grim.
- SW China's Xizang reports 22 COVID cases, ending 920-day zero record Global Times 08 Aug 2022 -- Southwest China's Xizang (Tibet) Autonomous Region recorded 22 COVID-19 cases on Sunday, local health authorities said on Monday, marking the end of the region's 920-day record of no cases.
- HK cuts arrivals' hotel quarantine to 3 days, 'an exploration based on mainland's dynamic zero-COVID policy' Global Times 08 Aug 2022 -- People arriving in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) from overseas will be required to be quarantined in designated hotels for three days instead of seven, starting from Friday, HKSAR Chief Executive John Lee announced at a news conference on Monday.
- Chinese coastal cities issue warnings of imported COVID-19 cases to fishermen in wake of flare-ups in Hainan Global Times 08 Aug 2022 -- Multiple coastal Chinese cities have issued warnings of imported COVID-19 cases as the fishing season is approaching while the domestic and overseas epidemic prevention and control remains complex and grim.
- China faces risk of imported monkeypox, alert and monitoring needed: medical experts Global Times 08 Aug 2022 -- China faces risk of imported monkeypox epidemic as the virus is rapidly spreading in the world, Chinese experts warned, noting that the country should maintain high vigilance, strict monitoring and timely alert signals to prevent the zoonotic infectious disease.
- China's Sanya launches all-out efforts to combat COVID-19 resurgence People's Daily 08 Aug 2022 -- Sanya, a coastal resort city in south China's Hainan Province, is moving rapidly to stem its latest COVID-19 outbreak with medics, frontline workers and over 4,000 volunteers joining the fight.
- Chinese mainland reports 324 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases People's Daily 08 Aug 2022 -- The Chinese mainland on Sunday reported 324 locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, of which 259 were in Hainan Province, the National Health Commission said Monday.
- Coronavirus Omicron Subvariant Spreading Rapidly in China's Hainan Sputnik 08 Aug 2022 -- A major spike in COVID-19 cases has been registered on the Chinese island of Hainan and local authorities are taking drastic measures to prevent the spread of the infection.
- China Extends Military Drills Around Taiwan VOA 08 Aug 2022 -- China's military extended provocative exercises in the waters and air surrounding Taiwan on Monday, a day after the drills had been scheduled to end.
- China keeps up war games with anti-sub, sea assault practice near Taiwan Radio Free Asia 08 Aug 2022 -- The Chinese military carried out anti-submarine and sea assault drills in waters around Taiwan on Monday, keeping up the pressure after major four-day drills an angry Beijing staged response to the U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit last week, military sources said.
- China changes previously announced timetable, PLA drills continue CNA 08 Aug 2022 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) continued its drills near Taiwan into Monday, despite previously announced four days of exercises that were to conclude at noon Sunday, according to Taiwan's military.
- PLA extends 'Taiwan encirclement' exercises with anti-submarine warfare, showcases unrivaled area denial capability; 'drills will not stop until reunification' Global Times 08 Aug 2022 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) on Monday continued military exercises and training activities surrounding the island of Taiwan, marking an extension from the previously announced schedule. Drills like these will not stop and are expected to become routine until reunification, as the Chinese mainland shows its determination to push forward the reunification process after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's provocative visit to the island last week that seriously violated China's sovereignty and territorial integrity, experts said.
- PLA's joint combat exercises continue around Taiwan Island PLA Daily 08 Aug 2022 -- On August 8, the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) continued to carry out joint combat training exercises in the waters and airspace around the Taiwan Island, mainly focusing on the joint anti-submarine and air-to-sea assault operations.
- PLA Eastern Theater Command continues joint exercises to test precision strike capabilities PLA Daily 08 Aug 2022 -- The Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) continued its joint combat training exercises as scheduled on Sunday in the waters and airspace around the Taiwan Island.
- China announces new military maneuvers around Taiwan amid heightened tensions with US Press TV 08 Aug 2022 -- China's Defense Ministry has announced new military drills in waters and airspace surrounding the self-ruled Chinese Taipei just a day after concluding its largest ever maneuvers to protest US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's recent visit to Taipei.
- Chinese drills aligned with plans for taking Taiwan by force: Expert CNA 08 Aug 2022 -- China's recent live-fire military exercises around Taiwan were consistent with its plans for using force against Taiwan and part of a broader approach of joint attack operations against large islands, a military commentator said Sunday.
- Marshall Islands voices support for Taiwan after Chinese drills CNA 08 Aug 2022 -- The permanent mission in Geneva of Taiwan's Pacific ally the Marshall Islands reaffirmed its support for Taiwan on Sunday and condemned "recent military actions" that it said had disrupted peace and stability in the region.
- President Tsai thanks visiting SVG PM over visit amid China exercises CNA 08 Aug 2022 -- President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) on Monday expressed the nation's sincere gratitude to St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves over his ongoing visit to Taiwan amid heightened tensions across the Taiwan Strait.
- Lithuania to face 'costly price' for shadowing US with risky Taiwan visit following Pelosi's provocation Global Times 08 Aug 2022 -- Following US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's provocative visit to Taiwan and disregard of the international community's harsh criticism of her irresponsible move and China's unprecedented large-scale military drill across the Straits, Lithuania sent a delegation of 11 officials to the island on Sunday. Experts warned that any attempt by the Lithuanian side to trample on the one-China principle could result in severe consequences, including Beijing's severing of diplomatic ties with the country.
- China steps up cyberattacks, disinformation campaigns targeting Taiwan Radio Free Asia 08 Aug 2022 -- Cyber attacks and a Chinese disinformation campaign targeting the democratic island of Taiwan throw the spotlight on Beijing's use of hybrid warfare in the wake of Pelosi's visit, a Taiwanese military official said on Monday.
- Pentagon Says China Uses Military Exercises to Coerce Taiwan, International Community Sputnik 08 Aug 2022 -- China is trying to coerce Taiwan and the international community by conducting massive military exercises around the island, Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Colin Kahl said on Monday.
- Beijing Urges US to Shed Illusions of Controlling China Using Taiwan - Defense Ministry Sputnik 08 Aug 2022 -- China is calling on Washington to respect Beijing's interests and forget the idea of using Taiwan as a tool of control, Chinese Defense Ministry spokesperson Wu Qian said.
- 'You are wrong', Chinese FM spokesperson posts 8 tweets in a row rebuking US claims of China's 'overreaction' to Pelosi's Taiwan visit Global Times 08 Aug 2022 -- Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying on Sunday posted eight tweets in a row on Twitter in a powerful rejection of US claims of China "overreacting" to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's provocative trip to the island of Taiwan. In the last tweet of the series, Hua pointed out that "the Chinese people will never forget their national shame and will never allow those bandits to bully and plunder China again."
- Political leaders, social organizations from multiple countries blast Pelosi's visit to China's Taiwan People's Daily 08 Aug 2022 -- Political leaders and heads of social organizations from many countries have criticized Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi's visit to China's Taiwan region.
- PLA launches recruitment with priority on students in science, tech majors, with skills for actual combat Global Times 08 Aug 2022 -- The Chinese military's recruitment for the second half of this year is progressing in full swing across the country, with more highly educated students being attracted to the army due to the growing focus of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) on the development of intelligence, information and skills.
- China to Continue Naval Drills in Yellow Sea for 1 Month Sputnik 08 Aug 2022 -- China will continue to conduct military maneuvers in various areas along its coast after large-scale exercises in the Taiwan Strait, closing part of the Bohai Gulf in the northwestern part of the Yellow Sea for one month, the China Maritime Safety Administration (MSA) said on Monday.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on August 8, 2022 PRC MofA 08 Aug 2022
- Defense Ministry Spokesperson Wu Qian's answers to press question on China's cancellation of three China-U.S. military communication activities and U.S. hyping-up PLA Daily 08 Aug 2022
- China upholds halting US talks, vows 'serious consequences' for Washington Press TV 08 Aug 2022 -- China's Defense Ministry has upheld its decision to halt military talks with the US to protest a recent provocative visit to Taipei by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, vowing "serious consequences" for Washington.
- Countermeasures against Pelosi's Taiwan visit necessary, justified and proper: Chinese defense ministry Global Times 08 Aug 2022 -- The strained situation in the Taiwan Straits was made by the US' provocation and it should take all the responsibility and face serious consequence. However, the US is making excuses for its wrong deeds and provocations and trying to shift blame, which China firmly opposed, Senior Colonel Wu Qian, a spokesperson of China's Ministry of National Defense, said in a statement on Monday.
- US urged to take action in correcting mistakes first to resume dialogue channel with China Global Times 08 Aug 2022 -- The US has been looking for scapegoats on creating tensions in China-US ties since China announced eight countermeasures in response to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's highly provocative visit to the island of Taiwan, including cancelling military talks and suspending climate cooperation. Chinese analysts stressed that it's the US that should take full responsibility for the cancelation of bilateral dialogues and cooperation in key areas and whether and how they will be resumed all depends on what commitments and actions the US will make in correcting its mistakes.
- South Korea strives to secure China ties amid US pressure on chips, missile system Global Times 08 Aug 2022 -- With South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin set to kick off a three-day visit to Qingdao in East China's Shandong Province on Monday, the first high-level official to travel to China since South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol took office in May, on the same day, South Korean media cited an unnamed presidential official as saying that the country has decided to attend a preliminary meeting for "Chip 4" - an alliance created by the US that some believe aims to set up a semiconductor barrier against the Chinese mainland.
- India's pressure on Sri Lanka to defer arrival of Chinese survey ship unreasonable: FM Global Times 08 Aug 2022 -- India's pressure on Sri Lanka to defer the arrival of a Chinese research vessel at a Sri Lankan port, citing so-called national security concerns, is unreasonable, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Monday, urging "relevant parties" to view China's marine scientific research activities rationally and refrain from interfering in normal exchanges and cooperation between China and Sri Lanka.
- State Council appoints secretary-general of Committee for Safeguarding National Security of HKSAR People's Daily 08 Aug 2022 -- The State Council has decided to appoint Sonny Au Chi-kwong as secretary-general of the Committee for Safeguarding National Security of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), replacing Chan Kwok-ki.
- Chinese secret police warned exiled Hong Kong businessman over parliament plan Radio Free Asia 08 Aug 2022 -- China's state security police threatened an overseas Hong Kong businessman who recently announced plans to set up a parliament-in-exile with repercussions for his family members who remain in the city, RFA has learned.
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