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09 August 2022 - China Special Weapons News
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- China's Shandong and Henan detect new zoonotic virus, 35 people reportedly infected Global Times 09 Aug 2022 -- A new type of animal-derived Henipavirus (also named Langya henipavirus, LayV) that can infect humans has been found in East China's Shandong Province and Central China's Henan Province, and has so far infected 35 people in the two provinces, according to an article published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) by scientists from China and Singapore.
- China's border regions face test on capability in handling COVID-19 as Xinjiang, Xizang register flare-ups Global Times 09 Aug 2022 -- Just as Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region grapples with Omicron variants, its neighboring Xizang (Tibet) Autonomous Region in Southwest China reported 27 cases on Tuesday, testing the border regions' capability in handling COVID-19.
- COVID-19 infections rise in Xinjiang, said to be spread by Chinese tourists Radio Free Asia 09 Aug 2022 -- Authorities in Xinjiang are implementing new lockdowns in response to a coronavirus outbreak thought to have originated with Chinese tourists who visited the western region's Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, local officials said.
- Hong Kong to roll out Chinese-style COVID-19 traffic light system for new arrivals Radio Free Asia 09 Aug 2022 -- Authorities in Hong Kong are rolling out a "traffic-lights" COVID-19 system already in use in mainland China this week, sparking concerns that the system could be used to target critics of the government.
- HKSAR cuts hotel quarantine for inbound travelers to 3 days People's Daily 09 Aug 2022 -- The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) will shorten the COVID-19 hotel quarantine period for inbound travelers flying from overseas or Taiwan to three days from the previous seven days starting Friday, the HKSAR government announced Monday.
- Chinese mainland reports 350 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases People's Daily 09 Aug 2022 -- The Chinese mainland on Monday reported 350 locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, of which 300 were in Hainan Province, the National Health Commission said Tuesday.
- Over 8,500 people dispatched to help fight COVID-19 epidemic in China's Hainan People's Daily 09 Aug 2022 -- More than 8,500 people from 18 provinces across China have been organized to help the island province of Hainan in fighting the latest COVID-19 outbreak, the provincial COVID-19 prevention and control headquarters said Monday.
- Lhasa's rare COVID flare-up caused by imported Omicron subvariant BA.2.76 Global Times 09 Aug 2022 -- The COVID-19 cases detected in Lhasa, capital of Southwest China's Xizang (Tibet) Autonomous Region was believed to be a family cluster infection caused by imported Omicron subvariant BA.2.76, said a local health official based on gene sequencing tests at a press conference on Tuesday morning.
- Tibet's Lhasa reports 18 positive COVID-19 cases People's Daily 09 Aug 2022 -- Lhasa, the capital city of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, on Sunday reported 18 positive COVID-19 test results after it conducted nucleic acid testing among key population groups, local authorities have said.
- Chinese FM condemns Japan's 'high-profile' response toward PLA drills Global Times 09 Aug 2022 -- Japan has no qualification or the right to point fingers over the Taiwan question, said Chinese Foreign Ministry on Monday, refuting Japanese government's remarks that smeared China's military drills around Taiwan island as a "threat to regional peace and security."
- 45 warplanes, 10 warships spotted near Taiwan as PLA drills continue CNA 09 Aug 2022 -- China deployed 45 warplanes and 10 warships into areas around Taiwan as of 5 p.m. Tuesday, with 16 of the 45 aircraft crossing the Taiwan Strait median line, according to the Ministry of National Defense (MND).
- PLA Eastern Theater Command continues joint exercises around Taiwan PLA Daily 09 Aug 2022 -- The Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) continued its joint combat exercises and training on Tuesday in the waters and airspace around the Taiwan Island.
- China Hones 'Blockade and Control' Capabilities Near Taiwan Sputnik 09 Aug 2022 -- The Chinese navy and air force conducted a fresh round of military exercises off Taiwan on Tuesday aimed at honing their sea-and-air blockade and control capabilities.
- Taiwan holds live-fire drills days after Chinese military exercises around island Press TV 09 Aug 2022 -- Taiwan's military kicked off a live-fire artillery drill Tuesday after days of massive Chinese military exercises around the self-ruled island, which came in the wake of US House Speaker's controversial visit to the region.
- Despite drills, U.S. sticks to forecast of no near-term Chinese attack CNA 09 Aug 2022 -- China's recent military drills near Taiwan have not changed the United States' assessment that Beijing will not try to militarily seize Taiwan in the next two years, Undersecretary of Defense Colin Kahl said during a Pentagon press conference Monday.
- Asymmetric warfare alone unable to cope with a Chinese attack: Experts CNA 09 Aug 2022 -- The recent Chinese military exercises show that Taiwan cannot rely only on asymmetric warfare to deter a Chinese attack but rather needs to strike a balance between the deployment of military weapons and the development of strategies and tactics to deal with different types of warfare, according to Taiwanese military experts.
- Taiwan's diplomatic ties stable amid possible China retaliation: FM CNA 09 Aug 2022 -- Taiwan's diplomatic ties with all of its allies are solid, Foreign Minister Joseph Wu (吳釗燮) said Tuesday, amid fears Beijing could try to snatch away more of Taiwan's allies in retaliation for United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit last week.
- Chinese customs blocks Taiwan shipment not labeled 'Taiwan, China' CNA 09 Aug 2022 -- Taiwan's Customs Administration (CA) Tuesday said a shipment from Taiwan was blocked at Chinese customs because it was not labeled as being from "Taiwan, China."
- US should not be surprised or frustrated by China canceling cooperation: Vice FM on Pelosi's Taiwan visit Global Times 09 Aug 2022 -- The US should shoulder its international responsibility and obligations, and not make excuses for its mistakes, said Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu on Tuesday after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited the island of Taiwan last week despite China's strong opposition.
- Pelosi says US cannot allow China to isolate Taiwan, rants against Chinese leader Press TV 09 Aug 2022 -- US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has defended her controversial trip to Chinese Taipei (Taiwan), and accused Chinese President Xi Jinping of acting "like a scared bully."
- Pelosi Says China Will Not Be Allowed to Isolate Taiwan Sputnik 09 Aug 2022 -- The United States will not allow China to isolate Taiwan, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told NBC News.
- Chinese Taipei accuses China of planning an invasion Press TV 09 Aug 2022 -- Chinese Taipei has accused China of planning to invade the island as it announced a new round of military drills in the waters around it in response to a controversial visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi last week.
- Taiwan grapples with the potential impact of 'normalized' war-games on its doorstep Radio Free Asia 09 Aug 2022 -- Prolonged military exercises around the democratic island of Taiwan by China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) could mean a longer-term impact on the island's trade and economic development, especially if Beijing decides to normalize blockading the island, analysts told RFA.
- Taiwan says China planning invasion, but US says it's not imminent Radio Free Asia 09 Aug 2022 -- Taiwan's top diplomat said Tuesday that China's military drills show it is preparing for invasion of the island but a top U.S. defense official says Beijing is trying to change the status quo gradually and an attempted takeover is not imminent.
- PLA Eastern Theater Command keeps staging joint exercises around Taiwan PLA Daily 09 Aug 2022 -- The Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) continues to organize joint combat exercises and training in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Island on August 9, with emphasis on joint blockade and joint support operations, said the WeChat official account of the theater command on Tuesday.
- PLA Eastern Theater Command continues joint exercises around Taiwan PLA Daily 09 Aug 2022 -- The Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) continued its joint combat exercises and training as scheduled on Monday in the waters and airspace around the Taiwan Island.
- PLA Eastern Theater Command continues joint exercises around Taiwan PLA Daily 09 Aug 2022 -- The Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) continued its joint combat exercises and training as scheduled on Monday in the waters and airspace around the Taiwan Island.
- Attempts to distort one-China principle doomed to fail: spokesperson People's Daily 09 Aug 2022 -- China on Monday expressed firm opposition to certain countries' attempt to distort, obscure and hollow out the one-China principle, calling such practices illegal as well as null and void.
- Military conscription for second half of 2022 kicks off nationwide PLA Daily 09 Aug 2022 -- China has officially started military conscription for the second half of 2022. For the first time, the ceiling age of the postgraduate and undergraduate conscripts is extended to 26. College students are the main target groups of the military conscription in the second half of 2022, and priority would be given to college students majoring in science and engineering, as well as talents with skills needed for combat readiness.
- Sri Lanka Seeks Delay in Chinese Ship Visit VOA 09 Aug 2022 -- Sri Lanka has asked China to defer the planned visit of a Chinese satellite tracking ship that has raised security concerns in India.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on August 9, 2022 PRC MofA 09 Aug 2022
- Top S. Korean, Chinese Diplomats Agree THAAD Should Not Hamper Bilateral Relations: Yonhap Sputnik 09 Aug 2022 -- Heads of foreign ministries of South Korea and China said on Tuesday that the US Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system (THAAD) should not be a stumbling block in the issue of building relations between Seoul and Beijing, Yonhap broadcaster reported.
- Chinese envoy to the Solomon Islands refutes Sherman's false remarks on Taiwan question, security deal Global Times 09 Aug 2022 -- Chinese Ambassador to the Solomon Islands Li Ming on Monday denounced US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman's claim that China's countermeasures over Nancy Pelosi's visit to China's Taiwan region were an "over-reaction." He also refuted Sherman's false remark that in the security cooperation between China and the Solomon Islands there is lack of "transparency."
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