Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
14 August 2022 - China Special Weapons News
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- Daily COVID-19 cases across 17 provincial-level regions surpass 2,000 Global Times 14 Aug 2022 -- China grappled with fresh COVID-19 flare-ups with daily cases across 17 provincial-level regions surpassing an unprecedented 2,000 on Sunday, with a high level of virus transmission notably coming from three major tourist destinations - Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region and South China's Hainan Province.
- Over 2,000 tourists still stranded in NW China's Xinjiang; circuit break mechanism initiated for trans-provincial tourism Global Times 14 Aug 2022 -- Over 2,000 tourists are still stranded in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region as of Saturday evening with over 92,000 tourists having already been evacuated from the region's 15 5A-level scenic spots since August 2, due to the sudden COVID-19 flare-up in the region since the end of July that terminated tourists' travel agenda in advance.
- Chinese mainland reports 623 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases People's Daily 14 Aug 2022 -- The Chinese mainland on Saturday reported 623 locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, of which 494 were in Hainan Province, the National Health Commission said Sunday.
- Vice premier urges swift containment of COVID-19 resurgence in Hainan People's Daily 14 Aug 2022 -- Chinese Vice Premier Sun Chunlan on Saturday urged swift containment of the latest resurgence of COVID-19 cases in south China's Hainan Province.
- Vice premier Sun Chunlan urges stopping community-level COVID-19 spread in Hainan, speed up arranging return trips for stranded travelers Global Times 14 Aug 2022 -- Chinese Vice Premier Sun Chunlan on Saturday inspected COVID-19 epidemic control work in virus-hit South China's Hainan Province and urged better resources coordination, firm and decisive measures to achieve zero cases at the community level as soon as possible.
- China, Thailand kick off air force drills, enhance mutual trust in safeguarding regional peace Global Times 14 Aug 2022 -- Falcon Strike 2022, the fifth edition of the China-Thailand annual air force joint drills, kicked off in Thailand's Udon Thani based Wing 23 of the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) on Sunday. Without pointing to a third party, the routine military exchange between two sides this year is expected to see more sophisticated training subjects and to show further deepened cooperation and enhanced mutual trust, observers said.
- 22 Chinese warplanes and six warships spotted near Taiwan: MND CNA 14 Aug 2022 -- China deployed 22 warplanes and six warships into areas around Taiwan as of 5 p.m. Sunday, with 10 of the 22 aircraft crossing the median line of the Taiwan Strait, according to the Ministry of National Defense (MND).
- Japan warned of returning to old path of militarism, after cabinet member visits infamous Yasukuni Shrine Global Times 14 Aug 2022 -- Although it has been 77 years since Japan's unconditional surrender in World War II, some Japanese senior politicians still seem obsessed with their country's past war of aggression, as Japan's industry minister on Saturday became the first member of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's cabinet to visit the infamous Yasukuni Shrine.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Remarks on the Visit to the Yasukuni Shrine by Japan's Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry PRC MofA 14 Aug 2022
- China witnessing strongest heat wave in six decades; long-lasting high temperatures to become new normal in the future: meteorologists Global Times 14 Aug 2022 -- As several regions in China are sweltering under temperatures above 40 C, the country's meteorological authorities have continued to issue high temperature alerts for 25 consecutive days, and meteorologists believe the summer of 2022 has witnessed the strongest heat wave in six decades. They also predicted the long-lasting heat wave will become a "new normal" in the future due to aggravating global warming.
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