Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
24 August 2022 - China Special Weapons News
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- Guangzhou reports 2 infections of Omicron variant BA.2.76 with existing risks of transmission at community level Global Times 24 Aug 2022 -- Guangzhou in South China's Guangdong Province reported on Wednesday two new local infections of COVID-19, with the virus gene sequencing results turning out to be Omicron variant BA.2.76, which was highly likely transmitted from personnel from other provinces. Experts believe there exists a certain risk of transmission at community level and the possibility of other infections cannot be ruled out.
- Chinese mainland reports 380 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases People's Daily 24 Aug 2022 -- The Chinese mainland on Tuesday reported 380 locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, of which 264 were in Hainan Province, the National Health Commission said Wednesday.
- Army confirms authenticity of Kinmen photo taken by Chinese drone CNA 24 Aug 2022 -- Taiwan's Army on Wednesday confirmed that a close-range aerial photograph of two soldiers manning a guardhouse in Kinmen County's Lieyu Township was taken by a Chinese civilian-operated drone.
- Taipei Detects 13 Chinese Aircraft, 4 Vessels in Taiwan Strait Sputnik 24 Aug 2022 -- The Taiwanese armed forces pm Wednesday detected 13 Chinese aircraft and four military vessels in the eastern part of the so-called median line of the Taiwan Strait, the island's defense ministry said.
- KMT denies vice chair meeting with China's top Taiwan affairs official CNA 24 Aug 2022 -- Opposition Kuomintang (KMT) Vice Chairman Andrew Hsia (夏立言), who is on a multi-city visit to China to meet with Taiwanese who live and work there, will not meet with Liu Jieyi (劉結一), director of China's Taiwan Affairs Office, KMT Chairman Eric Chu (朱立倫) said Wednesday.
- Taiwan is China's Taiwan and Taiwan question is China's domestic affairs: China's Defense Minister Global Times 24 Aug 2022 -- Taiwan is China's Taiwan and the Taiwan question is China's domestic affairs, said China's State Councilor and Defense Minister Wei Fenghe during a video speech at a Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) meeting on Wednesday, noting that China appreciates the more than 170 countries and international organizations that support China's condemnation of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan island earlier this month.
- Taiwan Straits has entered a more dangerous and fragile new stage featuring long-term confrontation, but windows of peaceful reunification are not completely closed: experts Global Times 24 Aug 2022 -- In the context of the great power game between China and the US, the situation across the Taiwan Straits has entered a more dangerous and fragile new stage featuring long-term confrontation, experts on the Taiwan question said. They noted that the new stage would also be a preparation and transition period for the mainland to further create conditions for the final settlement of the Taiwan question.
- Taiwan's Kinmen serves as a reminder of China's aggression Radio Free Asia 24 Aug 2022 -- Taiwan's frontline island of Kinmen was once again in the headlines when President Tsai Ing-wen paid tribute this week to the soldiers and civilians who "operated in solidarity and safeguarded Taiwan" 64 years ago.
- US Will Continue to Support Taiwan, Seeks Constructive Dialogue With China - State Dept. Sputnik 24 Aug 2022 -- The United States will continue supporting Taiwan in accordance with the One China policy, while seeking an "open and constructive" dialogue with Beijing, State Department spokesman Vedant Patel said on Wednesday.
- Australian PM Expresses Concern Over China's Potential Purchase of 21 Islands Near Papua New Guinea Sputnik 24 Aug 2022 -- Concerns have been expressed in Australia that Chinese ownership of the Conflict Islands would present Beijing with an opportunity to project power at Canberra's doorstep. The Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) has urged the government to buy the privately-owned islands, which fall under the jurisdiction of Papua New Guinea.
- YU-20 aerial tanker to star in PLA Air Force's open day event Global Times 24 Aug 2022 -- The YU-20 aerial tanker, the force amplifier that recently entered service with the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force and made frequent appearances in exercises around the island of Taiwan earlier this month, will be a star of the show at the upcoming PLA Air Force open day event with its first static display to the general public.
- Chinese defense chief delivers video speech at SCO defense ministers meeting PLA Daily 24 Aug 2022 -- The 19th meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on August 24, 2022. Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister Wei Fenghe attended and addressed the meeting via video link.
- Official: US Seeks Constructive Communication With China Amid Rising Tensions VOA 24 Aug 2022 -- The United States says diplomatic channels with China remain open even after Beijing said it was cutting cooperation with the U.S. in areas such as climate change and counternarcotics.
- More 'Unsafe' Encounters Between Australian and Chinese Forces Near Disputed South China Sea Region VOA 24 Aug 2022 -- Australia's new Air Force Chief has said surveillance missions would continue in the South China Sea despite a "recent spate of unsafe incidences" in the contested region.
- China steps up domestic censorship, overseas propaganda ahead of party congress Radio Free Asia 24 Aug 2022 -- The ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is stepping up propaganda and censorship efforts ahead of its 20th national congress, tightening control of domestic internet users and spreading its official narrative overseas.
- HK students studying in mainland prioritized at border crossing: HK govt Global Times 24 Aug 2022 -- Priority will be given to Hong Kong students who study in mainland universities to enter the Chinese mainland, Secretary of Education of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Christine Choi Yuk-lin announced on Tuesday.
- Macau to broaden reach of national security law in response to Pelosi's Taiwan trip Radio Free Asia 24 Aug 2022 -- Plans by authorities in Macau to amend the city's national security law were likely sparked by the recent visit of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to the democratic island of Taiwan, and could result in a crackdown on civil society and the criminalization of speech, analysts told RFA.
- US report details China's efforts to manipulate public opinion on Xinjiang Radio Free Asia 24 Aug 2022 -- China is actively trying to rewrite the global narrative on its far-western Xinjiang region through a variety of digital tools it uses to try to discredit accusations of genocide and crimes against humanity against the predominantly Muslim Uyghurs who live there, according to a report issued by the U.S. State Department on Wednesday.
- Harmful online information removed in nationwide campaign to crack down on cyber violence Global Times 24 Aug 2022 -- More than 65.41 million pieces of harmful information have been deleted and more than 78,000 illegal accounts have been shut down for cyber violence in an annual special campaign to regulate internet activities, said Sheng Ronghua, deputy director of the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), at a press conference on Tuesday.
- China's Youth Unemployment Nearly 20% VOA 24 Aug 2022 -- In 1999, fewer than 1 million people graduated from college in China. This year, a record-breaking 10.7 million new college graduates joined the Chinese job market.
- Former vice president of China Development Bank stands trial for multiple offenses People's Daily 24 Aug 2022 -- He Xingxiang, former vice president of China Development Bank, stood trial on Tuesday at a court in Beijing on charges of taking bribes, issuing financial bills and granting loans illegally, and concealing overseas bank deposits.
- China's top procuratorate orders arrest of former senior provincial legislator People's Daily 24 Aug 2022 -- China's Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) has ordered the arrest of Wang Minghui, a former vice chairman of the Standing Committee of Sichuan Provincial People's Congress, for suspected bribe-taking and power abuse.
- Sichuan issues emergency notice about heavy rainfall, natural disasters following extreme heat Global Times 24 Aug 2022 -- Local authorities in Southwest China's Sichuan Province issued another emergency notice on Wednesday, urging all cities in the province to prepare for short-term heavy rainfall. It comes after high temperatures that have lasted for more than a month and that reached a record 44 C on Wednesday.
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