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28 August 2022 - China Special Weapons News
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- Chinese mainland reports 259 new local confirmed COVID cases People's Daily 28 Aug 2022 -- The Chinese mainland on Saturday reported 259 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, of which 70 were in Hainan Province, the National Health Commission said Sunday.
- Shijiazhuang close to Beijing suspends railway, bus operations amid new COVID-19 spike Global Times 28 Aug 2022 -- Shijiazhuang, the capital city of North China's Hebei Province neighboring Beijing, suspended the operation of trains and buses from 3 pm on Sunday amid the latest COVID-19 spike that started Thursday.
- Two U.S. warships sail through Taiwan Strait CNA 28 Aug 2022 -- Two U.S. warships sailed through international waters in the Taiwan Strait early Sunday to show Washington's "commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific," the 7th Fleet under the U.S. Pacific Command said in a statement.
- US Navy warships enter Taiwan Strait amid tension with China Press TV 28 Aug 2022 -- Two US Navy warships have entered the Taiwan Strait in what is America's first such naval transit since a controversial visit by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to the self-declared island increased tension.
- US' old warships sailing through Taiwan Straits can't deter PLA at all, only confirms US' hostility toward China's reunification Global Times 28 Aug 2022 -- The US on Sunday, more than 20 days after the PLA's massive military drills encircled Taiwan island to respond to the provocative visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to the island, sent two Ticonderoga-class cruisers to sail through Taiwan Straits, with the PLA announcing that the entire passage of the US warships have been monitored and everything is under control.
- PLA on high alert over two US warships through the Taiwan Straits, ready to thwart any provocation: spokesperson Global Times 28 Aug 2022 -- The PLA Eastern Theater Command is monitoring the entire passage of the USS Antietam and USS Chancellorsville through the Taiwan Straits and has everything under control. Troops remain on high alert, ready to thwart any provocation: spokesperson
- PLA Eastern Theater Command spokesperson remarks on US warships' transit through Taiwan Strait PLA Daily 28 Aug 2022 -- The USS Antietam and the USS Chancellorsville, two US guided-missile cruisers, sailed through the Taiwan Strait on August 28 and hyped it up publicly. The Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) conducted security tracking and monitoring of the US warships' passage in the whole course, and had all movements of the two US warships under control, said Senior Colonel Shi Yi, spokesperson for the PLA Eastern Theater Command, in a written statement released on Sunday.
- China Puts Military on Alert After US Warships Sail Through Taiwan Strait Sputnik 28 Aug 2022 -- Beijing has reportedly slammed the US Navy's "freedom of navigation" missions in the Taiwan Strait as provocations, which the Chinese government claims ride roughshod over China's territorial integrity.
- Taiwanese Defense Ministry Says China Deployed 8 Ships and 23 Planes Near Island Sputnik 28 Aug 2022 -- Eight ships of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), as well as 23 planes, have been detected near Taiwan, the defense ministry said on Sunday.
- Army fires warning flares at Chinese drone spotted in Kinmen CNA 28 Aug 2022 -- Taiwan's army has fired warning flares after a Chinese drone was spotted over a small island in Kinmen County, rekindling the debate about how the military should deal with intrusions by drones in Taiwan's airspace.
- China trip was made to help Taiwanese people: KMT vice chair CNA 28 Aug 2022 -- Opposition Kuomintang (KMT) Vice Chairman Andrew Hsia (夏立言) said his recently concluded 17-day trip to China was aimed at looking after the needs of Taiwanese people based in the country, following his return to Taiwan Saturday.
- YU-20 tanker aircraft already deployed for China-Russia joint aerial strategic patrol: PLA Air Force spokesperson Global Times 28 Aug 2022 -- New generation military aircraft such as the YU-20 aerial tanker and J-16 fighter jets have been deployed in the China-Russia joint aerial strategic patrol, said Senior Colonel Shen Jinke, a spokesperson for the PLA Air Force, in response to a question from the Global Times concerning the YU-20's flight path at a press conference for the PLA Air Force's open day event in Changchun, Northeast China's Jilin Province on Sunday.
- US paints Russia, China as rivals with new ambassadorial post for Arctic, brings conflicts to peaceful North Pole Global Times 28 Aug 2022 -- Eyeing the intensifying geopolitical wrestling with Russia in the Arctic as global warming has accelerated ice melt, making the place strategically important for increasing military and civilian presence, the US plans to create a position of the ambassador-at-large for the Arctic as the US-led military alliance NATO hyped Russia and China's interests in the region.
- China's State Council assigns task forces to major economic provinces to oversee local pro-stabilization policy implementation Global Times 29 Aug 2022 -- The State Council, China's cabinet, has assigned task forces to some major economic provinces to oversee local implementation of wide-ranging policies to stabilize the economy, as the country is tuning up regional economic powerhouses to fuel growth momentum through a flurry of targeted measures.
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