Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
02 September 2022 - China Special Weapons News
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- COVID-19 Spreads in Tianjin City, China KCNA 02 Sep 2022 -- According to the Chinese Huan Qiu network, COVID-19 has recently spread in 51 streets of 14 districts of Tianjin City rapidly.
- Shanghai police detain zero-COVID critic who called on local leader to resign Radio Free Asia 02 Sep 2022 -- Shanghai police have detained a prominent rights activist who called on a local official to resign over the citywide COVID-19 lockdown in April.
- Chinese mainland reports 318 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases People's Daily 02 Sep 2022 -- The Chinese mainland Thursday reported 318 locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, of which 128 were in Sichuan, the National Health Commission said Friday.
- Taiwan soldiers fire warning flares to expel Chinese drones CNA 02 Sep 2022 -- Soldiers stationed on Taiwan's Lieyu Islet fired warning flares after several civilian-operated Chinese drones were spotted in the vicinity at two separate intervals on Friday.
- Taiwan Military Discloses More Data on Record Number of Chinese Flights VOA 02 Sep 2022 -- Taiwan's National Defense Ministry has started sharing more information about Chinese military activities as incursions across the median line of the Taiwan Strait hit a record high of 300 flights in August, according to publicly available data.
- French senators' planned visit to Taiwan island aims at 'extracting profit' Global Times 02 Sep 2022 -- A few days after US-based Boeing Co sealed an aircraft deal worth $4.6 billion with Taiwan island's largest airline to replace aging Airbus planes, a French Senate delegation was reportedly about to start a visit to the island next week, as observers said the salespeople-like politicians aim to squeeze profits from the secessionist Taiwan authorities, who conventionally pursue those countries' "support" by offering economic incentives in any form.
- Separatist forces full of tricks to stall reunification underestimate resolve of Chinese people: analysts Global Times 02 Sep 2022 -- The island of Taiwan has been an integral part of China's territory since ancient times. However, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities, who have adopted a separatist stance, refusing to recognize the one-China principle, distorting and denying the 1992 Consensus, have even colluded with external forces in successive provocative actions designed to divide the country.
- Separatist forces full of tricks to stall reunification underestimate resolve of Chinese people: analysts Global Times 02 Sep 2022 -- The island of Taiwan has been an integral part of China's territory since ancient times. However, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities, who have adopted a separatist stance, refusing to recognize the one-China principle, distorting and denying the 1992 Consensus, have even colluded with external forces in successive provocative actions designed to divide the country.
- China issues guideline to further promote national defense education People's Daily 02 Sep 2022 -- A guideline on enhancing and improving national defense education for all people has been jointly issued by the Communist Party of China Central Committee, the State Council and the Central Military Commission.
- Chinese, Russian vessels join drills to uphold post-WWII global order Global Times 02 Sep 2022 -- Flotillas of Chinese and Russian naval vessels participating in the ongoing Vostok 2022 (East 2022) joint drills met in the northern part of the Sea of Japan on Friday, which was the 77th anniversary of Japanese representatives signing the official Instrument of Surrender after Japan's unjust war brought tremendous injuries and pain to people across Asia.
- Shenzhou-14 crew completes 1st spacewalk mission; China's extravehicular tech 'more mature and task-oriented' Global Times 02 Sep 2022 -- Having moved into China's space home for nearly three months, the Shenzhou-14 crew smoothly conducted its first extravehicular activity on Thursday, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) said. The entire process took about six hours, and it was the first time that taikonauts ventured out through the airlock cabin in the Wentian lab module, which just arrived at the space station about a month ago.
- China's Shenzhou-14 astronauts complete first extravehicular activities PLA Daily 02 Sep 2022 -- China's astronauts Chen Dong and Liu Yang have completed their extravehicular activities (EVAs) and returned to the space station lab module Wentian, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) said on early hours of Friday.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on September 2, 2022 PRC MofA 02 Sep 2022
- Russia mulls buying $70bn in yuan, other 'friendly' FX to stem ruble's surge Press TV 02 Sep 2022 -- Russia is reportedly weighing a plan to buy up to $70 billion in the Chinese yuan and other "friendly" currencies this year to stem the ruble's sharp surge amid Western sanctions against Moscow over its military operation in Ukraine.
- US biggest winner in Ukraine crisis, which deserves world's vigilance: FM Global Times 02 Sep 2022 -- As the initiator of the Ukraine crisis, the US has been its biggest winner, standing on the sidelines while reaping the benefits. This deserves consideration and vigilance from the world, a spokesperson of China's Foreign Ministry said on Friday.
- UN Sec-Gen calls on China to follow UN Xinjiang report recommendations Radio Free Asia 02 Sep 2022 -- U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on China to follow recommendations made in a report on Xinjiang published by the UN Human Rights High Commissioner Michele Bachelet this week, which concluded that China's repression of the Uyghurs and other Muslim groups in the region "may constitute crimes against humanity."
- U.S. Welcomes UN Report On China's Abuses In Xinjiang As Beijing Hardens Its Denial RFE/RL 02 Sep 2022 -- The United States has welcomed a United Nations report saying China may have committed crimes against humanity in its western region of Xinjiang.
- UN Rights Office Renews Call for China to Release Uyghurs From Detention in Xinjiang VOA 02 Sep 2022 -- The U.N. human rights office is renewing its call for China to release all Uyghurs and other Muslim communities arbitrarily deprived of their liberty in the Xinjiang region. The action follows the agency's release of a groundbreaking report on the forced incarceration of more than a million Uyghurs and others in so-called vocational centers.
- Chow Hang-tung says she has no case to answer ahead of trial on 'incitement' charge Radio Free Asia 02 Sep 2022 -- Hong Kong barrister and rights activist Chow Hang-tung has said "pleading guilty" to national security charges against her would be "impossible," in a court hearing ahead of her trial for "incitement to subvert power."
- Chinese regulator mulls replenishing small-, medium-sized banks amid rising non-performing loans ratio Global Times 02 Sep 2022 -- An official from China's banking regulator said Friday that China will strike a balance between maintaining steady growth and mitigating risks. The regulator will ensure that real estate financing is managed stable and in an orderly manner, and support local governments in ensuring the delivery of housing while protecting the public good.
- Beijing now a moderately aging society, to become severely aging by 2035 Global Times 02 Sep 2022 -- The number of people aged 60 years and above in Beijing in 2021 for the first time accounted for more than 20 percent of the city's total, indicating that the Chinese capital has become a moderately aging society, according to a government report released on Friday.
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