Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
12 September 2022 - China Special Weapons News
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- Risk of campus-related flare-ups in Beijing controllable: authority Global Times 12 Sep 2022 -- The risk of spillover cases into the community from the latest three campus-related flare-ups in Beijing are controllable as their origins are clear, local authorities announced on Monday, saying that sealing off measures will be gradually eased in those universities.
- Omicron variant with two unrecorded mutation sites in Sichuan flare-up discovered for the first time in China poses risks of community transmission Global Times 12 Sep 2022 -- A sudden menacing flare-up in Neijiang city, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, since September 8 caused by the Omicron variant with two mutation sites which have never been recorded in China's national database, poses risks of family cluster infections and a certain degree of community transmission, local authority warned Sunday.
- Chinese mainland reports 164 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases People's Daily 12 Sep 2022 -- The Chinese mainland on Sunday reported 164 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 81 in Sichuan, according to the National Health Commission's report on Monday.
- Guiyang residents complain of hunger amid ongoing COVID-19 lockdowns across China Radio Free Asia 12 Sep 2022 -- Mass lockdowns and travel restrictions under China's zero-COVID policy are sparking growing complaints of hunger, amid heavy-handed enforcement by local authorities keen to keep a lid on outbreaks ahead of the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s forthcoming national congress.
- India, China Complete New Phase of Troops Disengagement in Ladakh - Reports Sputnik 12 Sep 2022 -- India and China have completed a new phase of the disengagement of forces on the disputed border in Ladakh in the area of Gogra-Hotsprings and dismantled temporary infrastructure, media reported on Monday.
- Chinese drones now almost a daily appearance over Taiwan Radio Free Asia 12 Sep 2022 -- The Chinese military has intensified its drone incursions into the skies above Taiwan with almost daily flights of combat and reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
- Taiwan Forces Fire Flares at Drone Near Kinmen Islands Sputnik 12 Sep 2022 -- Taiwanese forces on Monday fired flares at a drone that approached the Kinmen Islands, the Defense Ministry said.
- Taiwan authorities likely failed to detect PLA helicopters as they announced first ever detection of a KVD-001 reconnaissance UAV Global Times 12 Sep 2022 -- The Taiwan authorities had likely failed to detect helicopters of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Army Aviation Force, observers said, as Taiwan armed forces authority announced on Sunday that they had for the first time detected a KVD-001 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), which usually serves as communication relay for helicopters.
- Xi to attend SCO summit in first foreign visit since pandemic, showing 'focus on neighborhood diplomacy' Global Times 12 Sep 2022 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the 22nd meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in the city of Samarkand, Uzbekistan, in his first foreign visit since the COVID-19 pandemic, and inject more Chinese wisdom to the SCO which remains cohesive and attractive to potential new members by advocating equity, justice and true multilateralism in a turbulent and divided world.
- Xi Showcases China's Eurasian Vision With Central Asian Tour, Putin Meeting RFE/RL 12 Sep 2022 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping will leave China for the first time in more than two years in a trip to Central Asia that aims to boost Chinese leadership in the region and reaffirm Beijing's partnership with Moscow in a meeting with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.
- Top Chinese legislator pays official goodwill visit to Russia Global Times 12 Sep 2022 -- Li Zhanshu, chairman of China's National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, paid an official goodwill visit to Russia from Wednesday to Saturday, at the invitation of Chairman of the Russian State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin.
- Mixed reactions in China over death of Queen Elizabeth II Radio Free Asia 12 Sep 2022 -- The death of Queen Elizabeth II has been a hot topic on Chinese social media since it was announced on Sept. 8, amid complaints that the queen's passing seemed to be getting more public attention than the anniversary of the death of late supreme leader Mao Zedong a day later.
- Ahead Of Xi's Visit, Pressure Increases On Kazakhs Who Have Protested Relatives' Detention In Xinjiang RFE/RL 12 Sep 2022 -- Ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's official visit to Kazakhstan later this week, many Kazakhs who have been demanding the release of their relatives from camps in China's northwestern region of Xinjiang have found themselves under pressure from authorities.
- Property developers asked to resume construction of stalled housing projects Global Times 12 Sep 2022 -- A number of Chinese real estate enterprises including Evergrande, Sunac and Overseas Chinese Town Holdings Company (OCT Group) have been urged to resume housing construction by local governments, which will further ensure housing delivery, protect homebuyers' rights and stabilize the property market, experts noted.
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