Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
07 October 2022 - China Special Weapons News
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- Fears of Quarantines, Lockdowns Mar Golden Week Festivities in China VOA 07 Oct 2022 -- China's annual Golden Week festivities wind down Friday under the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic with sharply reduced travel, frequent COVID testing and tight security in the capital ahead of this month's 20th Communist Party Congress.
- China Cost Guard conducts latest of dozens of patrols near Senkakus Radio Free Asia 07 Oct 2022 -- A Chinese coast guard fleet conducted a patrol near the Japanese-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea on Friday, the latest of more than two dozen forays into disputed waters this year at a time of high regional tensions over missile launches from North Korea.
- Tibet at a 'critical moment' for survival, top US diplomat says Radio Free Asia 07 Oct 2022 -- Tibet now faces a "critical moment" for the survival of its distinct religious, cultural and linguistic heritage as China's policies in the region threaten Tibet's national identity, a top U.S. diplomat said on Tuesday.
- View China's Xi as Party Leader, Not President, Scholars Say VOA 07 Oct 2022 -- A prominent China scholar is castigating mainstream American media for their coverage of the coming Chinese Communist Party Congress, saying they miss the most salient point about China's governing system when they say President Xi Jinping is seeking an unprecedented third term in office.
- China steps up social media censorship, 'upgrades' Great Firewall ahead of congress Radio Free Asia 07 Oct 2022 -- The ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has stepped up its censorship of social media ahead of its five-yearly congress, with users complaining that it was no longer possible to "speak normally" using Douyin, Weibo and WeChat.
- Hong Kong radio host gets 32-month sentence for sedition and money laundering Radio Free Asia 07 Oct 2022 -- A court in Hong Kong on Friday sentenced a prominent online radio host to two years and eight months in prison for sedition and money laundering, charges he confessed to in a plea deal.
- Indonesia opposes 'politicizing' UN rights body after blocking China-Uyghur debate Radio Free Asia 07 Oct 2022 -- The U.N.'s human rights body should not be "used for purposes of political rivalry," Indonesia said Friday after it voted against a U.S.-led proposal to debate China's alleged human rights abuses against the Muslim Uyghur minority.
- Human Rights Groups, China Voice Strong, Opposing Reactions to UN Vote VOA 07 Oct 2022 -- Beijing highlighted the failure of a push by the United States and some Western countries to debate China's human rights record in Xinjiang at next year's U.N. Human Rights Council. Uyghur rights groups voiced strong disappointment.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson's Remarks on the Human Rights Council's Vote Against a Draft Decision on Xinjiang PRC MofA 07 Oct 2022
- UN Human Rights Council 51: General remarks on human rights in Xinjiang UK FCDO 07 Oct 2022 -- Ambassador Simon Manley delivered a general remark after a vote on the situation of human rights in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China.
- China Paving 'Health Silk Road' in Africa VOA 07 Oct 2022 -- The Beijing-funded African Center for Disease Control (CDC) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, is due to open in the next few months. The controversial project is just one example of China's increasing investment in health care on the African continent since the pandemic as it builds what analysts and Beijing call a "Health Silk Road."
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