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31 October 2022 - China Special Weapons News
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- Employees leave Foxconn's Zhengzhou plant in droves amid claims of neglect Radio Free Asia 31 Oct 2022 -- Taiwan-invested iPhone maker Foxconn has promised buses for workers who want to leave and free food for those who stay on its Zhengzhou campus, amid a mass exodus of employees following a COVID-19 outbreak at the plant.
- Foxconn's Zhengzhou plant asked to step up anti-epidemic effort, resume work orderly Global Times 31 Oct 2022 -- Local authorities in Zhengzhou, Central China's Henan Province on Monday asked Foxconn to fulfill responsibility in anti-epidemic efforts and resume production and life in an orderly manner, as the epidemic situation at the plant drew nationwide attention.
- COVID outbreak at Zhengzhou plant in China under control: Hon Hai CNA 31 Oct 2022 -- In response to speculation that operations at its Chinese plant in Zhengzhou had been disrupted by COVID-19, electronics giant Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. said Sunday that the situation there was under control with the cooperation of local authorities.
- Chinese mainland reports 479 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases People's Daily 31 Oct 2022 -- The Chinese mainland on Sunday reported 479 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Monday.
- Chinese mainland reports 353 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases People's Daily 31 Oct 2022 -- The Chinese mainland on Saturday reported 353 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Sunday.
- Authorities allow Tibetans in Lhasa to travel in region amid COVID wave Radio Free Asia 31 Oct 2022 -- Chinese authorities have relaxed severe COVID-19 lockdowns in parts of the far-western Tibet region, allowing Tibetans residing temporarily in the regional capital Lhasa for work or other reasons to return to their hometowns beginning Monday, sources in the region said.
- New photos show China's artificial islands are highly developed military bases Radio Free Asia 31 Oct 2022 -- New images have emerged showing airfields and other structures on some of China's artificial islands in the South China Sea that the U.S. said had been "fully militarized."
- China Successfully Launches Lab Module to Tiangong Space Station Sputnik 31 Oct 2022 -- The Mengtian laboratory module was launched to China's Tiangong orbital station on Monday and successfully reached its target orbit, as broadcast by China Central Television.
- US 'fortifying Australia into a forward operating base' with B-52 bomber deployment Global Times 31 Oct 2022 -- The US is reportedly preparing to deploy up to six nuclear-capable B-52 bombers in northern Australia, a move Chinese military experts said on Monday will fortify Australia into a forward operating base of the US, tying Australia onto the chariot of the so-called great power competition and bringing security threats it could have avoided.
- US to deploy B-52 bombers to Australia's north amid tensions with China Press TV 31 Oct 2022 -- The United States is planning to deploy six nuclear-capable B-52 bombers to an air base in northern Australia as tensions with Beijing rise.
- China Warns Possible B-52 Deployment in Australia May 'Trigger Regional Arms Race' Sputnik 31 Oct 2022 -- The Pentagon's purported push for stationing strategic bombers in Australia comes against the backdrop of US-China tensions over the Taiwan issue, which escalated after Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to the island in August.
- Chinese drone, anti-drone systems to shine at upcoming Airshow China Global Times 31 Oct 2022 -- Aircraft and equipment to participate in Airshow China 2022 have been arriving over the past few days in Zhuhai, South China's Guangdong Province where the expo will be held next week, with observers eagerly anticipating the exhibition of China's drone and anti-drone systems at a time when the importance of the two is highlighted in the Ukraine crisis.
- PLA Navy's aircraft carrier task forces constantly improves PLA Daily 31 Oct 2022 -- In recent years, the PLA Navy has accelerated developing its weapons and equipment and enhanced its systematic combat capability.
- CPC Central Committee issues decision on Party congress guiding principles People's Daily 31 Oct 2022 -- The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) has issued a decision on the study, publicity and implementation of the guiding principles of the 20th CPC National Congress.
- Senior CPC official urges promotion of Party congress guiding principles People's Daily 31 Oct 2022 -- Senior Communist Party of China (CPC) official Cai Qi has urged efforts to effectively promote the guiding principles of the 20th National Congress of the CPC.
- China's top legislature concludes standing committee session People's Daily 31 Oct 2022 -- The Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) concluded its 37th session Sunday in Beijing.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on October 31, 2022 PRC MofA 31 Oct 2022
- China FM warns US to stop its efforts to 'contain and suppress' Beijing Press TV 31 Oct 2022 -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi decried the US policy of containment and suppression against Beijing in a call with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday.
- Wang Yi urges US not to be 'blinded by ideology' in phone call with Blinken Global Times 31 Oct 2022 -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who is also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, spoke with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken via phone on Monday, with Wang urging the US to stop cracking down on China and putting up new obstacles to bilateral relations. China's diplomatic and domestic policies are open and transparent, and the US should not be blinded by ideology, Wang noted.
- Survey: Africans See China as Positive Force VOA 31 Oct 2022 -- A new global public opinion survey of people in 25 countries has revealed steep declines in support for China, although Beijing still is seen favorably by many in Africa, where it is vying for influence with Washington.
- China revives state sales, marketing co-ops as emergency logistics system: analysts Radio Free Asia 31 Oct 2022 -- China is rebooting a Mao-era institution that once functioned as a pillar of the socialist command economy to prepare for future "decoupling" from the global economy, analysts said.
- Satellites Shed Light on Dictators' Lies About Economic Growth VOA 31 Oct 2022 -- Authoritarian regimes are significantly overstating their GDP (gross domestic product) growth, according to new research that uses satellite images of countries at night as a proxy for economic activity.
- Chinese research icebreaker Xuelong kicks off polar expedition, expected to make new contributions to international polar science Global Times 31 Oct 2022 -- Chinese research icebreaker Xuelong, or Snow Dragon, set off from Shanghai on Monday, following the footsteps of Xuelong 2, or Snow Dragon 2, to start the third-time polar expedition for China to send two icebreakers to the Antarctic since 2020. It's expected to make new contributions to the development of international polar science and the peaceful use of Antarctica by all mankind.
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