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08 November 2022 - China Special Weapons News
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- Chinese mainland reports 843 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases People's Daily 08 Nov 2022 -- The Chinese mainland on Monday reported 843 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Tuesday.
- Chinese health ministry won't release lockdown suicide statistics amid COVID-19 surge Radio Free Asia 08 Nov 2022 -- The Chinese health ministry says statistics on suicides under the country's zero-COVID policy of rolling lockdowns and electronic tracking "are not for release," after reports that a woman threw herself from a building under lockdown in Inner Mongolia.
- China warns against investment by Taiwan in Lithuania Press TV 08 Nov 2022 -- China has warned against chip production by Chinese Taipei in Lithuania, calling on Vilnius to back away from business ties with Taipei and respect the one-China principle.
- China holds high-profile display of advanced warplanes, weapons at airshow, 'deters Taiwan secessionists, external interference forces' Global Times 08 Nov 2022 -- When the six-day Airshow China 2022 kicked off on Tuesday in Zhuhai, South China's Guangdong Province, spectators were greatly amazed by the country's most advanced J-20 fighter jets' outstanding flight performances with challenging maneuvers of tactical significance in a very humid weather, as well as their landing before the general public for the first time, which experts said, together with flight performances of the YU-20 aerial tanker and the J-16 heavy fighter jet among others, constituted a confident and high-profile move that not only showed the capabilities of the aircraft, but also served as a deterrence to "Taiwan independence" secessionist and external interference forces.
- Highlights at Airshow China 2022 PLA Daily 08 Nov 2022 -- The 14th Airshow China is open to public at the Zhuhai International Airshow Center from November 8 to 13, 2022. More than 740 companies from 43 countries and regions participate in this airshow. Over 110 aircrafts are displayed, and the indoor exhibition area reaches 100,000 square meters.
- PLA Air Force showcases signature equipment at Airshow China PLA Daily 08 Nov 2022 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force displayed an array of its equipment and weapons including aircraft, drones and missiles at the 14th Airshow China in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on November 8, 2022 PRC MofA 08 Nov 2022
- China rolls out regulations on concluding treaties People's Daily 08 Nov 2022 -- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has signed a State Council decree outlining a set of regulations, which will come into effect on Jan. 1, 2023, on the conclusion of treaties, according to an official statement released Monday.
- Letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate on the Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Threat from Securities Investments that Finance Certain Companies of the People's Republic of China The White House 08 Nov 2022
- Notice on the Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Threat from Securities Investments that Finance Certain Companies of the People's Republic of China The White House 08 Nov 2022
- Not interested: China responds to Trudeau's remarks of 'interfering in Canadian election' Global Times 08 Nov 2022 -- China is not interested in Canada's internal affairs, said a spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry on Tuesday, urging Canada to stop making remarks that are detrimental to bilateral ties. The response refuted a recent accusation by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau who claimed China and other nations are playing "aggressive games" with so-called democracies.
- Young protesters undergo military training, patriotic education in Hong Kong prisons Radio Free Asia 08 Nov 2022 -- Authorities in Hong Kong have prosecuted hundreds of minors for taking part in the 2019 protest movement, with many sent for "re-education" and military-style bootcamp training, sparking fears that "re-education" facilities used on incarcerated Uyghurs in Xinjiang could also happen in Hong Kong.
- Uyghur Canadian leaders urge Trudeau to acknowledge 'genocide' in Xinjiang Radio Free Asia 08 Nov 2022 -- Uyghur community leaders in Canada asked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau why his administration has not followed Canada's parliament in recognizing the situation in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region as genocide.
- Eyeing Global Food Crisis, Beijing Revives Elements of Planned Economy VOA 08 Nov 2022 -- China may be reviving key elements of its 20th-century planned economy to ensure domestic stability as a way to reduce dependence on the West for consumer commodities, particularly foodstuffs affected by the war in Ukraine, experts say.
- Kenyan Lawmakers Want More Details on $5B Railway Loan After Contract Partially Released VOA 08 Nov 2022 -- Some Kenyan lawmakers are demanding to see more documents from a $5 billion loan agreement with a Chinese bank that financed a cross-country railway. The 2011 agreement was shielded from public view until Kenya's transport secretary, Kipchumba Murkomen, released select pages on Sunday.
- Australia Pledges to Funnel More Funds to Arm Solomon Islands Sputnik 08 Nov 2022 -- Last week, Australia delivered 13 vehicles and 60 MK-18 semi-automatic rifles to the Royal Solomon Islands police force to bring a significant increase in the capability. The Pacific nation saw years of violence due to the rampant availability of guns across the islands between 1998 and 2003.
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