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10 November 2022 - China Special Weapons News
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- Chinese authorities further optimize anti-COVID response People's Daily 10 Nov 2022 -- Navigating a complex anti-epidemic situation, relevant authorities across China have invested further efforts to optimize their COVID-19 response in this regard.
- Chinese mainland reports 1,133 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases People's Daily 10 Nov 2022 -- The Chinese mainland on Wednesday reported 1,133 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Thursday.
- Omicron variant BF.7 becomes main strain in Beijing's latest COVID-19 flare-up Global Times 10 Nov 2022 -- Beijing's number of new infections caused by the highly transmissible Omicron variant BF.7 is rising, with surging COVID-19 community transmission and the risk of a hidden spread, local health authorities said on Thursday, adding that BF.7 has become the main strain in the latest COVID-19 flare-up.
- Top Pentagon Officer Says US Will 'Train and Equip' Taiwan as Xi 'Recalculating' Potential Conflict Sputnik 10 Nov 2022 -- The highest-ranking officer in the US military has doubled down on US support for Taiwan, saying it would seek to help the island defend its autonomy from mainland China.
- 6 Chinese planes cross Taiwan Strait median line CNA 10 Nov 2022 -- A total of 26 Chinese military aircraft and four naval ships were detected in areas around Taiwan on Thursday, of which six warplanes crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait, according to the Ministry of National Defense (MND).
- No 'fundamental concessions' to Xi on defending Taiwan: Biden CNA 10 Nov 2022 -- U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that he will not make any "fundamental concessions" on Taiwan's defense when he meets with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping (ç¿’è¿‘å¹³) at the G20 leaders' summit in Bali, Indonesia next week.
- Chinese envoy lies about Taiwan's UNFCCC participation: MOFA CNA 10 Nov 2022 -- Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) on Thursday denounced a Chinese official for his "blatant lie" that China arranged for Taiwan's participation at the United Nations climate meeting according to its "one-China principle."
- Taiwan's Foreign Minister: Biden-Xi Meeting Conducive to Taiwan Strait Stability VOA 10 Nov 2022 -- Taiwan said open lines of communication would reduce the risks of miscalculation in the Taiwan Strait as U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping are prepared to have their first in-person meeting since taking office, on the margins of next week's G-20 summit in Bali, Indonesia.
- Interview: Taiwan FM Calls Biden-Xi Meeting Conducive to Taiwan Strait Stability VOA 10 Nov 2022 -- Taiwan's Foreign Minister Joseph Wu spoke with VOA State Department Bureau Chief Nike Ching in a recent exclusive interview on the prospect of a dialogue between China and Taiwan during an upcoming APEC economic summit, implications of the in-person meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping during the G-20 summit, and the possibility of a meeting between U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and founder of Taiwan's semiconductor industry, Morris Chang.
- China displays powerful space monitoring radar for first time at Airshow China Global Times 10 Nov 2022 -- China's leading radar developer exhibited a giant space monitoring radar, which is believed to be the "most powerful radar," at this year's Airshow China. It's about 10 meters high, and it attracted wide attention not only from military enthusiasts but also from foreign visitors.
- President Xi calls on China's army to focus on 'preparation for war' Press TV 10 Nov 2022 -- President Xi Jinping has told the People's Liberation Army to "focus all its energy on fighting" in preparation for war, amid deepening friction in relations between China and the United States over Chinese Taipei.
- China exhibits fighter jet engine with 2D thrust vectoring control nozzle Global Times 10 Nov 2022 -- China for the first time exhibited a turbofan engine with a 2D thrust vectoring control nozzle at the ongoing Airshow China 2022 held in Zhuhai, South China's Guangdong Province, with experts saying on Thursday that such an engine could provide aircraft, particularly fighter jets, with enhanced maneuverability and stealth capability, and it reflects the rapid development of China's aero engine sector overall.
- Exclusive: China's new Wing Loong 3 drone has intercontinental range, to make first flight soon Global Times 10 Nov 2022 -- China's newly unveiled Wing Loong 3 drone has intercontinental range and can be heavily armed with a wide collection of pods, bombs and missiles including air-to-air ones, with the chief designer of the aircraft at an ongoing airshow stating that the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is scheduled to make its maiden flight soon.
- PLA Navy brings ship-based aircraft to Airshow China PLA Daily 10 Nov 2022 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy has exhibited an array of its maritime combat equipment, including ship-based aircraft, at the ongoing Airshow China 2022.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on November 10, 2022 PRC MofA 10 Nov 2022
- Xi and Biden to meet Monday before G-20 summit to discuss 'red lines' Radio Free Asia 10 Nov 2022 -- U.S. President Joe Biden says he and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, will discuss their respective "red lines" during a meeting on Monday before the Group of 20 leaders summit in Bali.
- Expectations Low for Biden-Xi Meeting in Bali VOA 10 Nov 2022 -- A highly anticipated meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping is set for Monday in Bali, Indonesia, on the sidelines of a G-20 summit of the world's major economies.
- French strategy report highlights threats from Russia, China CNA 10 Nov 2022 -- A defense strategy report published by the French government has highlighted the security risks posed by Russia and China, while noting the latter's increasingly "assertive" efforts to change the status quo in the Taiwan Strait.
- Canadian FM's rights remarks 'full of ideological bias' against China Global Times 10 Nov 2022 -- Canadian official's remarks about China are contrary to facts and full of ideological bias, which China resolutely opposes and has lodged solemn representations against, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Thursday, stressing that state-to-state relations can only be built on the basis of mutual respect.
- Mandarin to become mandatory language in Cambodian high schools Radio Free Asia 10 Nov 2022 -- An agreement with China to include mandatory Mandarin language classes in Cambodia's public secondary schools has Cambodian educators worried about growing Chinese influence that will undermine the kingdom's culture and sovereignty.
- China Says It Won't Pay Into Climate Fund for Developing Countries VOA 10 Nov 2022 -- China Wednesday said it would not pay into a climate loss and damage fund for developing nations, after small island nations cited its responsibility as a high carbon emitter at the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Egypt, COP27.
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