15 November 2022 - China Special Weapons News

Fed up with COVID lockdowns, migrant workers in Guangzhou break through barriers Radio Free Asia 15 Nov 2022 -- Migrant workers whose movements have been restricted by rolling lockdowns and compulsory COVID-19 testing under China's strict zero-COVID policy have taken to the streets of the southern province of Guangdong in recent days, according to video clips uploaded to social media.
New COVID-19 rules trigger rapid response People's Daily 15 Nov 2022 -- The authorities in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, lost no time in implementing the latest COVID-19 policy modifications announced by the central government on Friday afternoon.
Chinese mainland reports 1,621 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases People's Daily 15 Nov 2022 -- The Chinese mainland on Monday reported 1,621 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Tuesday.
Shijiazhuang, Beijing's Chaoyang refine nucleic test rules after confusion stirred Global Times 15 Nov 2022 -- China's 20 new measures for optimizing the response to COVID-19 are prompting local governments to quickly adjust their policies. Some places are processing how to properly implement the new measures, while some cities, where infections are still on the rise, are facing great challenges in trying to strike a balance between implementing the new measures while properly responding to local residents' needs and concerns.
Beijing to allocate more testing sites near residential compounds as Chinese capital combats latest flare-up Global Times 15 Nov 2022 -- Beijing vows to allocate resources and tighten control in high-risk areas to curb the latest COVID-19 flare-up with scientific and precise epidemic prevention to combat the development of the epidemic, which shows an upward trend with a rising risk of transmissions at community level.

Taiwan thanks Biden for support in meeting with Xi CNA 15 Nov 2022 -- Taiwan's government on Monday thanked United States President Joe Biden for reiterating Washington's commitment to Taipei in a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) on the island of Bali ahead of a G20 summit.
Xi's Taiwan claims do not match the facts: MAC CNA 15 Nov 2022 -- The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) said Tuesday that claims regarding Taiwan's sovereignty made by Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) during a meeting with United States President Joe Biden in Bali, Indonesia, were factually incorrect.

China launches Yaogan-34 remote-sensing satellite for land surveys, disaster prevention Global Times 15 Nov 2022 -- China sent a new remote-sensing satellite of the Yaogan-34 series into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Tuesday morning, marking the launch of the100th satellite developed by the 509th Research Institute of the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology. It will mainly be used in land resources surveys and disaster prevention.
China's Tianzhou-4 cargo craft re-enters atmosphere Global Times 15 Nov 2022 -- China's Tianzhou-4 cargo craft, tasked with supporting the Shenzhou-14 crewed mission, re-entered the atmosphere on Tuesday, according to the China Manned Space Agency.

Chinese military issues trial provisions on promoting transparency in Party affairs PLA Daily 15 Nov 2022 -- With the approval of China's Central Military Commission (CMC), the CMC General Office recently issued trial provisions on promoting transparency in Party Affairs in Chinese military, which will come into force on January 1, 2023.
Chinese navy fleet returns from escort mission PLA Daily 15 Nov 2022 -- A Chinese navy fleet returned to the port city of Zhoushan in east China's Zhejiang Province on Tuesday after completing its mission of escorting civilian vessels in the Gulf of Aden and in the waters off Somalia.

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning's Regular Press Conference on November 15, 2022 PRC MofA 15 Nov 2022

Highlights of Xi's speech at G20 summit in Bali People's Daily 15 Nov 2022 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping addressed here on Tuesday the Group of 20 (G20) Bali summit, saying that faced with challenges, all countries should embrace the vision of a community with a shared future for mankind, and advocate peace, development, and win-win cooperation.
President Xi Jinping Attends the 17th G20 Summit and Delivers Important Remarks PRC MofA 15 Nov 2022
Working Together to Meet the Challenges of Our Times and Build a Better Future PRC MofA 15 Nov 2022 -- Remarks by H.E. Xi Jinping, President of the People's Republic of China

Congress urged to streamline China conflict planning Radio Free Asia 15 Nov 2022 -- A congressional advisory group has called for the creation of two new U.S. government bodies to plan for economic sanctions and supply chain management in the event of a conflict with China.
Wang Yi Briefs the Media on the Meeting between Chinese and U.S. Presidents and Answers Questions PRC MofA 15 Nov 2022
Xi-Biden meeting reaches expected goal, draws redlines and points out direction for China-US ties: Chinese FM Global Times 15 Nov 2022 -- The meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden achieved the expected goals of in-depth communication, drawing the redlines, preventing conflict, pointing out a clear direction for China-US relations and discussing cooperation, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told media after the meeting of the two leaders.
Xi, Biden meet as world seeks more certainties Global Times 15 Nov 2022 -- Current state of China-US relations is not in the fundamental interests of the two countries and peoples, and is not what the international community expects, Chinese President Xi Jinping said during his meeting with US President Joe Biden in Bali, Indonesia on Monday, which marked the first face-to-face meeting between the leaders of the world's two biggest economies since Biden took office.
Xi, Biden hold candid, in-depth exchange of views on bilateral ties, major global issues People's Daily 15 Nov 2022 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping and his U.S. counterpart, Joe Biden, had a candid and in-depth exchange of views here on Monday on issues of strategic importance in China-U.S. relations and on major global and regional issues.

Xi-Albanese meeting at G20 injects thawing potential to frayed ties Global Times 15 Nov 2022 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping met and held formal talks with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the G20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia on Tuesday afternoon, the first talks between leaders of the two countries since Malcolm Turnbull was Australian prime minister in 2016.
President Xi Jinping Meets with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese PRC MofA 15 Nov 2022
Meeting with China's President Xi Jinping Prime Minister of Australia 15 Nov 2022
Press conference - Bali, Indonesia Prime Minister of Australia 15 Nov 2022 -- Bilateral meeting with Xi Jinping; Australia-China relationship; Ukraine; trade; climate change; G20 Summit.
Opening Remarks - Bilateral Meeting - Bali, Indonesia Prime Minister of Australia 15 Nov 2022 -- Bilateral meeting with China's President Xi Jinping.
Australian Leader Meets Chinese President at G20 Summit in Indonesia VOA 15 Nov 2022 -- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met China's President Xi Jinping at the G-20 international summit in Bali, Indonesia. The Canberra government is hoping China will end economic sanctions after years of diplomatic tensions.

President Xi Jinping Meets with ROK President Yoon Suk-yeol PRC MofA 15 Nov 2022
President Xi Jinping Meets with Argentinian President Alberto Fernández PRC MofA 15 Nov 2022
President Xi Jinping Meets with Senegalese President Macky Sall PRC MofA 15 Nov 2022
President Xi Jinping Meets with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa PRC MofA 15 Nov 2022
President Xi Jinping Meets with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte PRC MofA 15 Nov 2022
President Xi Jinping Meets with French President Emmanuel Macron PRC MofA 15 Nov 2022
President Xi Jinping Meets with President of the Government of Spain Pedro Sánchez PRC MofA 15 Nov 2022

China opposes UN General Assembly draft resolution on compensation related to Ukraine: ambassador Global Times 15 Nov 2022 -- The draft resolution calling Russian to provide redress and compensation to Ukraine submitted to the emergency special session for action has obvious flaws and loopholes, Ambassador Geng Shuang pointed out in his speech at the UN General Assembly Emergency Special Session, according to the website of the Chinese Permanent Mission to the UN on Monday.

Chinese FM said justice served after Pakistan sentences Dasu terror attackers to death, vowing to invest more to protect overseas Chinese Global Times 15 Nov 2022 -- It is justice served and a tribute to the Chinese victims killed in the attack, said Chinese Foreign Ministry on Tuesday, vowing to invest more resources to protect overseas Chinese when asked comments on a Pakistani court's death sentence of certain terrorists who organized the Dasu attack that killed 9 Chinese nationals on July 14, 2021.

Rugby match anthem gaffe prompts police to probe 'national security law breach' Radio Free Asia 15 Nov 2022 -- Hong Kong police on Tuesday announced a criminal investigation into the playing of "Glory to Hong Kong," a banned song linked to the 2019 protest movement, at a rugby match in South Korea.

Planned 'universal health code' linked to health data platform sparks fears in China Radio Free Asia 15 Nov 2022 -- China is planning to digitize the medical records of its 1.4 billion people, harnessing the power of big data to track the health status of everyone in the country and sparking fears that the planned "universal health code" will become yet another tool for controlling the country's citizens.

FBI Says It has 'National Security Concerns' About TikTok VOA 15 Nov 2022 -- FBI Director Christopher Wray said on Tuesday that the bureau has "national security concerns" about popular short-form video hosting app TikTok as the Chinese-owned company seeks U.S. government approval to continue operating in the country.

China's property investments continue to drop in October: NBS data Global Times 15 Nov 2022 -- China's property sector investment fell at a faster pace in the first 10 months this year, dropping 8.8 percent year-on-year, compared with the 8-percent decline in the first nine months of 2022, data from National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed on Tuesday.

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15 November 2022 - China Special Weapons News