Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
29 November 2022 - China Special Weapons News
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- Epidemic control measures should be lifted in a timely manner to minimize inconvenience to people: NHC Global Times 29 Nov 2022 -- Officials from Chinese National Health Commission said COVID-19 control measures should be lifted in a timely manner, and they vowed to seriously deal with excessive epidemic management measures at a press conference on Tuesday as various cities in China announced optimized policies to reduce the impact of epidemic on people's life.
- Chinese officials call on the elderly to get vaccinated, reiterating high-risk of severe disease Global Times 29 Nov 2022 -- Chinese health officials on Tuesday once again called on the elderly to get vaccinated, reiterating the high risk of developing severe disease after infection, as the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council issued new guidance for senior citizen vaccination.
- Guangdong will allow qualifying close contacts to implement home quarantine: local official Global Times 29 Nov 2022 -- A top official in South China's Guangdong Province on Sunday ordered local epidemic prevention and control authorities to carefully identify COVID-19 cases and close contacts, allow qualifying close contacts to implement home quarantine, and lift COVID-19 restrictions in qualified areas in time to minimize the impact of the epidemic on public work and life.
- Taiwan calls on China to adjust strict COVID-19 policy amid protests (update) CNA 29 Nov 2022 -- Taiwan has called on China to respond to people's demands by making changes to its harsh and excessive COVID-19 restrictions following the recent mass protests that have erupted there.
- Tourist attractions suspended amid COVID-19 resurgence in Shanghai Global Times 29 Nov 2022 -- Tourist attractions including Shanghai Disney Resort will be temporarily closed starting from Tuesday amid the latest resurgence of COVID-19 in the city. On Monday, Shanghai reported 20 local confirmed cases and 158 asymptomatic carriers, including three COVID-19 cases and three asymptomatic carriers detected at the community level, according to Shanghai health authorities on Tuesday.
- Sinopharm's F61 nasal spray receives clinical trial approval for people at high risk of exposure to COVID-19 Global Times 29 Nov 2022 -- The recombinant human monoclonal antibody nasal spray against SARS-CoV-2 (F61 Nasal Spray) of Sinopharm's Wuhan Institute of Biological Products has received approval for clinical trials from the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for people at high risk of exposure to the novel coronavirus, the company announced on Monday.
- Urumqi steps up resumption of normal life, rolls out measures to ensure operation of husbandry amid cold weather Global Times 29 Nov 2022 -- Authorities in the COVID-hit Urumqi, capital of Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, announced on Monday to step up resumption of normal life and production order with many livelihood-related functions including couriers and airlines to be resumed since epidemic situation in the city has been improving.
- China strives to ensure livelihoods while fighting COVID-19 resurgences People's Daily 29 Nov 2022 -- To curb the latest COVID-19 resurgences across the country, Chinese authorities are implementing the newly-released 20 measures in a more targeted and scientific manner to ensure people's livelihoods.
- Chinese mainland reports 3,561 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases People's Daily 29 Nov 2022 -- The Chinese mainland on Monday reported 3,561 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Tuesday.
- Beijing working to replenish courier team amid COVID-19 control People's Daily 29 Nov 2022 -- Beijing authorities said on Monday that the city is working to relieve the strain on courier delivery services after some couriers were confined at home due to COVID-19 control.
- Overseas activists call for Xi Jinping's resignation, warn of crackdown on protests Radio Free Asia 29 Nov 2022 -- Rights activists and democracy campaigners outside China have come out in strong support of the "white paper" protest movement last weekend that was sparked by a fire in a locked-down apartment building in Xinjiang's regional capital, Urumqi.
- China's rights lawyers volunteer to help wave of lockdown protest detainees Radio Free Asia 29 Nov 2022 -- Chinese human rights lawyers have been scrambling to assist the friends and families of people arrested during a wave of anti-lockdown protests over the weekend, many of whom have little experience being treated as dissidents by Chinese authorities.
- Anti-Government Protests Grow in China and Elsewhere While Technology Tries to Keep Up VOA 29 Nov 2022 -- As protests continue in cities across China over the government's harsh "zero-COVID" policy, a separate battle is taking place on social media sites within China and around the world; a fight that is testing the strength of China's online censorship apparatus, known as the Great Firewall.
- China Strengthens Police Presence in Response to Protests VOA 29 Nov 2022 -- Chinese police patrolled the capital, Beijing, and China's largest city and financial hub, Shanghai on Tuesday, working to prevent the resurgence of protests against the country's COVID restrictions that have also included rare calls for President Xi Jinping to step down.
- Navy Conducts Freedom of Navigation Op, as DOD Releases China Military Report DoD News 29 Nov 2022 -- The Chinese response to a U.S. freedom of navigation operation in the South China Sea highlighted the premise behind the department's 2022 China Military Power Report released today.
- 2022 Report on Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China DoD 29 Nov 2022 -- Today the DOD released its annual report on "Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China," commonly known as the China Military Power Report.
- China Military Power Report Examines Changes in Beijing's Strategy DoD News 29 Nov 2022 -- The 2022 China Military Power Report lays out the challenges facing the United States military as it works to manage relations with the emerging superpower.
- China Owns 400 Nuclear Warheads, According to Pentagon Report VOA 29 Nov 2022 -- A Pentagon report warns that China now has more than 400 nuclear warheads, approximately doubling its nuclear arsenal in just two years, while its military has increased "unsafe" and "unprofessional" military behavior toward the United States and its allies in the region, especially Taiwan.
- Pentagon: China's supply of nukes is rapidly rising Radio Free Asia 29 Nov 2022 -- Beijing accelerated its nuclear weapons program last year and has nearly doubled its supply of warheads since 2020 to past 400, a size that U.S. military planners did not expect to see until about 2030, a new report from the Department of Defense says.
- Chinese naval hospital ship back home after visit to Jakarta PLA Daily 29 Nov 2022 -- Chinese naval hospital ship Peace Ark arrived at a military port in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang Province, on Tuesday morning after successfully completing a medical mission in Jakarta, capital of Indonesia.
- China, Vietnam wrap up 33rd joint patrol in Beibu Gulf PLA Daily 29 Nov 2022 -- The 33rd joint patrol in the Beibu Gulf conducted by China and Vietnam wrapped up successfully on November 25. The joint patrol has played a positive role in maintaining security, stability and good order of maritime operations in the Beibu Gulf waters and promoting the healthy development of bilateral military relations.
- PLA Southern Theater Command troops warn away trespassing US warship near Nansha Islands Global Times 29 Nov 2022 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Southern Theater Command on Tuesday morning discovered that the vessel USS Chancellorsville had trespassed into waters around the Nansha Islands in the South China Sea without China's authorization, and followed and warned away the guided-missile cruiser.
- China accuses US Navy of 'violating its sovereignty' in South China Sea Radio Free Asia 29 Nov 2022 -- The U.S. Navy on Tuesday rejected China's claim that it had "tracked and dispelled" a U.S. warship from waters near Spratly Islands in the South China Sea that China claims almost in its entirety.
- PLA warns away trespassing US warship near Nansha Islands; trajectory shows US warship makes sharp turn in provocative move Global Times 29 Nov 2022 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) on Tuesday warned away USS Chancellorsville after the US guided-missile cruiser trespassed into waters around the Nansha Islands in the South China Sea without China's authorization.
- Chinese military slams US warship's trespass into waters adjacent to China's Nansha Islands PLA Daily 29 Nov 2022 -- The guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville trespassed into the waters adjacent to islands and reefs of China's Nansha Islands without the approval of the Chinese government on November 29, and the PLA Southern Theater Command organized air and naval forces to track, monitor and warn it off, said Air Force Senior Colonel Tian Junli, the spokesperson for the Chinese PLA Southern Theater Command, in a written statement on Tuesday.
- China chases away US cruiser near Spratly Islands: Beijing Press TV 29 Nov 2022 -- The Chinese military says it has chased away a US Navy guided-missile cruiser after it "illegally intruded" into waters in the vicinity of the South China Sea's Spratly Islands.
- Chinese Military Says US Cruiser Trespassed Into Waters Off Spratly Islands Sputnik 29 Nov 2022 -- A US missile cruiser on Tuesday entered the waters off the disputed Spratly Islands, also known as the Nansha Islands, which China considers as its own territory, without Beijing's permission, in what could be another evidence of Washington's intention to militarize the South China Sea, Chinese army spokesman Tian Junli said.
- Taiwan welcomes Canada's Indo-Pacific Strategy Radio Free Asia 29 Nov 2022 -- One day after Canada launched its Indo-Pacific Strategy, Taiwan "sincerely" welcomed the document while a Chinese government spokesperson said China "expresses its strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition."
- China completes all launches at its space station construction stage following latest successful Shenzhou-15 mission Global Times 29 Nov 2022 -- China successfully launched the Shenzhou-15 manned spacecraft via a Long March-2F carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on Tuesday, which marked the completion, within two years, of all 11 space launch missions scheduled at the construction stage for the country's first permanent space station.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on November 29, 2022 PRC MofA 29 Nov 2022
- Russia and China Plan to Jointly Engage in Oil, Gas Equipment Development, Deputy PM Says Sputnik 29 Nov 2022 -- Russia and China intend to jointly engage in the development of oil and gas equipment that can be used in both countries, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Tuesday.
- Xi says ready to strengthen China-Russia energy cooperation PLA Daily 29 Nov 2022 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping said Tuesday China is ready to work with Russia to forge closer partnership in energy cooperation.
- UK-China ties at crossroads after Sunak announced end of 'golden era' Global Times 29 Nov 2022 -- UK-China ties are now at a crossroads after UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced in his first foreign policy speech on Monday that the "golden era" of UK-China relations is over. Whether Sunak is continuing the status quo of "hot economics, cold politics," or is seeking to become more hawkish and shortsighted on his China policy remains to be seen, experts said.
- Interpretation of National Security Law for Hong Kong from top legislature conveys great significance and is imperative: experts Global Times 29 Nov 2022 -- Hong Kong's Department of Justice (DOJ) applied to a local court on Tuesday to ask for an adjournment to the closely watched national security trial of Jimmy Lai after the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government made a request to the central government for an interpretation of the national security law (NSL) for Hong Kong, after the city's top court upheld an earlier High Court decision to allow a British barrister to defend Lai against charges under this law. The ruling triggered huge controversy and led to a strong opposition from central government agencies and the local government.
- Chinese gov't spokesperson stresses enforcement of HKSAR national security law People's Daily 29 Nov 2022 -- It is imperative to fully and faithfully enforce the law on safeguarding national security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), a spokesperson for the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of China's State Council said on Monday.
- C919 wins production certificate from CAAC, a milestone for mass production Global Times 29 Nov 2022 -- The producer of China's passenger aircraft C919 said on Tuesday that the plane has won the production certificate (PC) from the regulator, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), a milestone toward the mass production of the aircraft.
- China's C919 jet obtains approval for production People's Daily 29 Nov 2022 -- China's domestically developed C919 large jetliner received its production certificate on Tuesday, meaning the model can enter mass production.
- China accelerates infrastructure construction Global Times 29 Nov 2022 -- China's infrastructure construction is accelerating, an indication that the central government aspires to do whatever in its capacity to build up public confidence in the country's economic growth despite a new wave of coronavirus outbreaks.
- Despite censors' efforts, news of Chinese protests reach Vietnamese via social media Radio Free Asia 29 Nov 2022 -- Despite the Vietnamese government's attempts to restrict news about protests in neighboring China, videos and news of the demonstrations have spread among the public on social media, sources in the country tell Radio Free Asia.
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