Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
04 December 2022 - China Special Weapons News
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- More cities optimize COVID measures, striking a new balance between epidemic control and social livelihoods Global Times 04 Dec 2022 -- At least a dozen cities across China further adjusted and optimized epidemic control measures over the weekend, including scrapping the requirement for frequent mass nucleic acid testing and mandatory COVID-19 test results for riding public transportation. Some cities such as Zhuhai in South China's Guangdong and Southwest China's Chongqing urged local residents not to take nucleic acid tests unless necessary, while other places explored new measures such as allowing some people who test positive for COVID to quarantine at home.
- Shanghai removes COVID testing requirements on public transportation, outdoor public venues Global Times 04 Dec 2022 -- Negative nucleic acid test results are not required to take public transportation and entering outdoor public venues such as parks and scenic spots in Shanghai since Monday, local authority announced on Sunday.
- China continues to optimize COVID-19 response, with some places stopping to provide free PCR tests Global Times 04 Dec 2022 -- Chinese cities have moved to optimize COVID-19 responses under the principle of "consistent strategy and flexible measures" based on the weaker Omicron strain with some areas stressing precision nucleic acid testing.
- Beijing implements new COVID-19 measures People's Daily 04 Dec 2022 -- Beijing announced on Saturday more measures, mainly concerning medical services to provide more convenience for the public, during the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak.
- Chinese mainland reports 4,168 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases People's Daily 04 Dec 2022 -- The Chinese mainland on Saturday reported 4,168 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Sunday.
- 8 PLA warplanes detected crossing Taiwan Strait median line CNA 04 Dec 2022 -- A total of 25 Chinese military aircraft and four naval ships have been detected around Taiwan from 6 a.m. Saturday to 6 a.m. Sunday, including eight airplanes that had crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and another two that entered Taiwan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ).
- How Many Nuclear Submarines Does China Have and How Big a Threat Do They Pose to the US? Sputnik 04 Dec 2022 -- The People's Liberation Army Navy made a splash in US media last month after the US Pacific Fleet revealed that China had fitted its boomer subs with new, longer-range intercontinental ballistic missiles. Just what are China's sea-based nuclear capabilities, and should the US be concerned? Maybe, but only if Washington has aggressive intentions.
- US' newly unveiled B-21 stealth bomber raises new defense challenges to China, expected to be responded to by Chinese counterpart: analysts Global Times 04 Dec 2022 -- The world finally got its first glimpse on the B-21, the US' first new bomber in more than 30 years, after it made a high-profile debut in a ceremony on Friday, an event analysts said on Sunday is an attempt to flex its muscles and deter China.
- 'A decisive decade': Pentagon says US 'will not let' China reshape Indo-Pacific region Press TV 04 Dec 2022 -- Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin has accused China of seeking to reshape the Indo-Pacific region, saying that the United States will not allow that to happen.
- US drops charges against Meng Wanzhou People's Daily 04 Dec 2022 -- The US Justice Department has dropped all charges against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou, who was held by Canada on a US warrant for Iran sanctions-related charges for nearly three years, which strained relations not only between the US and China, but also Canada and China.
- Shenzhou-14 crew safely return to Dongfeng landing site after 183 days at China Space Station Global Times 04 Dec 2022 -- After concluding six-month stay at the China Space Station and completing first-ever direct handover in orbit in the country's aerospace history, three taikonauts of the Shenzhou-14 manned spaceflight mission have safely returned to the Dongfeng landing site in the Gobi Desert, North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Sunday.
- Shenzhou-14 return capsule lands safely PLA Daily 04 Dec 2022 -- Three Chinese astronauts on board the Shenzhou-14 manned spaceship returned to Earth safely on Sunday, after accomplishing many "firsts" during their six-month space station mission.
- Eight-point decision on Party conduct reaches 10th anniversary, leads to stricter self-governance, purer society Global Times 04 Dec 2022 -- It has been 10 years since the eight-point decision on work conduct were formulated and implemented after the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in 2012. More than 760,000 violations have been dealt with and more than 200 senior officials have been punished, which Chinese anti-graft experts believed showed obvious achievements in the CPC's stricter self-governance and building a purer society.
- Key project of China-Russia east-route natural gas pipeline is completed Global Times 04 Dec 2022 -- A key construction project of the China-Russia east-route natural gas pipeline was completed on Saturday. It will allow Russian gas to cross the Yangtze River to reach Shanghai, laying the foundation for the full completion of the landmark China-Russia energy cooperation project.
- INTERVIEW: China's push to build an overseas media empire Radio Free Asia 04 Dec 2022 -- Joshua Kurlantzick is senior fellow for Southeast Asia at the Council on Foreign Relations. His latest book, "Beijing's Global Media Offensive: China's Uneven Campaign to Influence Asia and the World" is available now from Oxford University Press. Radio Free Asia sat down with him this week to discuss its main takeaways. The interview has been edited for length and clarity.
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