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06 December 2022 - China Special Weapons News
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- Beijing further optimizes anti-COVID-19 measures, test requirements removed at public venues amid weakening Omicron Global Times 06 Dec 2022 -- China's capital city Beijing, with a population of more than 21 million, on Tuesday announced further optimized anti-COVID-19 measures including removing test requirements for some public venues, amid a consistent strategy and flexible measures in the face of the weakening Omicron variant. Experts said that the virulence and pathogenicity of the Omicron variant and its evolutionary branches are significantly reduced compared with the original strain.
- China approves 4 new COVID-19 vaccines for emergency use in 2 days, as authorities consider nationwide 4th dose Global Times 06 Dec 2022 -- From 3 pm Sunday to 4 pm Monday, four new COVID-19 vaccines were approved for emergency use in the Chinese mainland, including three recombinant protein-based vaccines, as well as a nasal spray influenza virus vector vaccine, and sources told the Global Times that the authorities are considering a fourth dose.
- Beijing further optimizes anti-COVID-19 measures, test requirements removed at public venues amid weakening Omicron Global Times 06 Dec 2022 -- China's capital city Beijing, with a population of more than 21 million, on Tuesday announced further optimized anti-COVID-19 measures including removing test requirements for some public venues, amid a consistent strategy and flexible measures in the face of the weakening Omicron variant. Experts said that the virulence and pathogenicity of the Omicron variant and its evolutionary branches are significantly reduced compared with the original strain.
- COVID testing companies roll back businesses as more Chinese cities remove requirements for PCR results Global Times 06 Dec 2022 -- Medical care companies engaged in anti-pandemic nucleic acid testing that have made big money are rolling back their business, as China has moved to scale down massive PCR screening amid the government's shift to optimize COVID response.
- Beijing removes COVID testing requirements for shopping malls, supermarkets, office buildings Global Times 06 Dec 2022 -- The city's epidemic prevention and control work group released the latest policies on the official WeChat account as part of a series of optimized and adjusted measures.
- Domestically developed nasal spray COVID-19 vaccine granted emergency use authorization in Chinese mainland Global Times 06 Dec 2022 -- VectorFlu ONE, a nasal spray COVID-19 vaccine, has been granted emergency use authorization in the Chinese mainland, its developer announced on Monday. Analysis of interim primary data from its Phase III clinical trial showed that the vaccine provided good protection against Omicron variant strains BA.2, BA.4 and BA.5.
- Beijing authorities warn against stockpiling, price hoarding for COVID-19 prevention products Global Times 06 Dec 2022 -- The Beijing Municipal Market Supervision Bureau warned on Monday against stockpiling, spreading false news or monopoly pricing for coronavirus prevention products like masks or medicine, with sales of such products surging after many Chinese local governments optimized their COVID-19 prevention measures toward a more flexible, scientific approach.
- Chinese mainland reports 4,988 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases People's Daily 06 Dec 2022 -- The Chinese mainland on Monday reported 4,988 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Tuesday.
- US' latest arms sale proposal to Taiwan island may hinder China-US military exchanges; little help for secessionists to gain a military edge Global Times 06 Dec 2022 -- The provocative arms sale to China's Taiwan region will make it more difficult to restore China-US military cooperation and exchanges, Chinese experts warned Tuesday, following reports that Washington has proposed arms sale to the secessionist Taiwan authorities, less than a month after two heads of state met face-to face in Bali, when US President Joe Biden reaffirmed that the US does not support "Taiwan independence," and has no intention to engage in conflict with China.
- Chinese Army Able to Deter Any External Support of Taiwan Independence: Defense Ministry Sputnik 06 Dec 2022 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) has the ability and confidence to defeat any attempts by outside forces to organize Taiwan's independence, Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Tan Kefei said on Tuesday.
- China Urges Australia to Stop Sending 'Wrong Signals' to Taiwan: Official Sputnik 06 Dec 2022 -- Australia should adhere to the internationally recognized one-China principle and stop sending misleading signals to "separatist forces" on the island of Taiwan, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Tuesday.
- Jiang Zemin's remains cremated in Beijing People's Daily 06 Dec 2022 -- The remains of Jiang Zemin, who passed away last Wednesday, were cremated at the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery in western Beijing on Monday.
- Memorial meeting held to mourn Jiang Zemin People's Daily 06 Dec 2022 -- A memorial meeting for Jiang Zemin, who passed away on Nov. 30 at the age of 96, was held Tuesday morning in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
- China vows to stick to 'no first use' nuclear policy Press TV 06 Dec 2022 -- China says it is firmly committed to its policy of not using nuclear weapons first, and has denounced a report by the military of the United States on China's alleged plan to triple its nuclear arsenal by 2035.
- China resolutely opposes 2022 Pentagon report on Chinese military: Defense Spokesperson PLA Daily 06 Dec 2022 -- Recently, the US Department of Defense released the 2022 Report on Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China, distorting China's national defense policy and military strategy, groundlessly speculating about China's military development, and grossly interfering in China's internal affairs on the Taiwan question, which is the US's old trick to hype up the so-called "Chinese military threat".
- Japan's ballooning defense budget is dangerous and is leading to serious concerns among neighbors, says Chinese FM spokesperson Global Times 06 Dec 2022 -- Japan's ballooning defense budget is a very dangerous development and has led to serious concerns among Japan's neighbors and the international community, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning during Tuesday's routine news conference, warning that the country should seriously reflect on its history of aggression, respect the security concerns of its Asian neighbors.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning's Regular Press Conference on December 6, 2022 PRC MofA 06 Dec 2022
- Beijing, Gulf Nations Expected to Sign Dozens of Deals at Summit VOA 06 Dec 2022 -- After nearly two years of preparation, the first summit between China and the Arab states is scheduled for this week, a meeting Beijing describes as a "milestone" in Sino-Arab relations.
- Authorities in China target volunteer lawyers helping anti-lockdown protesters Radio Free Asia 06 Dec 2022 -- State security police across China have been questioning lawyers who volunteered to help people arrested during recent anti-lockdown protests, with some withdrawing from the scheme due to political pressure from the authorities, Radio Free Asia has learned.
- Chinese economists call for fewer COVID-19 restrictions to boost growth Radio Free Asia 06 Dec 2022 -- Some well-known Chinese economists have been making an argument for a wider relaxation of the country's rigid anti-virus policies in recent days, as restrictions continued to be lifted in some cities, according to recent reports in media controlled by the Communist Party.
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