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09 December 2022 - China Special Weapons News
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- China further focuses on severe COVID cases treatment with tiered medical services plan Global Times 09 Dec 2022 -- China on Friday issued a working plan on health services for COVID-19 key groups to optimize tiered medical services for various groups of people. On the same day, the State Council joint prevention and control mechanism vowed to optimize medical resources and strengthen severe-illness treatment capacity, including upgrading makeshift hospitals.
- China issues guidelines to further optimize tiered medical services for people aged 65 and above Global Times 09 Dec 2022 -- China on Friday issues guidelines to further optimize tiered medical services for people aged 65 and above, calling on local authorities to enhance contracted medical services and strengthen the storage of drugs and antigen detection kits.
- China's FDA commits to strengthening management of COVID-19 medical supplies Global Times 09 Dec 2022 -- The National Food and Drug Administration (FDA) vowed to strengthen the quality and safety management of COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutic medicines on Thursday, urging enterprises to continue to comply with the production requirements.
- A brief timeline of Chinese president's COVID-19 responses People's Daily 09 Dec 2022 -- For the past nearly three years, President Xi Jinping has been leading China in its tough but extraordinary fight against the COVID-19 epidemic.
- China's FDA commits to strengthening management of COVID-19 medical supplies Global Times 09 Dec 2022 -- The National Food and Drug Administration (FDA) vowed to strengthen the quality and safety management of COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutic medicines on Thursday, urging enterprises to continue to comply with the production requirements.
- China's growth to steadily pick up as COVID-19 response optimized: premier People's Daily 09 Dec 2022 -- China's economic growth will steadily pick up as ten new measures for further improving its COVID-19 response are put into practice, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Thursday.
- Chinese mainland reports 3,588 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases People's Daily 09 Dec 2022 -- The Chinese mainland on Thursday reported 3,588 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Friday.
- China completes first seaborne hot launch with carrier rocket sending 14 satellites to orbit Global Times 09 Dec 2022 -- China's commercial carrier rockets have welcomed a new member to the family, after the Smart Dragon-3, or Jielong-3, made its successful maiden flight on Friday from the waters of the Yellow Sea, sending 14 satellites precisely into their designated orbit. Its debut further expanded the spectrum of China's launch vehicles and marked the country's first hot seaborne launch, filling multiple technical gaps in China's domestic aerospace industry.
- China's new high-altitude, high-speed demonstrator drone makes first flight Global Times 09 Dec 2022 -- China recently carried out the maiden flight for a type of new high-altitude, high-speed demonstrator drone, which can help test and verify a number of new technologies including artificial intelligence, loyal wingman and drone swarm, the aircraft's maker announced on Thursday.
- Domestically developed first C919 jet delivered to China Eastern, 'marking a start in journey toward mass production' Global Times 09 Dec 2022 -- The world's first C919 aircraft, and also China's first domestically-developed passenger jet, was delivered to China Eastern Airlines in Shanghai on Friday, and is expected to be put into commercial operation in the spring of 2023.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning's Regular Press Conference on December 9, 2022 PRC MofA 09 Dec 2022
- Historic summits chart course for China-Arab, GCC ties Global Times 09 Dec 2022 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping and leaders from Arab states and GCC countries on Friday gathered in Riyadh, capital of Saudi Arabia, to continue developing bilateral friendliness, chart the course for building a China-Arab community with a shared future and further advance pragmatic cooperation.
- Chinese President Confirms that Chinese-Arab Relations Have Achieved Historic Leap SPA 09 Dec 2022 -- President Xi Jinping of the People's Republic of China, affirmed that the relations between the People's Republic of China and the Arab countries witnessed great developments, as the two sides established strategic partnership relations based on comprehensive cooperation and joint development for a better future.
- Statement of the Riyadh Summit for Cooperation and Development between the GCC and the People's Republic of China SPA 09 Dec 2022 -- Based on the gracious invitation of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, King of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council and the People's Republic of China held their meeting today in Riyadh on December 9, 2022, chaired by His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, His Excellency Xi Jinping, President of the People's Republic of China, and the participation of:
- At Riyadh GCC-China Summit for Cooperation and Development.. President of China: Chinese-GCC Relations Wrote Impressive Chapters of Solidarity and Joint Cooperation SPA 09 Dec 2022 -- His Excellency President Xi Jinping of the People's Republic of China expressed his sincere thanks to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for its efforts to host the first summit between China and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), expressing his happiness over the meeting and discussing ways to develop the Chinese-Gulf relations.
- Joint Statement at the Conclusion of the Saudi-Chinese Summit SPA 09 Dec 2022 -- At the Invitation of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, King of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and within the framework of strengthening strategic relations between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the People's Republic of China, His Excellency the President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping paid an official State visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during the period of 13th through the 15th of Jamada I 1444 AH , corresponding to the 7th through the 9th of December 2022.
- China, Saudi Arabia deepen relations amid development synergy Global Times 09 Dec 2022 -- A grand welcoming ceremony, high-level bilateral meetings and wide-covering investment agreements are among proofs that China-Saudi Arabia relations have been lifted to a new high.
- Xi meets with King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia People's Daily 09 Dec 2022 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday met with King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia at Riyadh's al-Yamamah Palace.
- China, Saudi Arabia to jointly strive for greater progress in comprehensive strategic partnership People's Daily 09 Dec 2022 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping and leaders of Saudi Arabia agreed here Thursday to jointly advance the China-Saudi Arabia comprehensive strategic partnership and achieve even greater progress.
- President Xi Jinping Holds Talks with Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia PRC MofA 09 Dec 2022 -- At the noon of December 8 local time, President Xi Jinping held talks with Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia at al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh.
- President Xi Jinping Meets with King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia PRC MofA 09 Dec 2022 -- On the afternoon of December 8 local time, President Xi Jinping met with King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia at Riyadh's al-Yamamah Palace.
- Xi Jinping Meets with Crown Prince of Kuwait Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah PRC MofA 09 Dec 2022
- Xi Jinping Meets with Chairman of Sudan's Sovereignty Council Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan PRC MofA 09 Dec 2022
- Xi Jinping Meets with Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani PRC MofA 09 Dec 2022
- Xi Jinping Meets with President Ismail Omar Guelleh of Djibouti PRC MofA 09 Dec 2022
- Xi Jinping Meets with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani PRC MofA 09 Dec 2022
- Xi Jinping Meets with Comorian President Azali Assoumani PRC MofA 09 Dec 2022
- Xi Jinping Meets with Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud PRC MofA 09 Dec 2022
- Xi Jinping Meets with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' Sabbar al-Sudani PRC MofA 09 Dec 2022
- Xi Jinping Meets with Tunisian President Kais Saied PRC MofA 09 Dec 2022
- President Xi Jinping Meets with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi PRC MofA 09 Dec 2022 -- On the afternoon of December 8 local time, President Xi Jinping met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in Riyadh.
- President Xi Jinping Meets with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas PRC MofA 09 Dec 2022 -- On the afternoon of December 8 local time, President Xi Jinping met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Riyadh. 
- US imposes sanctions on China over alleged rights abuses, illegal fishing Press TV 09 Dec 2022 -- The United States has imposed sanctions on China accusing it of human rights abuses in Tibet and over reports of fishing that it said caused damage to the marine ecosystem.
- Treasury Targets Serious Human Rights Abuse Aboard Distant Water Fishing Vessels Based in the People's Republic of China US Treasury 09 Dec 2022 -- Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned two individuals, Li Zhenyu and Xinrong Zhuo, and the networks of entities they control, including Dalian Ocean Fishing Co., Ltd. and Pingtan Marine Enterprise, Ltd. (Nasdaq: PME) along with eight other affiliated entities. Additionally, this action identifies 157 People's Republic of China (PRC) flagged fishing vessels in which these entities have an interest.
- Gulf of Guinea Countries Agree to Stop Illegal Chinese Fishing VOA 09 Dec 2022 -- Chinese boats are decimating West Africa's fish stocks and fishing communities in the Gulf of Guinea, say environmental groups.
- Innocent-sounding 'care teams' spark fears of heightened surveillance in Hong Kong Radio Free Asia 09 Dec 2022 -- Hong Kong's plan to send "care teams" into residential neighborhoods has sparked fears that Communist Party controls and surveillance will extend further into people's lives, with patriotic recruits wielding power and information along the lines of local officials and volunteers who already do the government's bidding in mainland China.
- Uyghur groups urge world leaders to make Dec. 9 Uyghur Genocide Recognition Day Radio Free Asia 09 Dec 2022 -- Some 55 Uyghur organizations have called on world leaders to recognize Dec. 9 as Uyghur Genocide Recognition Day, marking the day a year ago that an independent U.K.-based Uyghur Tribunal announced its findings that China committed genocide against Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in its western Xinjiang region
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