Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
15 December 2022 - China Special Weapons News
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- US Monitors New Variants from China as Beijing Relaxes Zero-COVID Approach VOA 15 Dec 2022 -- The United States is monitoring for new coronavirus variants as it braces for a potential outbreak of COVID-19 infections following Beijing's easing of strict controls that kept the pandemic at bay in China.
- Companies set to ramp up COVID-19 vaccine production following plan for second booster shots Global Times 15 Dec 2022 -- COVID-19 vaccine producers have started to prepare for increased vaccine production after China issued a plan to roll out second booster shots on Wednesday, with nine vaccine booster combinations included in the plan.
- China's production capacity for antigen detection reagents, vaccines, masks sufficient: MIIT Global Times 15 Dec 2022 -- The production capacity for key medical supplies such as antigen detection reagents, vaccines and masks is sufficient in China, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) told a press conference on Wednesday.
- China steps up protecting vulnerable groups amid COVID-19 response optimization People's Daily 15 Dec 2022 -- China is continuing its optimization of COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control measures as it shifts the focus of its response strategy from curbing new infections to preventing and treating severe cases.
- Second COVID booster available for eligible people People's Daily 15 Dec 2022 -- Seniors and people identified as being at higher risk from COVID-19 are now eligible for a second vaccine booster shot, according to a notice issued on Wednesday.
- China Develops Short-Range Missiles Able to Hit Taiwan's Critical Infrastructure, Reports Suggest Sputnik 15 Dec 2022 -- China has developed a series of short-range precision missiles and multiple launch rocket systems able to hit Taiwan's military and government infrastructure, local press reported on Thursday, citing a source close to the People's Liberation Army of China.
- China Successfully Launches Yaogan-36 Remote Sensing Satellite Into Orbit Sputnik 15 Dec 2022 -- China successfully launched the Yaogan-36 remote sensing satellite into orbit using the Long March 2D carrier rocket on Thursday, the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) said.
- 9th Chinese peacekeeping infantry battalion to South Sudan (Juba) takes over mission PLA Daily 15 Dec 2022 -- The Chinese peacekeeping infantry battalion to South Sudan (Juba) held a handover ceremony at the Chinese camp of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) in Juba, South Sudan, on December 13. This marks the successful completion of the one-year peacekeeping mission of China's 8th peacekeeping infantry battalion to South Sudan (Juba), and the beginning of the mission of the 9th.
- Type 055 large destroyer leads PLA warships in island chain-breaking voyage Global Times 15 Dec 2022 -- Led by a 10,000 ton-class large destroyer, a group of warships of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy reportedly sailed beyond the first island chain on Wednesday via two strategically important straits near Japan, a routine exercise experts said on Thursday sent a signal amid Japan's recent militaristic moves, including updates to its national security strategies with the plan to increase military spending and referring to China as a "strategic challenge."
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on December 15, 2022 PRC MofA 15 Dec 2022
- U.S. blacklists 36 Chinese tech firms Radio Free Asia 15 Dec 2022 -- Two of China's biggest chipmakers, Yangtze Memory Technologies and Shanghai Micro Electronics Equipment, are among 36 Chinese companies effectively banned from importing components from the United States as part of new U.S. export rules announced Thursday.
- China's FM urges US to stop weaponizing trade issues as US said to remove firms from red flag list Global Times 15 Dec 2022 -- China's Foreign Ministry on Thursday urged the US to stop generalizing the concept of national security and politicizing and weaponizing economic and trade issues, after reports of the US' plan to remove some Chinese firms from a red flag trade list.
- China urges UK to stop political manipulation, saying consul general's return 'a normal rotation' Global Times 15 Dec 2022 -- China strongly urges the UK to honor its obligations under relevant international laws and bilateral consular agreements, to immediately stop political manipulation, and take credible measures to enable the normal performance of Chinese diplomatic and consular missions in the UK, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Thursday.
- US Expects China, India to Negotiate 'Very Good' Prices on Russian Oil But Under Price Cap Sputnik 15 Dec 2022 -- The United States expects that China, India and Turkey will negotiate very good prices on Russian oil for themselves but they will fall under the Western-imposed price cap, Office of Sanction Coordination head James O'Brien said on Friday.
- Experts: China Unlikely to Sway North Korea on Missile, Nuclear Tests VOA 15 Dec 2022 -- Given its frayed relationship with Washington, Beijing is unlikely to heed U.S. and South Korean calls to urge North Korea to cease missiles and nuclear weapons tests and ease tensions on the Korean Peninsula, said experts.
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