Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
18 December 2022 - China Special Weapons News
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- Chinese localities prepare for peak of COVID-19 infections in January Global Times 18 Dec 2022 -- Multiple places across China are anticipating and getting prepared to cope with the peak of COVID-19 infections in January, as a travel rush during the Chinese New Year holidays is expected to speed up the spread of the virus, according to media reports on Sunday.
- China relaxes COVID-related restrictions on blood donation amid reported shortage Global Times 18 Dec 2022 -- China's National Health Commission on Saturday issued a revised version of guidelines on blood donation, allowing close contacts, secondary close contacts of COVID-19 infections as well as recovered COVID-19 patients to donate blood.
- Experts suggest building hierarchical diagnosis, treatment for senior COVID-19 patients Global Times 18 Dec 2022 -- Medical institutions should build a hierarchical diagnosis and treatment system for senior patients, Chinese experts said, as the protection of the vulnerable groups has shifted to be the focus of the country's COVID-19 prevention and treatment since many epidemic restrictions were dismantled.
- PLA holds live-fire long-range rocket artillery drills in Xizang Global Times 18 Dec 2022 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) recently conducted a series of tactical drills in the high-altitude plateau region of Southwest China featuring the live-fire shooting of long-range rocket artillery, a type of weapon analysts said on Sunday works particularly well in such terrain and will help the PLA safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity.
- Fiji election's kingmaker party favors Australia, New Zealand as allies over China Radio Free Asia 18 Dec 2022 -- The leader of the kingmaker party in Fiji's election says he doesn't support forming a security relationship with China, preferring foreign relations to be closely aligned with Australia and like-minded countries in the Pacific region.
- China can still use big data to control citizens despite ditching COVID-19 app Radio Free Asia 18 Dec 2022 -- The Chinese government still has access to vast amounts of data on its citizens' movements, despite pausing a hugely unpopular COVID-19 tracker app in the wake of nationwide protests, analysts told Radio Free Asia in recent interviews.
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