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22 December 2022 - China Special Weapons News
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- Former Judge on China's Top Court Suggests End to Prosecution of 'Zero-COVID' Violators VOA 22 Dec 2022 -- A former judge of the Supreme People's Court, the highest court in China, is calling for the suspension or revocation of cases against some 80 people found guilty of violating "zero-COVID" policy regulations since the advent of omicron, a less deadly variant that began spreading in December 2021.
- Chinese tech giant starts drug-sharing platform amid COVID-induced medicine shortage Radio Free Asia 22 Dec 2022 -- Chinese tech giant Tencent has set up a social media platform in a bid to help people source common fever medicines, which are in short supply as the Omicron variant of COVID-19 rips through the country's 1.4 billion population after the lifting of pandemic controls.
- China discloses COVID-19 info promptly and transparently, insists on informing WHO: FM Global Times 22 Dec 2022 -- China said since COVID began, it has been sharing information on the epidemic in a timely, open and transparent manner in accordance with the law and informing the WHO about China's COVID situation, in response to an appeal from WHO head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus for detailed information, especially on severe cases.
- China calls for collaboration of city hospitals and rural clinics to cope with COVID surge Global Times 22 Dec 2022 -- As the COVID-19 outbreak in China gradually sweeps into rural areas where medical systems are relatively weaker, governments and medical experts are calling for coordinated collaboration between big hospitals and grassroots medical institutes. They ask the latter to upgrade their capacity of treating patients as the grassroots hospitals are facing shortages of medicine and medical staff.
- Patients admitted to Beijing fever clinics falls by 11% despite numbers still being elevated Global Times 22 Dec 2022 -- The number of patients admitted to fever clinics across Beijing's hospitals on Wednesday has fallen by 11 percent from its peak in recent days, according to local health officials Thursday, as medical treatment demand in fever clinics becomes more stable, despite remaining at an elevated level.
- Chinese cities roll out centralized quarantine service for those opting against home quarantine Global Times 22 Dec 2022 -- Several Chinese cities including Hangzhou, are now allowing people with COVID-19 to apply for centralized quarantine, after many expressed concern over passing the coronavirus to others under the same roof, especially the elderly and children.
- Chinese localities distribute free drugs to the public, split packages to meet surging demand amid COVID-19 flare-ups Global Times 22 Dec 2022 -- With the continuous optimization and adjustment of China's epidemic prevention and control policy, many cities across the country have begun to distribute free drugs including cold and fever medicines to the public and implemented open package dispensing, in a bid to meet spiking demand.
- China, India agree to work out mutually acceptable resolution of remaining issues in LAC Western Sector Global Times 22 Dec 2022 -- China and India have agreed to work out a mutually acceptable resolution of the remaining issues in the Western Sector along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) at the earliest by staying in close contact and maintaining dialogue through military and diplomatic channels.
- 17TH ROUND OF INDIA-CHINA CORPS COMMANDER LEVEL MEETING India PIB 22 Dec 2022 -- The 17th round of India- China Corps Commander Level Meeting was held at Chushul-Moldo border meeting point on the Chinese side on 20th December 2022.
- Joint Press Release of the 17th Round of India-China Corps Commander Level Meeting PLA Daily 22 Dec 2022 -- The 17th round of India-China Corps Commander Level Meeting was held at Chushul-Moldo border meeting point on the Chinese side on 20th December 2022.
- PLA reconnaissance drone crosses Taiwan Strait median line CNA 22 Dec 2022 -- A Chinese reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait between 6 a.m. Wednesday, and 6 a.m. Thursday, according to the Ministry of National Defense (MND).
- China's Army Has Dispatched 39 Aircraft, 3 Ships to Taiwan Strait, Taiwanese Defense Ministry Says Sputnik 22 Dec 2022 -- Taiwan's defense ministry said on Thursday that the island's armed forces registered 39 aircraft and three ships of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) approaching the island in the past 24 hours.
- Russia says naval drills with China response to 'aggressive' US posturing Press TV 22 Dec 2022 -- The Russian army chief says planned joint naval drills between Russia and China have been a response to increasingly aggressive US military posturing in the strategic Asia-Pacific region.
- Russia-China Joint Naval Exercises Response to US Aggressive Capacity Build-Up: Moscow Sputnik 22 Dec 2022 -- The joint naval exercises, air patrols and other drill of Russia and China are a response to the aggressive build-up of US military potential in the region, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov said on Thursday.
- PLA Navy's carrier Liaoning ramps up aircraft sortie training in West Pacific Global Times 22 Dec 2022 -- The aircraft carrier Liaoning of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy reportedly hosted about 130 aircraft sorties in four days after it entered the West Pacific for far sea drills last week, more than twice as intensive as the exercises held in the same region in May, displaying the carrier's high level of combat readiness, analysts said on Thursday.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning's Regular Press Conference on December 22, 2022 PRC MofA 22 Dec 2022
- Secretary Blinken's Call with People's Republic of China (PRC) State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi US Dept. of State 22 Dec 2022
- Xi Jinping Exchanges Congratulatory Messages with New Zealand's Governor-General Cindy Kiro on the 50th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between China and New Zealand Li Keqiang Exchanges Congratulatory Messages with New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern PRC MofA 22 Dec 2022 -- On December 22, 2022, President Xi Jinping exchanged congratulatory messages with New Zealand's Governor-General Cindy Kiro to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
- Australia's Foreign Minister pushes China to drop sanctions during Beijing visit Radio Free Asia 22 Dec 2022 -- The Australian government nominated a prominent China expert to be its ambassador to the United States as Foreign Minister Penny Wong staged an ice-breaking visit to Beijing.
- Truce 'far off' as US adds fuel with aid plans amid Zelensky's visit Global Times 22 Dec 2022 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's visit to Washington showed that he was making great efforts to make "supporting Ukraine to fight Russia" an "unchallengeable political correctness" in the US, while Republicans and Democrats have shown diverging opinions on the matter recently, said analysts, and since Russia is also preparing for long-term conflict, the crisis is still far from a peaceful solution.
- China urges caution as UN Security Council adopts first resolution on Myanmar in 74 years Global Times 22 Dec 2022 -- China's ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Zhang Jun stressed that the UN Security Council must always act with extra caution while making explanatory statement after abstaining from voting on the council's first-ever resolution on Myanmar on Wednesday, which demanded an end to violence and urged the military junta to release all political prisoners, including ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
- Premier Li meets HKSAR chief executive, fully recognizes his work Global Times 22 Dec 2022 -- Premier Li Keqiang met with Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu on Thursday in Beijing. Lee traveled to the capital for his annual duty report this week, and the Chinese leader fully recognized Lee's work of leading the HKSAR government in responding to the public's needs, fixing its social woes and helping the city regain its economic vitality.
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