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28 December 2022 - China Special Weapons News
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- US Imposing Mandatory COVID Tests on Travelers From China VOA 28 Dec 2022 -- Federal health officials have announced that, because of the surge in coronavirus cases in China, nearly all airline passengers from the country will have to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test to enter the United States starting January 5. The only exceptions will be those younger than age 2.
- US to impose mandatory COVID-19 tests for travelers from China Press TV 28 Dec 2022 -- US health officials have said the United States will impose mandatory COVID-19 tests on travelers from China, accusing Beijing of not sharing enough information about the surge in coronavirus cases there.
- US says passengers from China will be required to present negative COVID test Radio Free Asia 28 Dec 2022 -- Passengers arriving in the United States from China, Hong Kong and Macau will be required to present a negative COVID-19 test from no more than two days before departure, the U.S. health authorities announced Wednesday.
- US to Require Travelers From China to Test Negative for COVID-19 Before Entry - CDC Sputnik 28 Dec 2022 -- The United States will require international travelers coming from China regardless of nationality to test negative for the novel coronavirus prior to entering the country, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Wednesday.
- Travelers from China to be subjected to saliva PCR tests at border CNA 28 Dec 2022 -- Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) head Victor Wang (王必勝) announced Wednesday that travelers from China will be required to undergo a saliva COVID-19 test when they arrive in Taiwan starting on Jan. 1.
- Plan to open border with mainland China sparks fears in Hong Kong Radio Free Asia 28 Dec 2022 -- Hong Kong leader John Lee on Wednesday announced plans to open the city's internal border with the rest of China by mid-January, sparking fears that the current wave of mass COVID-19 infections sweeping the country will engulf the city, sparking a run on medical resources.
- Border between mainland, HK to reopen before January 15: Chief Executive Global Times 28 Dec 2022 -- Chief Executive of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) has announced plans to reopen the border with the Chinese mainland before January 15 next year. Hong Kong society is rolling up its sleeves for the reopening after the border was closed for three years.
- China launches second round of residents' COVID infection survey, keeping abreast of epidemic development Global Times 28 Dec 2022 -- Many places in China, including Beijing, Henan, Hainan and Sichuan provinces, have launched the second round of surveys to learn about the situation of residents infected with the coronavirus. According to the results released so far, the infection rate in Sichuan has exceeded 63.5 percent, which is 16.59 percent higher than the previous survey.
- China to lift anti-COVID measures for all imported cold-chain foods, non-cold-chain items Global Times 28 Dec 2022 -- Chinese customs announced on Wednesday that it would revoke anti-COVID-19 measures, including nucleic acid testing, at ports of entry for all imported cold-chain foods and non-cold-chain items, effective January 8, when the country is scheduled to downgrade COVID-19 to Class B management.
- Anti-COVID restrictions on international flights to end from January 8: CAAC Global Times 28 Dec 2022 -- The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), the country's civil aviation regulator, said on Wednesday that it will lift COVID-19 travel restrictions from January 8, vowing to restore international passenger traffic, subdued for three years due to the pandemic.
- Hospitals scramble to cope with elderly influx People's Daily 28 Dec 2022 -- Fever clinics and emergency rooms in Beijing are racing to boost the number of critical care beds to cope with rising hospitalizations among older COVID-19 patients.
- Changes to COVID management policies explained People's Daily 28 Dec 2022 -- The National Health Commission announced late Monday that it will reclassify the novel coronavirus, changing it from "novel coronavirus pneumonia" to "novel coronavirus infection" and simultaneously downgrading management of the disease from Class A to Class B in accordance with the national law on infectious disease prevention and treatment, as of Jan 8.
- China to downgrade COVID-19 management to Class B People's Daily 28 Dec 2022 -- China will downgrade management of COVID-19 to Class B and cancel quarantine requirements on inbound travelers from Jan. 8, 2023, China's top health authority announced recently.
- China to Lift COVID-19 Testing Requirement for Travelers From January 8: Customs Service Sputnik 28 Dec 2022 -- China will lift the COVID-19 testing requirement for people entering the country from January 8, 2023, the General Administration of Customs said on Wednesday.
- GT Yearender: China shifts COVID policy with necessary conditions Global Times 28 Dec 2022 -- Editor's Note: After three years' hard efforts to keep COVID-19 at bay, China has optimized its virus response and come up with a major shift in its epidemic policy by downgrading COVID management and announcing the reopening of international borders from January 8, 2023. Global Times talked with frontline medical workers, experts and ordinary Chinese people, refuting some Western media narratives that China's sudden U-turn in policy had left many unprepared. The changing virus variant, accelerated mass vaccination and enhanced medical resources all laid out the foundation for COVID response adjustment.
- China strengthens COVID-19 response for key groups, locations People's Daily 28 Dec 2022 -- China has stepped up its epidemic prevention and control measures for key locations, organizations and population groups, amid its shift in COVID-19 response policy, according to documents released on Monday.
- Experts decode China's shift in COVID response policies People's Daily 28 Dec 2022 -- China's National Health Commission (NHC) announced on Monday that the country will downgrade its level of COVID-19 management from the current Class A to a less strict Class B starting from Jan. 8, 2023.
- China says Taiwanese compatriots won't serve as 'cannon fodder' for separatists Press TV 28 Dec 2022 -- China's government has censured Taiwan for seeking to use the Taiwanese people as "cannon fodder" by extending compulsory military service from four months to one year, starting in 2024.
- Japan to deploy missile defense unit near Taiwan island, 'removing pacifist mask' as it ramps up military presence Global Times 28 Dec 2022 -- Japan is removing its pacifist mask as it continues attempts to strengthen its military presence in the Asia-Pacific region, Chinese experts said on Wednesday, following reports that Tokyo is likely to deploy a surface-to-air missile defense unit at Japan's closest self-defense force base to China's Taiwan region.
- China slams hike in Japan's defense spending Radio Free Asia 28 Dec 2022 -- China has expressed concerns over the significant hike in Japan's defense spending in 2023, calling it "a very dangerous development."
- Joint Russia-China Naval Interaction 2022 Drills Completed: MoD Sputnik 28 Dec 2022 -- The joint Russia-China exercises dubbed "Naval Interaction-2022" ended in the East China Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.
- Chinese military aircraft manufacturers complete annual production Global Times 28 Dec 2022 -- Multiple major Chinese military aircraft manufacturers have announced completion of their annually scheduled production plans by the end of December, which will lay a solid foundation for the aviation forces of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) next year.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on December 28, 2022 PRC MofA 28 Dec 2022
- VOA Interview: House Select Committee Hopes to Explain Why China Matters VOA 28 Dec 2022 -- As Republicans prepare to take control of the U.S. House of Representatives, they are looking to put their stamp on a range of issues, including China.
- Protesters who fled Hong Kong amid crackdown face deportation from United States Radio Free Asia 28 Dec 2022 -- Dozens of Hong Kong rights groups and former protesters who fled the city amid a crackdown on dissent by China have called on Washington to extend a deportation deadline to prevent them from being sent home.
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