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05 January 2023 - China Special Weapons News
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- Mainland-HK border to reopen; 'normal days are back' as Chinese show enthusiasm for outbound travel Global Times 05 Jan 2023 -- Ahead of the policy of gradually resuming international travel taking effect on January 8, the State Council's Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism issued a notice on Thursday to reopen the borders between the Chinese mainland and the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions (SARs) on January 8.
- Western news agencies, politicians maintain insistence on their double standards no matter how China changes its anti-virus policies Global Times 05 Jan 2023 -- No matter how China decides to deal with the COVID-19 epidemic, some Western media and some Western politicians will never be satisfied.
- China always shares COVID-19 data with intl community: FM Global Times 05 Jan 2023 -- Since COVID began, China has shared information and data with the international community including the US in an open and transparent manner, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning said on Thursday, in response to the international community's concerns over China's epidemic situation and requests for more detailed and accurate information.
- Restrictions on China arrivals for political motive 'toxic trend' Global Times 05 Jan 2023 -- As some countries join the club of imposing travel restrictions on arrivals from China, scientists from all over the world believe such a decision was not made based on science, and is logistically cumbersome, and a toxic trend that hurdles the global trend of returning to pre-pandemic normalcy.
- 1st China-developed ECMO approved for market use as a latest effort to strengthen treatment for COVID-19 patients with severe illness Global Times 05 Jan 2023 -- The first China-developed "artificial lung," the extracorporal life support product, was approved for emergency market use for adult patients with a predictable risk of continued deterioration or death, National Medical Products Administration revealed on Thursday, adding to the country's latest efforts to optimize medical resources and strengthen treatment capacity for COVID-19 patients with severe illness while the Chinese localities are currently experiencing the peak of Omicron infections.
- HK released detailed border reopening plan; seven ports open for daily 60,000 cap Global Times 05 Jan 2023 -- The border between the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong will gradually reopen from Sunday with a maximum of 60,000 people in Hong Kong able to enter the mainland everyday through land, sea and air ports, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region(HKSAR) government announced on Thursday
- China further optimizes travel between the mainland, HK and Macao, scrapping mass PCR tests and resuming tourist permit applications Global Times 05 Jan 2023 -- The Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council issued a notice to optimize people-to-people exchanges between the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions (SAR) on Thursday, scrapping the mass nucleic acid testing requirements at customs checkpoints for personnel entering the mainland through Hong Kong and resuming mainland residents' permit applications for tourism and business in Hong Kong.
- China adjusts medical insurance to ease financial burden of COVID-19 patients People's Daily 05 Jan 2023 -- Regional medical authorities in China are adjusting medical insurance policies to address the medical needs of COVID-19 patients.
- XBB unlikely to cause new infection peak in China: expert People's Daily 05 Jan 2023 -- The XBB subvariant of Omicron is unlikely to cause a new infection peak in China in the near future, said a Shanghai-based expert on infectious diseases.
- Hong Kong braces for wave of arrivals from mainland China when border opens Jan. 8 Radio Free Asia 05 Jan 2023 -- The internal border between the former British colony of Hong Kong and the rest of China will open for the first time in three years on Sunday, with tens of thousands of people expected to undergo the COVID-19 tests required to move back and forth between the two sides.
- China Demands Objectivity From WHO Amid Charges of 'Underrepresenting' Covid Outbreak's Scale Sputnik 05 Jan 2023 -- In a rare rebuke of China on Wednesday, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus called on the Asian nation to provide "more rapid, regular, reliable data on [Covid] hospitalizations and deaths." The WHO chief's remarks came after China eased Covid restrictions - which had for a long time been among the strictest in the world.
- Large-scale epidemic from XBB subvariant unlikely in short term: China CDC People's Daily 05 Jan 2023 -- The possibility of a large-scale epidemic caused by COVID-19 Omicron XBB subvariant is low in the short term in China, according to the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC).
- About 20 percent of arrivals from China test positive for COVID: CECC CNA 05 Jan 2023 -- China's COVID-19 pandemic is still peaking, with about 20 percent of arrivals from China at Taiwan airports testing positive for the coronavirus, according to the Central Epidemic Control Center (CECC) on Thursday.
- Much of tourism-reliant Southeast Asia has no plans to restrict Chinese tourists Radio Free Asia 05 Jan 2023 -- Thailand joined most of Southeast Asia's tourism-reliant economies Thursday in keeping entry restrictions lax for Chinese tourists who resume foreign travel next week, despite WHO warning that Beijing is underrepresenting the severity of its COVID-19 outbreak.
- China, Philippines to resume oil and gas cooperation in S.China Sea, properly manage differences: joint statement Global Times 05 Jan 2023 -- Following a candid meeting between leaders of China and the Philippines, the two sides issued a joint statement on Thursday, highlighting the resumption of oil and gas cooperation in the South China Sea as well as the establishment of a diplomatic communication mechanism to resolve maritime issues.
- Manila, Beijing agree to establish hotline to avoid South China Sea mishaps Radio Free Asia 05 Jan 2023 -- Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Thursday that he and Chinese leader Xi Jinping agreed to set up a hotline to avert miscommunication in the contested South China Sea, over which Manila has filed 65 diplomatic protests since Marcos took office in June.
- China's coast guard patrols site of Indonesian gas field Radio Free Asia 05 Jan 2023 -- The China Coast Guard's leading ship has been patrolling the waters around Indonesia's Natuna islands in the South China Sea just as Jakarta approves a plan to develop an offshore gas field there, ship tracking data shows.
- Dalai Lama's successor to be finally approved by Chinese central government: experts Global Times 05 Jan 2023 -- The Chinese central government will support and guide the work of finding the successor of the 14th Dalai Lama and the successor, like his predecessors, will be finally approved by the central government, experts on Xizang issues said.
- US Guided-Missile Destroyer Chung-Hoon Transits Through Taiwan Strait in Fresh Provocation Sputnik 05 Jan 2023 -- The US guided-missile destroyer Chung-Hoon transited through the neutral waters of the Taiwan strait in a demonstration of the United States' commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific, the 7th Fleet Public Affairs said on Thursday.
- Former lawmaker, retired Navy officer questioned in Chinese spy probe CNA 05 Jan 2023 -- Former legislator Lo Chih-ming (羅志明) and retired Navy major general Hsia Fu-hsiang (夏復翔) were questioned while in the custody of prosecutors Thursday on suspicion of recruiting retired military personnel to travel on hosted trips to China.
- China's 2nd aircraft carrier Shandong carries out realistic combat-oriented training in South China Sea Global Times 05 Jan 2023 -- China's second aircraft carrier, the Shandong, recently conducted realistic combat-oriented training in the South China Sea, China Central Television (CCTV) reported on Wednesday. The announcement came amid the reported fighter jet drills of China's first aircraft carrier the Liaoning in the West Pacific. Two aircraft carriers hosting drills in two different directions demonstrated China's aircraft carriers' enhanced capacity and the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy's strong capability, analysts said.
- Space contractors release China's annual launch plan PLA Daily 05 Jan 2023 -- China plans to carry out around 60 launch missions this year, according to the country's major space contractors.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning's Regular Press Conference on January 5, 2023 PRC MofA 05 Jan 2023
- Full text: Joint Statement between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of the Philippines PLA Daily 05 Jan 2023 -- The following is the full text of a joint statement released by China and the Philippines on Thursday.
- Turkmenistan's Leader Heads To Beijing As Dependence On China Grows RFE/RL 05 Jan 2023 -- Hoping to boost his country's economic prospects and deepen its energy links with China, Turkmen President Serdar Berdymukhammedov arrived in Beijing on January 5 for a two-day state visit.
- Significant results including energy cooperation expected from Turkmen president's visit to China Global Times 05 Jan 2023 -- President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov is expected to pay a state visit to China from Thursday to Friday at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping. Observers said that being one of the first foreign leaders to be received by China in 2023 reflects the unusual nature of China-Turkmenistan relations. Significant achievements including practical economic and energy cooperation are likely to be reached during the visit.
- China to pursue officials who flee through 'revolving door' to top company jobs Radio Free Asia 05 Jan 2023 -- The anti-corruption arm of the ruling Chinese Communist Party has warned it will pursue officials who use the "revolving door" between state-owned companies and government to evade investigation or cash in on their former status.
- Former senior Xiamen municipal legislator indicted for graft, power abuse People's Daily 05 Jan 2023 -- Chen Jiadong, a former senior legislator in the city of Xiamen in east China's Fujian Province, has been indicted for suspected crimes of taking bribes, embezzlement, and abuse of power, according to the prosecutors Wednesday.
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