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10 January 2023 - China Special Weapons News
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- China Suspends Visas for South Koreans VOA 10 Jan 2023 -- China is suspending short-term visas for South Koreans seeking to visit the country in an apparent retaliation of South Korea's new coronavirus testing requirements on Chinese visitors.
- China suspends issuing of short-term visas for South Korean citizens as countermeasure Global Times 10 Jan 2023 -- China suspends issuing short-term visas for South Korean citizens to visit China for visit, business, tourism, medical treatment, transit or other personal affairs, with the new adjustment taking effect starting Tuesday, the Chinese Embassy in South Korea said in a statement released on Tuesday.
- Chinese media hit out over pricing talks with Pfizer as COVID-19 cases skyrocket Radio Free Asia 10 Jan 2023 -- China's state-backed media have accused U.S. "capital forces" of profiteering from the current wave of COVID-19, amid an ongoing shortage of antivirals and widespread reports of pneumonia since the lifting of restrictions last month.
- Regions across China report passing infection peaks, enter fast track of work resumption Global Times 10 Jan 2023 -- From metropolises like Beijing and Shanghai, to populous provinces including Central China's Henan and Southwest China's Sichuan, regions across the country reported that infection peaks have passed.
- Border reopening won't exert huge pressure on HK's medical system: local health experts Global Times 10 Jan 2023 -- Border reopening between the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong won't cause a more dangerous COVID-19 wave in the city or exert a huge impact on its medical system. Necessary testing measures are in place and previous waves, along with high rates of vaccination, have helped build herd immunity in the city, which has abundant COVID-19 medicines, said Hong Kong health experts.
- Multitude Chinese cities say they have past first COVID peak Global Times 10 Jan 2023 -- Beijing, Chongqing, Henan, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Guangdong, Sichuan, Hainan......a number of provinces and regions across China report that they have already past the first peak of COVID-19 infections as number of patients at fever clinics in these regions continues to fall.
- Western reports alleging epidemic in China to delay global recovery are false, with ulterior motives: ministry Global Times 10 Jan 2023 -- Some western media reports alleging that the epidemic in China will affect the stability of international industrial chain and drag down the recovery of the world economy are out of ulterior motives, which deviate from the real situation, Wang Wenbin, a spokesperson for China's Foreign Ministry, told a regular press conference on Tuesday.
- COVID restrictions against Chinese travelers 'political manipulation:' Beijing Press TV 10 Jan 2023 -- Beijing says the countries that have adopted COVID-19 measures against travelers from China are engaging in "political manipulation and discriminatory measures," warning that it would take "reciprocal countermeasures" against them.
- COVID in Europe: China's surge not a cause for concern 'at this time' says WHO, as XBB.1.5 virus spreads UN News 10 Jan 2023 -- The ongoing COVID-19 surge in China is not expected to "significantly impact" the European region, UN health experts said on Tuesday.
- Henan, Zhejiang pass peak COVID-19 infections; Azvudine tablet production increases Global Times 10 Jan 2023 -- Some regions including Central China's Henan Province and East China's Zhejiang Province have passed the peak of COVID-19 infections, but Henan is still in the peak period in terms of treating critical cases while Zhejiang has vowed to provide antiviral drugs to ensure key groups including the elderly can be treated promptly, according to the authorities on Monday.
- China spares no efforts in ensuring anti-COVID drug development, supply People's Daily 10 Jan 2023 -- China is implementing swift and concrete measures to accelerate drug development, production and supply in order to guarantee better treatment of COVID-19 cases, as the country adjusts its epidemic response policy.
- China urges U.S. to share XBB.1.5 data People's Daily 10 Jan 2023 -- Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin on Monday said the United States should share domestic COVID-19 information and data in a timely, open and transparent manner, considering the rapid spread of the Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5.
- China receives over 250,000 inbound passenger trips on first day of new COVID policy People's Daily 10 Jan 2023 -- China recorded 251,045 inbound passenger trips on Sunday, the first day following a major COVID-19 response policy shift, data from the country's customs watchdog showed on Monday.
- China Coast Guard vessels patrol Diaoyu Islands PLA Daily 10 Jan 2023 -- China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels patrol in China's territorial waters surrounding the Diaoyu Islands on Tuesday, according to a news release on the CCG's official Wechat account on January 10, 2023.
- Philippines sea exploration deal with Beijing, Hanoi ruled unconstitutional Radio Free Asia 10 Jan 2023 -- The Philippines Supreme Court on Tuesday declared a 2005 South China Sea oil exploration agreement with China and Vietnam unconstitutional because it allowed foreign corporations to prospect for natural resources belonging to the Filipino people but without proper safeguards.
- War game instigates US intervention in possible Taiwan Straits conflict Global Times 10 Jan 2023 -- A recent war game scenario run by the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is not worthy of reference, as it was designed to hype the "China threat" theory, and to suggest the US should fully arm the island of Taiwan preemptively, and instigate the US military to immediately intervene if a conflict breaks out, Chinese mainland experts said on Tuesday.
- Chinese invasion of Taiwan would fail, but at a high cost for all, CSIS says Radio Free Asia 10 Jan 2023 -- A Chinese invasion of Taiwan would not succeed should the U.S. and Japan back Taipei but it would come at a high cost for all parties involved, the influential Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) said.
- Think Tank: Simulation Predicts Taiwan Could Defeat China With US-Japan Aid in Invasion Scenario Sputnik 10 Jan 2023 -- The United States is officially committed to a "one-China" policy, which concedes that Taiwan is part of China. However, the United States has kept informal relations with Taipei and provides arms to its government.
- Mainland dominance to prevail in cross-Straits ties People's Daily 11 Jan 2023 -- The Chinese mainland will firmly maintain its strategic dominance to steer cross-Straits relations in the right direction this year, according to observers.
- Exclusive: PLA Navy on its way to becoming one of the finest and leading navies: Pakistani naval chief Global Times 10 Jan 2023 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy is on its way to becoming one of the finest and leading navies after showing remarkable progress over the last two decades, including operating three aircraft carriers, said Admiral M Amjad Khan Niazi, Chief of the Naval Staff of the Pakistan Navy, looking forward to strengthening the Pakistan Navy's historic relationship with PLA Navy and cooperating closely to promote peace and stability in the Indian Ocean region while preserving good order at sea.
- China's space-tracking ship Yuanwang-5 returns from mission PLA Daily 10 Jan 2023 -- China's space-tracking ship Yuanwang-5 returned to the dock of the China Satellite Maritime Tracking and Control Department(CSMTC) on January 9, 2023, after completing the maritime tracking and control missions for the Yaogan-34 series 03 remote sensing satellite.
- NATO Deputy Secretary General meets new Chinese Ambassador NATO 10 Jan 2023 -- NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană welcomed Ambassador Fu Cong, Head of the Chinese Mission to the EU, to NATO Headquarters in Brussels for the first time on Tuesday (10 January 2023).
- Xi stresses need to promote full, rigorous Party self-governance People's Daily 10 Jan 2023 -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Monday stressed the need for ceaseless efforts to promote full and rigorous Party self-governance and ensure the implementation of decisions and plans made at the 20th CPC National Congress.
- China 'well prepared' as US looks to put Japan in actual combat frontlines Global Times 10 Jan 2023 -- The US plans to set up a rapid reaction Marine unit throughout Japan's Okinawa islands within a few years, media reported on Tuesday, one day ahead of the 2023 US-Japan Security Consultative Committee meeting in Washington, DC. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida also plans to talk with US President Joe Biden on January 13 after concluding his ongoing Europe and UK tour.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on January 10, 2023 PRC MofA 10 Jan 2023
- Chinese Top Diplomat Arrives in Africa to Strengthen Cooperation VOA 10 Jan 2023 -- China's new foreign minister, Qin Gang, has begun a five-nation tour of Africa aimed at bolstering Chinese-African ties. Qin, who had been ambassador to the U.S. until December, will visit African Union headquarters in Ethiopia before traveling to four other African countries.
- FM Qin's trip to cement ties with African, Arab nations People's Daily 10 Jan 2023 -- Beijing pins high hopes on partnership and collaboration with African and Arab countries at the start of the new year as Foreign Minister Qin Gang embarks on his first trip abroad since being appointed to the post.
- China expands BRI cooperation, signing deals with five countries in 2022: ministry Global Times 10 Jan 2023 -- In 2022, five countries signed agreements with China on Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) cooperation, injecting new impetus into the global economic recovery, Wang Wenbin, spokesperson for China's Foreign Ministry, said on Tuesday.
- FM: Bangladesh wants good ties with US, China but it's a challenge Radio Free Asia 10 Jan 2023 -- Dhaka wants good relations with both Beijing and Washington but striking a balance between the two superpowers is a challenge, Bangladesh's foreign minister said Tuesday after meeting new Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang.
- China calls for full implementation of resolution on cross-border aid deliveries into Syria People's Daily 10 Jan 2023 -- A Chinese envoy on Monday called for efforts to ensure the full and effective implementation of the Security Council resolution on cross-border aid deliveries into Syria.
- A Journey Along Montenegro's $1 Billion Chinese-Built Highway RFE/RL 10 Jan 2023 -- PODGORICA -- It took eight years of construction, delays, and controversy, but Maria Kovijanic, who runs a small store along a stretch of a new $1 billion Chinese-funded highway outside the Montenegrin capital, is ready to reap the project's promised benefits.
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