Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
01 February 2023 - China Special Weapons News
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- Beijing releases specific rules on COVID-related experiments to enhance lab biosafety Global Times 01 Feb 2023 -- Beijing released specific rules on experiments relating to COVID-19 and banned any activities that fall beyond regulatory approval, the capital's health authority said in a newly released notice, in a move to further strengthen COVID-19 laboratory biosecurity.
- Omicron CH.1.1 not to cause large-scale domestic transmission in short term: Chinese CDC Global Times 01 Feb 2023 -- No local infections linked to Omicron variant CH.1.1 have been found on the Chinese mainland so far and the variant is unlikely to lead to large-scale domestic transmission in the short term, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Chinese CDC) said on late Tuesday night in response to the public concern over the new variant that has been detected in over 60 countries.
- Up to 90 pct of people in China have COVID immunity, expert says People's Daily 01 Feb 2023 -- Most Chinese people have acquired COVID-19 immunity following Omicron-fueled outbreaks and mass vaccination campaigns, and people are safe in the short term, an epidemiologist said in an interview with People's Daily.
- Primary-level medical facilities sharpen COVID-19 response People's Daily 01 Feb 2023 -- For Ran Kangping, a doctor at the Puding County People's Hospital of Anshun City in southwestern China's Guizhou Province, the just-concluded Spring Festival holiday remained busy as usual.
- Chinese hospitals ordered to enhance TCM use for COVID-19 infections People's Daily 01 Feb 2023 -- China has asked its general and specialized hospitals to step up Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) service capacity due to the unique advantages of TCM in the treatment of COVID-19 infections.
- Taipei to keep tabs on Blinken's China visit CNA 01 Feb 2023 -- Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said it will keep close tabs on United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to China on Feb. 5 and 6, the first trip by a U.S. secretary of state to Beijing since October 2018.
- PLA ramps up drills around Taiwan amid McCarthy's island visit hype Global Times 01 Feb 2023 -- Defense authorities on the island of Taiwan on Wednesday reported intense warplane and warship activities conducted by the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) around the island over the previous day amid media reports saying that US house speaker Kevin McCarthy might visit the island in spring.
- Taiwan parties, groups lodge protest against potential McCarthy visit PLA Daily 01 Feb 2023 -- More than 20 pro-unification parties and groups from Taiwan protested a possible trip to Taiwan by United States House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, saying it might arouse another military crisis across the Taiwan Straits.
- 20 PLA warplanes detected crossing Taiwan Strait median line: MND CNA 01 Feb 2023 -- A total of 34 Chinese military aircraft and nine naval ships were detected in the general vicinity of Taiwan from 6 a.m. Tuesday to 6 a.m. Wednesday, including 20 airplanes that crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait.
- China reveals tailless concept for next-generation fighter jet Global Times 01 Feb 2023 -- A promotional video released by the Chinese aviation industry on Tuesday featured computer generated images showing what analysts said on Wednesday could represent a concept of the country's next-generation fighter jet, which reflects China's determination to outpace the US in new warplane development.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning's Regular Press Conference on February 1, 2023 PRC MofA 01 Feb 2023
- China accuses US of eyeing 'technological hegemony' over Huawei sanctions Press TV 01 Feb 2023 -- China has accused the United States of seeking "technological hegemony" as Washington has stepped up pressure on Chinese tech giant Huawei by blocking its access to American suppliers.
- US opens Solomon Islands embassy as it vies for influence with China Radio Free Asia 01 Feb 2023 -- The United States opened an embassy in the Solomon Islands after a three-decade absence, attempting to signal a commitment to a Pacific island country that has become a focus of U.S.-China rivalry in the region.
- Russia approves agreement on gas supply to China via Far Eastern route, encouraging payments in own currencies Global Times 01 Feb 2023 -- The Russian government has approved a draft intergovernmental agreement on gas supplies to China through the Far Eastern route, with the two countries encouraging payments in their own national currencies, Tass reported on Monday.
- UK should stop using BN(O) issue to interfere in China's affairs: Chinese authorities Global Times 01 Feb 2023 -- The Commissioner's Office of China's Foreign Ministry in Hong Kong and the Chinese Embassy in the UK slammed the UK side on Wednesday, saying that playing the card of the British National (Overseas) visa, known as the BN(O) scheme, is a shameful act. They urged the British side to stop interfering in China's internal affairs.
- John Lee says HKSAR gov't to focus on economic development, city promotion to visitors People's Daily 01 Feb 2023 -- John Lee, chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), said on Tuesday that the HKSAR government has two main goals, namely preparing for the full resumption to normalcy while focusing on economic development and promoting Hong Kong to overseas and Chinese mainland visitors.
- Lawmakers, rights lawyer urge additional pressure on China to end Uyghur repression Radio Free Asia 01 Feb 2023 -- The United States must ramp up pressure on the Chinese government to stop the severe repression of Uyghurs in Xinjiang and do more to enforce recent laws passed by U.S. lawmakers addressing the forced labor of the predominantly Muslim minority group, two U.S. congressmen and a human rights lawyer told RFA.
- Canadian lawmakers pass motion to accept 10,000 Uyghur refugees Radio Free Asia 01 Feb 2023 -- Canada's parliament on Wednesday unanimously passed a motion to resettle 10,000 Uyghur refugees to Canada in response to the Chinese government's efforts to forcibly return members of the mostly Muslim group back to China, where they are at risk of persecution.
- Calls grow among overseas universities, activists for release of Chinese protesters Radio Free Asia 01 Feb 2023 -- Calls are growing among overseas rights groups, universities and student campaigners for authorities in China to release people - many of them young graduates of overseas universities - detained for taking part in the November 2022 "white paper" protests.
- Cambodia Seeks More Loans From Beijing Amid Fears of 'Debt Trap' VOA 01 Feb 2023 -- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen is expected to visit Beijing next week looking to borrow more than $4 billion for a high-speed railway line that will connect Cambodia's capital with the economic hub on the Thai border.
- China imposes new cybersecurity rules in Tibet Radio Free Asia 01 Feb 2023 -- Chinese authorities imposed a new cyber law in Tibet that went into effect Wednesday, with the government announcing tougher punishments for anyone creating "public disorder by engaging in separatist acts."
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