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28 February 2023 - China Special Weapons News
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- US' hype of COVID-19 origin-tracing issue will only undermine its own credibility: Chinese FM Global Times 28 Feb 2023 -- Chinese Foreign Ministry on Tuesday refuted the COVID-19 origin-tracing issue hyped up by US Ambassador to China, warning that politicizing the issue will not smear China, but will only undermine its own credibility.
- Hong Kong to scrap mask mandate; A step to achieve normalcy as city launches major push to welcome global tourists, investors Global Times 28 Feb 2023 -- Hong Kong will scrap mask mandate starting Wednesday after three years' fight against COVID-19, HKSAR Chief Executive John Lee announced on Tuesday, 958 days since the rule was imposed.
- Hong Kong Ends Final COVID-19 Mandate VOA 28 Feb 2023 -- Hong Kong's leader says the city will end its COVID-19 mask mandate Wednesday, March 1.
- Hong Kong to scrap mask mandate, clearing its last social distancing measures Global Times 28 Feb 2023 -- Hong Kong Special Administrative Region will scrap mask mandate since Wednesday after three years' fight against COVID-19, which means local residents no longer need to wear masks indoors, outdoors and in public transportation, HKSAR Chief Executive John Lee announced on Tuesday.
- Hong Kong to lift mask mandate from March 1 People's Daily 28 Feb 2023 -- John Lee, chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), announced on Tuesday that the mask mandate in Hong Kong will be cancelled from March 1.
- China's first 3CL protease inhibitor oral anti-COVID-19 drug goes on sale Global Times 28 Feb 2023 -- China's first oral anti-COVID-19 pill with the SARS-CoV-2 3CL protease as the drug target hit the market on Sunday at a price of 750 yuan ($107.84) per packet, much cheaper than Pfizer's Paxlovid, which is also a designated 3CL protease inhibitor.
- China makes improvements to rural COVID response, medical supplies, emergency medical aid People's Daily 28 Feb 2023 -- Relevant authorities in China are making targeted efforts to improve the COVID-19 response in rural areas, ensure adequate medical supplies, and develop a high-caliber emergency medical aid system, according to a press conference held by the State Council joint COVID-19 prevention and control mechanism on Monday.
- China continues to monitor imported COVID-19 variants People's Daily 28 Feb 2023 -- China's customs authorities have found 30 types of imported COVID-19 variants, including the first cases of XBB.1.9, XBB.1.9.1, and XBL, since China removed certain COVID-19 restrictions on international passenger flights on Jan. 8, an official said Monday.
- China Protests Flight of US Warplane Over Taiwan Strait VOA 28 Feb 2023 -- China says the fight of a U.S. military plane over the Taiwan Strait Monday "endangered peace and stability" in the region.
- Chinese FM refutes Blinken's 'irresponsible, ridiculous' comment on Taiwan question Global Times 28 Feb 2023 -- As the US continues hyping the Taiwan question as a potential "flashpoint" in the Indo-Pacific region, China's Foreign Ministry firmly refuted the erroneous remarks made by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken over the Taiwan question, calling them extremely irresponsible and ridiculous and urging Blinken to seriously heed the lesson of history on the issue.
- Beijing Puts Taiwan Reunification Plans 'On Fast Development Track', Chinese Lawmaker Says Sputnik 28 Feb 2023 -- Following an "extraordinary year" in cross-strait relations, the People's Republic of China (PRC) is reportedly stepping up its efforts to bring Taiwan back into its orbit, a Chinese lawmaker has said. The island has remained autonomous from Beijing since 1949, thanks to foreign backers like the United States.
- Beijing Accuses Washington of Jeopardizing Peace in Taiwan Strait After US Spy Plane's Flyover Sputnik 28 Feb 2023 -- Tensions between China and Taiwan escalated last year following an array of trips to the island by US and European officials. China, which sees the island as its breakaway province, criticized the visits as a show of support for Taiwanese separatism.
- China's Strategic Forces in 'Dangerous Position' Near Taiwan, Says US Army Pacific Chief Sputnik 28 Feb 2023 -- China has already deployed major strategic rapid strike and rocket forces near the island of Taiwan and they are in a "dangerous position," Indo-Pacific Land Forces Commander Gen. Charles Flynn told a meeting at the American Enterprise Institute.
- No 'imminent' threat of China invading Taiwan: U.S. Army secretary CNA 28 Feb 2023 -- A senior U.S. defense official and the U.S. Army's commanding officer in the Pacific have downplayed the possibility of China imminently attempting to invade Taiwan, citing the risks and complexity of such an operation.
- China: US fly-through endangered peace, stability in Taiwan Strait Press TV 28 Feb 2023 -- China has slammed the United States for endangering peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait after a US military plane flew through the sensitive waterway.
- Reforms will mean more power for Communist Party leader Xi Jinping: analysts Radio Free Asia 28 Feb 2023 -- Structural reforms by the ruling Chinese Communist Party leadership that could bring government security and intelligence branches under the direct control of the ruling party, rather than the country's cabinet, suggest a further bid to consolidate political power in the hands of leader Xi Jinping as well as a possible preparation for war, analysts said.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning's Regular Press Conference on February 28, 2023 PRC MofA 28 Feb 2023
- Chinese FM elaborates on China's vision for global human rights, encouraging countries to find path that suits them most Global Times 28 Feb 2023 -- Different countries should adhere to the path which suits their actual conditions, and all kinds of human rights should be fully promoted and protected, said Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang on Monday at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to elaborate on China's vision for promoting human rights.
- China blasts US 'unreasonable' crackdown after TikTok ban Global Times 28 Feb 2023 -- Commenting on the US government's recent ban on a Chinese firm's short video-sharing app TikTok, a spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry on Tuesday slammed Washington for its abuse of state power in unreasonably cracking down on businesses from other countries, suggesting the US' lack of confidence against a mobile app.
- China: US abusing state power with TikTok bans Press TV 28 Feb 2023 -- China says the United States is abusing state power to impose bans on the Chinese-owned video app TikTok.
- New US House Committee Focuses on Strategic Competition with China VOA 28 Feb 2023 -- U.S. lawmakers began a wide-ranging two-year investigation into U.S. strategic competition with China Tuesday night, with testimony from Chinese human rights activists and former U.S. national security advisers.
- US, Japan, South Korea Launch Forum to Cut Off Chips to China VOA 28 Feb 2023 -- In a bid to outcompete China technologically, the Biden administration on Tuesday launched a new dialogue forum with Japan and South Korea on friend-shoring semiconductors as it invites companies to compete for a share of the $50 billion already approved to revitalize the U.S. chip industry.
- U.S. Officials Urge China Not to Ship Arms to Russia DoD News 28 Feb 2023 -- U.S. government officials are doing all they can to discourage China from supplying Russia with arms that could be used to subjugate Ukraine, Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said today.
- China slams U.S. sanctions against Chinese firms related to Russia People's Daily 28 Feb 2023 -- China on Monday slammed the United States for sanctioning Chinese companies for alleged involvement with Russia, saying the illegal, unilateral sanctions, if not revoked, would be met with countermeasures from China.
- Belarusian president kicks off China visit with trade ties, Ukraine crisis in focus Global Times 28 Feb 2023 -- Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Tuesday kicked off a three-day state visit to China and is expected to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing. His visit comes as China attempts to promote a political settlement of the Ukraine crisis through a position paper issued on the first anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine military conflict, and the US smears China of "supplying weapons" to Russia.
- Belarusian Ruler Lukashenka Goes To China As Ukraine War Tensions Rise RFE/RL 28 Feb 2023 -- As Western attention focused on the deepening ties between China and Russia and the potential transfer of Chinese military aid to Moscow, Belarusian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka embarked on a three-day state visit to Beijing.
- China attaches great importance to debt relief for developing countries: Foreign Ministry Global Times 28 Feb 2023 -- China attaches great importance to debt relief for developing countries and will continue to work with international society to provide necessary support to the best of its capabilities to related countries facing financial hardship, Mao Ning, a spokesperson from China's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
- People posing as Reuters reporters try to infiltrate China's 'white paper movement' Radio Free Asia 28 Feb 2023 -- Two Reuters journalists had their identities impersonated by someone who used fake social media accounts to try to obtain information from activists about overseas Hong Kongers, the news service reported.
- Young Chinese feeling 'political depression' amid hopelessness about future Radio Free Asia 28 Feb 2023 -- Feeling disheartened about the future, Chinese graduate student Qi Cui took an online quiz a few years ago that suggested she was depressed. She thought she would feel better once she started her new job and the COVID pandemic eased.
- China Said to Ask Domestic Firms to Shun Big Four Accountants VOA 28 Feb 2023 -- In a possible sign that the so-called "decoupling" of the U.S. and Chinese economies is continuing, a recent media report said that the Chinese government has urged large state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to cease using the world's biggest global accounting firms to audit their onshore businesses.
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