Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
17 October 2020 - China Special Weapons News
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- China's Qingdao completes city-wide COVID-19 sampling People's Daily 17 Oct 2020 -- Qingdao, a coastal city in east China's Shandong Province, has completed a citywide nucleic acid testing covering all its 11 million residents starting Monday, after a new cluster of local COVID-19 infections emerged.
- China willing to help more countries access to COVID-19 vaccine: FM People's Daily 17 Oct 2020 -- China has made it clear that it is willing to make efforts within its capacity in vaccine development, and give priority to the needs of developing countries including the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Friday.
- Philippines: Lifting of Moratorium Won't Hinder Sea Exploration Projects With China Radio Free Asia 17 Oct 2020 -- A Philippine decision to lift a moratorium on energy exploration in the South China Sea was a unilateral move but Chinese firms could still participate with Manila in extracting oil and gas resources in the disputed waterway, the country's energy secretary said Friday.
- 'Tough' for China to make amphibious landing in Taiwan: U.S. official CNA 17 Oct 2020 -- A top official from the White House said on Friday that it would be "tough" for China to carry out an invasion of Taiwan through an amphibious landing operation.
- China may try to restrict Taiwan's air access to outlying islands: expert CNA 17 Oct 2020 -- A retired Taiwan Air Force general warned Saturday that an incident on Thursday, in which Hong Kong turned back a Taiwan military-chartered supply plane en route to the Dongsha Islands, may have been the first move in a broader campaign by China to restrict air access to Taiwan's outlying territories.
- Experts warn of risks to shipping on the Indian Ocean following India's close contact with island of Taiwan Global Times 17 Oct 2020 -- The Chinese Embassy to India lodged strong representation and firm opposition over an Indian media interview advocating "Taiwan independence," which Chinese experts said was India's latest move intended to use the Taiwan question as a bargaining chip in border negotiations with China.
- Amended national flag, emblem law further prohibits defamatory actions Global Times 17 Oct 2020 -- China decided to amend the National Flag Law and the National Emblem Law on Saturday to further prohibit acts that impair the dignity of the national flag and the national emblem.
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