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20 October 2020 - China Special Weapons News
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- Elliott Broidy Pleads Guilty for Back-Channel Lobbying Campaign to Drop 1MDB Investigation and Remove a Chinese Foreign National US Dept. of Justice 20 Oct 2020 -- Elliott Broidy, 63, of Beverly Hills, California, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly to one count of conspiracy to violate the Foreign Agents Registration Act.
- Qingdao confirms 'object-to-human' virus passage Global Times 20 Oct 2020 -- It has been found that the novel coronavirus can pass from objects to humans, and exist in cold chain conditions for a long time, the Qingdao government in East China's Shandong Province announced Tuesday, as it revealed the spread route of the virus in the latest local outbreak from imported frozen food products.
- Coronavirus can pass from objects to humans and exist in cold-chain conditions for long periods: Qingdao official Global Times 20 Oct 2020 -- The coronavirus is able to pass from objects to humans and exist in cold-chain conditions for a long time, said officials in Qingdao, East China's Shandong Province, noting that the discovery adds pressure on the city's efforts to prevent imported cases.
- China follows WHO rules in COVID-19 vaccine's emergency use Global Times 20 Oct 2020 -- Only people with high exposure to COVID-19 have received vaccines for emergency use in China without showing a serious adverse effect, and the emergency use strictly follows the review procedure in China as well as WHO rules, and has been reported to the WHO for ratification, a Chinese official said on Tuesday, refuting media reports that China has made its COVID-19 vaccines available to the general public.
- Cities in Zhejiang abide by rules in emergency use of COVID-19 vaccines Global Times 20 Oct 2020 -- After some cities in eastern China, where many export-driven businesses are located, showed growing demand for coronavirus vaccination, China's top regulators on drug development and epidemic prevention refuted Western media reports that China has expanded its vaccination program and has rolled out experimental vaccines to the general public, as they are still only for emergency use.
- Another Chinese city launches emergency COVID-19 vaccine use campaign Global Times 20 Oct 2020 -- Shaoxing in East China's Zhejiang Province on Tuesday launched a voluntarily emergency COVID-19 vaccine use campaign to its residents following two cities in the same province - Jiaxing and Yiwu - launching a similar campaign.
- Beijing reports one confirmed COVID-19 case who previously tested positive for viral antibodies Global Times 20 Oct 2020 -- Beijing reported one confirmed imported case of COVID-19 on Monday who had tested negative multiple times and at the same time also tested positive for novel coronavirus antibodies.
- Chinese mainland reports 19 new COVID-19 cases, all from overseas People's Daily 20 Oct 2020 -- The Chinese mainland on Monday registered 19 new COVID-19 cases, all from overseas, the National Health Commission announced on Tuesday.
- Chinese mainland reports no new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 20 Oct 2020 -- No new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases were reported Monday across the Chinese mainland, the National Health Commission said Tuesday.
- Controversial Chinese Development Project in Laos Moves Closer to Government Approval Radio Free Asia 20 Oct 2020 -- A controversial Chinese development project in Laos is now moving ahead despite environmentalists' warnings and long delays caused by villagers' objec
- Meeting between US' Tibet coordinator and head of 'Tibetan government-in-exile' sends wrong signals to secessionists: Chinese FM Global Times 20 Oct 2020 -- US' new Tibet coordinator's meeting with the "president" of the "Tibetan government-in-exile" has sent strong wrong signals to Tibetan secessionists, and the US should stop providing any support for anti-China separatist activities, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday, noting that China will take all necessary measures to safeguard its interests.
- Return of PLA soldier bodes well for talks between China, India Global Times 20 Oct 2020 -- The Indian army's decision to return a Chinese soldier is viewed as a positive sign ahead of the eighth round of China-India commander-level talks this week. However, many believe that India should show more sincerity in the upcoming talks and less provocative moves.
- China urges India to return apprehended soldier People's Daily 20 Oct 2020 -- The Chinese army confirmed on Monday that one of its soldiers had been apprehended by Indian troops and asked that he be released as promised.
- India expected to cooperate in handover of Chinese soldier who got lost in border area : Chinese military PLA Daily 20 Oct 2020 -- China hopes that India will hand over soon the Chinese soldier who got lost in China-India border areas on the evening of October 18 when helping local herdsmen retrieve a yak at their request, said Senior Colonel Zhang Shuili, spokesperson for the Western Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) on Monday.
- Missing Chinese soldier found by India, return expected soon PLA Daily 20 Oct 2020 -- A Chinese soldier who went missing along the China-India border on Sunday night has been found by Indian border troops, and the Indian side promised to return him to China after a medical exam, said Senior Colonel Zhang Shuili, a spokesman of the People's Liberation Army Western Theater Command, in a statement on Monday night.
- Three Chinese military planes enter Taiwan's ADIZ CNA 20 Oct 2020 -- Three Chinese military aircraft entered Taiwan's southwest air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on Tuesday, the 21st day such incursions have occurred since mid-September, according to the Ministry of National Defense (MND).
- Taiwan's deputy military chief visits Dongsha Islands following plane row CNA 20 Oct 2020 -- Taiwan's deputy military chief on Tuesday made a visit to the Dongsha Islands in the South China Sea, in what is believed to be an attempt to dispel doubts about Taiwan's ability to maintain supplies to the islands after a recent row with the Hong Kong air traffic control.
- Fiji given evidence of Chinese diplomats' assault: Taiwan foreign minister CNA 20 Oct 2020 -- Evidence relating to an incident in which Chinese diplomats allegedly assaulted a staff member of a Taiwan office in Fiji has been submitted to that country's authorities, Foreign Minister Joseph Wu (吳釗燮) said Tuesday.
- Chinese FM urges India to take caution with the Taiwan question after reported trade talks push Global Times 20 Oct 2020 -- China's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday called on India to adhere to the one-China principle and handle the Taiwan question "prudently and properly," after media reports suggested that some in New Delhi were pushing for formal talks on a trade agreement with the island of Taiwan.
- China : Lifting Iran's arms embargo result of JCPOA efficacy IRNA 20 Oct 2020 -- China Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian said lifting arms embargo and travel restrictions against Iran is the result of Iran nuclear deal efficacy.
- China: Removal of Iran arms ban must be faithfully implemented Press TV 20 Oct 2020 -- China has lauded the expiration of the UN Security Council (UNSC) arms embargo and travel restrictions against Iran, saying the development, which was stipulated in the Council's Resolution 2231, should be "faithfully implemented."
- U.S. Sanctions Chinese Companies For Dealing With Iranian Shipping Line RFE/RL 20 Oct 2020 -- The United States said on October 19 that it has blacklisted two Chinese men and six Chinese entities for their dealings with an Iranian shipping company that the United States sanctioned earlier this year.
- China's latest bomber H-6N spotted carrying hypersonic missile Global Times 20 Oct 2020 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force's latest bomber, the H-6N, was recently spotted carrying what seems to be a ballistic missile with a hypersonic warhead, overseas media reported. This new capability will enable the H-6N to become a real strategic bomber capable of covering the entire Indo-Pacific region with air strikes against which there is no defense, Chinese analysts said on Tuesday.
- Yuanwang-6 returns from monitoring missions PLA Daily 20 Oct 2020 -- China's third-generation space-tracking ship Yuanwang-6, which voyaged to the Atlantic Ocean for the first time, has safely returned to the homeport at the China Satellite Maritime Tracking and Controlling Department on October 17, after successfully completing two maritime monitoring missions.
- PLA borders troops in Ngari move in new barracks PLA Daily 20 Oct 2020 -- Officers and soldiers assigned to a border defense regiment stationed in the Ngari prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, moved into the new barracks before the National Day.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on October 20, 2020 PRC MofA 20 Oct 2020
- Thousands Held in Inner Mongolia As Crackdown on Language Protesters Continues Radio Free Asia 20 Oct 2020 -- Chinese authorities in the northern region of Inner Mongolia have detained at least 8,000 ethnic Mongolians amid regionwide resistance to plans to phase out the use of the Mongolian language in schools.
- Chinese Activists Detained for Backing Former Tsinghua Professor VOA 20 Oct 2020 -- Authorities in Beijing have detained an outspoken publisher and her husband on suspicion of running an "illegal business operation" after she made public her support for former Tsinghua University scholar Xu Zhangrun, a critic of China's leaders who is now under house arrest.
- Interview: 'Not All Heredity Reds Are Out to Preserve Their Political Power'-Scholar Cai (Part III) Radio Free Asia 20 Oct 2020 -- Cai Xia, a retired professor of the Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party, was expelled from the party and had her pension stripped on August 17 for "serious violations of political discipline of the Party" following her criticism of the increasingly authoritarian policies of Xi Jinping, party chief and state president. The dissident in-house scholar called the CCP a political zombie and likened Xi to a "gang boss".
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