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05 December 2020 - China Special Weapons News
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- Hong Kong reports increasing untraceable infections amid new COVID-19 wave Global Times 05 Dec 2020 -- Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection (CHP) reported 112 additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Friday, the third day with over 100 new cases in the past seven days, taking its total tally to 6,701.
- Chinese vice premier underlines progress in COVID-19 vaccine development People's Daily 05 Dec 2020 -- Vice Premier Sun Chunlan on Wednesday said China has achieved major progress in the research and development of COVID-19 vaccines, with five vaccines having entered phase-III clinical trials.
- Two Chinese military planes enter Taiwan's ADIZ CNA 05 Dec 2020 -- Two Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) warplanes entered Taiwan's southwest Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on Saturday, the Ministry of National Defense (MND) said that day.
- Peaceful reunification with Taiwan unlikely without pressure: experts Global Times 05 Dec 2020 -- Peaceful reunification of Taiwan island without the mainland applying pressure is unlikely, but China will never miss an opportunity to solve the Taiwan question peacefully, experts from both sides of the Taiwan Straits told the Global Times' annual forum.
- Possibility of peaceful reunification with Taiwan is diminishing: experts Global Times 05 Dec 2020 -- Experts from the two sides of Taiwan Straits say reunification between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan will not be realized without pressure, and even peaceful reunification won't be realized without military pressure.
- 'Wolf Warrior diplomacy' label another version of 'China threat' theory, aims to push China to give up fighting: Chinese Vice FM Global Times 05 Dec 2020 -- Chinese diplomats were once known for their low-key approach in China and the world. It was a time when there seemed to be less inordinate criticism from the West. But the world and Chinese diplomats have changed. In some Westerners' eyes, Chinese diplomats are now engaging in "Wolf Warrior" style diplomacy, named after a 2015 Chinese patriotic action film and its 2017 sequel. The change seemingly has made the West feel challenged.
- U.S. Investors Are Funding Malign PRC Companies on Major Indices US Dept. of State 05 Dec 2020 -- Fact Sheet
- US Shows Unity in Support of Australia as Canberra Takes On Beijing VOA 05 Dec 2020 -- The incoming U.S. administration of President-elect Joe Biden is signaling its support for Australia in that nation's increasingly bitter wine war with China.
- Calls Grow for Police Accountability in Hong Kong VOA 05 Dec 2020 -- A Hong Kong court ruling has strengthened calls to establish an independent mechanism for complaints against the police amid intense outcry at home and abroad over alleged arbitrary arrests and excessive police use of force.
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