Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
26 December 2020 - China Special Weapons News
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- China suspends all UK flights for indefinite period due to threat from 'British Virus' Press TV 26 Dec 2020 -- Joining other Asian countries including South Korea, India and the Philippines, China has suspended direct flights to and from the United Kingdom for an indefinite period of time, citing the emergence of a new coronavirus strain, popularly dubbed the "British Virus".
- COVID-19 vaccine to be available when clinical trial data meets standards: government Global Times 26 Dec 2020 -- The Chinese authorities are reviewing related data and materials submitted by vaccine developers, and will grant market approval to a COVID-19 vaccine when phase III clinical trial results are unblinded and meet standards, the central government said Friday on its website in response to questions from Chinese netizens.
- Beijing to test some residents of Wangjing, Shunyi district enters wartime mode Global Times 26 Dec 2020 -- Two locally transmitted COVID-19 cases were reported in Beijing on Friday, and almost 3,000 employees working in an office tower in Wangjing, in the city's Chaoyang district have tested negative. Health authorities in the district plan to continue testing residents who live in communities in Wangjing on Saturday and Sunday.
- Beijing's Shunyi district goes into coronavirus wartime mode with community lockdowns and mass testing Global Times 26 Dec 2020 -- Following reports of two confirmed locally transmitted COVID-19 cases in Beijing on Friday, with patients involved residents in Shunyi ditrict of Beijing, Shunyi local health authorities say they will test 800,000 residents over the weekend.
- Chinese anti-submarine plane intrudes into Taiwan's ADIZ CNA 26 Dec 2020 -- A Chinese military Y-8 anti-submarine aircraft entered Taiwan's southwest air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on Saturday, but left the area after Taiwanese fighter jets scrambled in response to the intrusion, the Ministry of National Defense (MND) said that day.
- China to launch core module of space station in first half of 2021 People's Daily 26 Dec 2020 -- China plans to launch the core module of its manned space station in the first half of 2021, a senior official said Friday.
- Japan declares Taiwan as 'red line,' seeks Biden's backing against Chinese 'aggression' Press TV 26 Dec 2020 -- Japan's deputy defense minister has taken a tough stance against "aggressive" China, declaring Taiwan's safety a "red line" and calling on US president-elect Joe Biden to "be strong" in backing the island territory claimed by Beijing in the face of a Chinese aggression.
- China's two sessions to be held in March PLA Daily 26 Dec 2020 -- China's top legislature will hold its fourth annual session in Beijing on March 5, according to a decision announced by the National People's Congress Standing Committee on Saturday.
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