01 January 2021 - China Special Weapons News |
- Vaccine Seen as Potentially Shoring Up China's Image in Indonesia, the Philippines VOA 01 Jan 2021 -- Chinese supply of a COVID-19 vaccine to Indonesia and the Philippines is likely to strengthen Beijing's image in those countries, despite current resentment of its expansion in the South China Sea, if the vaccines work, analysts say.
- China approves first self-developed COVID-19 vaccine People's Daily 01 Jan 2021 -- China announced on Thursday it had granted conditional marketing authorization for the first COVID-19 vaccine.
- China, Egypt sign letter of intent for COVID-19 vaccine cooperation Global Times 01 Jan 2021 -- China and Egypt signed on Thursday a letter of intent for mutual cooperation on COVID-19 vaccines.
- EU-China Investment Deal Threatens US-Europe Relations VOA 01 Jan 2021 -- has received an unwelcome housewarming gift from the European Union in the form of a wide-ranging investment treaty agreed to in principle between the EU and China.
- US sanctions have no legal effect on the mainland and Hong Kong: China's banking regulator Global Times 01 Jan 2021 -- US sanctions have no legal effect on the Chinese mainland and in Hong Kong, the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC) addressed in its statement on Thursday, stressing that sovereignty is essentially non-negotiable and core interests are impossible to be compromised.
- Hong Kong Activist Agnes Chow Moved to Top Security Prison: Report Radio Free Asia 01 Jan 2021 -- Authorities in Hong Kong have transferred 24-year-old democracy activist Agnes Chow to a top-security prison that places Category A prisoners convicted of violent crime in solitary confinement, according to the city's Apple Daily newspaper.
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