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12 January 2021 - China Special Weapons News
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- Origin-tracing on coronavirus is about scientific answers: WHO People's Daily 12 Jan 2021 -- The mission of the research team to arrive in China for novel coronavirus origin-tracing is about scientific answers, a senior World Health Organization (WHO) official said on Monday.
- WHO Scientists Will Arrive in China This Week to Begin Probe of Corovanirus Origins VOA 12 Jan 2021 -- China says a team of scientists from the World Health Organization will arrive this week in Wuhan to begin its investigation of the origins of the coronavirus pandemic.
- China's Sinovac COVID-19 Vaccine Less Effective than Initially Thought VOA 12 Jan 2021 -- Late-stage trials in Brazil show the Chinese COVID-19 vaccine Sinovac to be 50.38% effective, nearly 30 percentage points below the initial results released last week.
- New outbreaks raise concern for holiday Global Times 12 Jan 2021 -- As people across China prepare for Spring Festival, the biggest annual holiday in the Chinese lunar calendar, clusters of new COVID-19 outbreaks in several areas have raised concerns over a resurgence of the virus, and a swift response from many provinces and regions to introduce tightened regulations on travel and other consumer behaviors foreshadowing a relatively challenging holiday season ahead.
- Millions neighboring Beijing under COVID-19 lockdown Global Times 12 Jan 2021 -- About 22 million people in three cities of Hebei Province neighboring the capital Beijing have been placed under COVID-19 lockdown as of Tuesday, twice the size of the population that was put under lockdown during the Wuhan epidemic, as Hebei has vowed to take resolute measures to prevent the epidemic from spreading to the capital.
- Outbreak in Heilongjiang's locked-down county spreads as neighboring cities detect eight asymptomatic cases Global Times 12 Jan 2021 -- The new COVID-19 outbreak in the locked-down Wangkui county, Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, continued to spread as two neighboring cities on Tuesday detected eight new asymptomatic cases that are related to the outbreak.
- Three N.China cities of over 22 million people under lockdown amid fresh Hebei outbreak Global Times 12 Jan 2021 -- Three cities in North China's Hebei Province - Shijiazhuang, Xingtai and Langfang - which were hit by the fresh COVID-19 outbreak, were put under lockdown on Tuesday. The three cities are home to more than 22 million people, double the population that was put under lockdown during the Wuhan epidemic.
- Various Chinese regions promptly trace, quarantine close contacts of COVID-19 patients from Hebei Global Times 12 Jan 2021 -- Various provinces and cities across China are promptly tracing local people who may have come into close contact with COVID-19 patients in North China's Hebei Province, where several infected clusters were recently found, bringing risks of cross-regional spread of the coronavirus.
- Cities in Shanxi tighten COVID-19 prevention measures after Jinzhong reports cases related to neighboring Hebei Global Times 12 Jan 2021 -- Cities in North China's Shanxi Province, which neighbors Hebei Province, announced strengthened COVID-19 prevention measures and expanded nucleic acid tests among residents after Jinzhong city in Shanxi reported two asymptomatic cases from Shijiazhuang on Monday night.
- Gu'an county neighboring Beijing in de facto lockdown after one COVID-19 case who works in capital found Global Times 12 Jan 2021 -- Gu'an, a North China's county neighboring Beijing, will impose a seven-day quarantine on its entire 500,000 population and will roll out free nucleic acid tests to residents after one person was confirmed to be infected with COVID-19. The patient works at a company in Beijing's Xicheng district.
- Zhang Wenhong promotes COVID-19 vaccination, claims Hebei outbreak to be contained in a month Global Times 12 Jan 2021 -- The COVID-19 vaccination rate around the world seems low and the future of the fight between humans and coronavirus depends on the speed of COVID-19 vaccination, Chinese infectious disease specialist Zhang Wenhong posted on China's Twitter-like Sina Weibo on Tuesday, noting that the latest Hebei outbreak in North China will be curbed effectively in about one month thanks to the nation's effective measures.
- Shanxi's Jinzhong reports 2 asymptomatic COVID-19 cases late Monday Global Times 12 Jan 2021 -- Yuci district in the city of Jinzhong, North China's Shanxi Province, reported two asymptomatic coronavirus cases, said the local authority at a press conference held at 10:30 pm on Monday, confirming that the two cases are related to infections in Hebei Province, where more than 500 people have tested positive for the virus.
- China fulfills ASEAN priority, provides vaccines to Indonesia, Myanmar Global Times 12 Jan 2021 -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday started his visit to Indonesia as part of his four-nation tour of Southeast Asia, which comes after Indonesia announced on Monday an emergency approval of a Chinese-developed COVID-19 vaccine in its national inoculation project.
- Supplies of fresh products 'sufficient' in closed-off cities in North China's Hebei Global Times 12 Jan 2021 -- To prevent the spread of coronavirus, Shijiazhuang, Xingtai and Langfang in North China's Hebei Province will be under closed-off management, officials from Hebei Province said at a press conference on Tuesday, according to media reports, after 326 cases were found in the province since January 2.
- China's Hebei reports 40 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 12 Jan 2021 -- North China's Hebei Province reported 40 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases and 26 asymptomatic cases on Monday, the provincial health commission said Tuesday.
- Chinese mainland reports 42 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 12 Jan 2021 -- The Chinese mainland on Monday reported 55 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases, of whom 42 were locally transmitted and the rest arrived from outside the mainland, the National Health Commission said Tuesday.
- Over 1 mln get COVID-19 vaccine in Beijing People's Daily 12 Jan 2021 -- Over 1 million people in Beijing had received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine as of 11 a.m. Monday, the municipal health commission said.
- China's Hebei suspends activities at parks, squares for COVID-19 control People's Daily 12 Jan 2021 -- North China's Hebei Province has suspended activities at city parks and squares amid efforts to tame the latest outbreak of COVID-19.
- COVID-19 patients in Xingtai receive dedicated team care: hospital People's Daily 12 Jan 2021 -- The city of Xingtai in north China's Hebei Province is providing every confirmed COVID-19 case with treatment from a dedicated team of experts, health officials said at a press conference on Monday.
- China's COVID-19 vaccination tops 9 million People's Daily 12 Jan 2021 -- China has administered more than 9 million doses of self-developed COVID-19 vaccines since Dec. 15 last year, including the previous 1.6 million doses targeting groups with high risks of infection, according to a press conference on Jan. 9.
- NE China city sees asymptomatic COVID-19 cases rise to 45 People's Daily 12 Jan 2021 -- The number of asymptomatic COVID-19 cases in Suihua City of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province has increased to 45 as of 8 p.m. Monday, according to the municipal government's information office.
- Beijing reports 1 new locally transmitted COVID-19 case People's Daily 12 Jan 2021 -- Beijing reported one new locally transmitted COVID-19 case on Monday, the municipal health commission said Tuesday.
- Chinese Cities in Lockdown as Police Warn People Not to Spread 'Rumors' Radio Free Asia 12 Jan 2021 -- The ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on Tuesday placed a city of five million people in lockdown amid a resurgence of COVID-19 cases in several locations around the country.
- Three Chinese military planes enter Taiwan's ADIZ CNA 12 Jan 2021 -- Three Chinese military aircraft entered the southwest corner of Taiwan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on Tuesday, according to Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense (MND).
- India says trust with China deeply impaired after border flare-up Press TV 12 Jan 2021 -- India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar says trust with China has been "profoundly disturbed" following tensions at their contested border that left 20 Indian soldiers dead last summer.
- PLA completes 3D mapping of China's western border with centimeter-level accuracy Global Times 12 Jan 2021 -- The People's Liberation Army (PLA) recently started deploying China's first panoramic, high-precision spatial datum that covers the uncharted western border region of the country, with leading analysts saying that the system will contribute to the infrastructure construction as well as combat capability enhancement of Chinese forces in the region.
- Troops in northwest China equipped with new military field cooking container trucks PLA Daily 12 Jan 2021 -- In a recent maneuver training exercise, the cooks assigned to a combat support battalion under an Army brigade prepared food for troops by using a newly commissioned military field cooking container truck, which was specially tailored for troops operating in the plateau areas.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on January 12, 2021 PRC MofA 12 Jan 2021
- Pompeo a 'real master' of lying diplomacy: Chinese FM Global Times 12 Jan 2021 -- US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has spared no effort in spreading the political virus and is a real master of coming up with lies to frame others and calling white black, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday.
- China condemns foreign statement supporting HK troublemakers People's Daily 12 Jan 2021 -- A Chinese central government spokesperson on Monday condemned a Hong Kong-related joint statement by U.S. Secretary of State, British Foreign Secretary and foreign ministers of countries including Australia and Canada, calling the statement a serious infringement on China's internal affairs and judicial sovereignty.
- Hong Kong Government Threatens 'Countermeasures' Over British Residency Pledge Radio Free Asia 12 Jan 2021 -- As the number of Hong Kong residents using their entitlement to British National Overseas (BNO) passports continues to rise, the city's government has warned of "countermeasures" to stem the exodus amid a crackdown on dissent under a draconian national security law.
- Britain Cuts Business Links to Chinese Province Xinjiang VOA 12 Jan 2021 -- The British government Tuesday announced it will set out new rules for companies to try to prevent goods from China's Xinjiang Province from entering the supply chain following allegations of forced labor and other abuses.
- Young Uyghur Doctor Missing For Years Confirmed Detained in Xinjiang Capital Radio Free Asia 12 Jan 2021 -- A young Uyghur doctor at a hospital in the capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) who went missing in 2017 was detained in an internment camp that year, her overseas relatives have learned, but her current situation remains unknown.
- Rights Activist Calls on China's Premier to Give Back His Passport Radio Free Asia 12 Jan 2021 -- Chinese rights activist Guo Feixiong has penned an open letter to premier Li Keqiang, asking him to overturn a travel ban so he can visit his wife, who has been diagnosed with advanced cancer, in the United States, RFA has learned.
- China Urges Progress on Myanmar Belt & Road Projects, Backs Peace Efforts Radio Free Asia 12 Jan 2021 -- China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi voiced support for Myanmar's peace talks with ethnic armed groups and called for faster progress on major Chinese-led infrastructure projects in its Southeast Asian neighbor, statements and reports from the two countries said Tuesday.
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