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27 January 2021 - China Special Weapons News
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- China cautious to give seniors vaccine as provinces skip plan and await trials data for elderly Global Times 27 Jan 2021 -- As China planned to vaccinate 50 million people before Spring Festival, some Chinese cities started registering people from 18 to 59 but suspended the registration for elderly people, considering data of vaccine clinical trials for their age group has yet to be released, in sharp contrast to some Western countries that have been vaccinating seniors even though the Pfizer vaccine they used included very few seniors during clinical trials.
- Update: 22.77 million vaccines already administered in China as nation rushes to inoculate 50 million people before festival Global Times 27 Jan 2021 -- China has administered 22.77 million coronavirus vaccine doses, Chinese authorities said on Wednesday, marking a step closer for China to reach the target of inoculating 50 million people before the Chinese New Year.
- Chinese mainland reports 55 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 27 Jan 2021 -- The Chinese mainland on Tuesday reported 75 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 55 locally transmitted and 20 arriving from outside the mainland, the National Health Commission said Wednesday.
- WHO commends China for submitting COVID-19 vaccines data for assessment People's Daily 27 Jan 2021 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) commends China for submitting data of its COVID-19 vaccines to the WHO for the Emergency Use Listing procedure, a top WHO expert said on Tuesday.
- Chinese vaccines bring relief in global COVID-19 battle People's Daily 27 Jan 2021 -- In Brazil's northern Amazonas state, 68-year-old Isabel Cezerio, a member of the Ticuna ethnic group, became the first indigenous person in her village to get CoronaVac, a COVID-19 vaccine, on Jan. 19.
- Beijing Introduces Anal Swabs Amid Tightened COVID-19 Testing Rules Radio Free Asia 27 Jan 2021 -- A move by health authorities in Beijing to include anal swabs in the city's arsenal of COVID-19 testing options has sparked an outcry on China's tightly controlled internet.
- 'This Kind of Propaganda is an Insult to The Dead': COVID-19 Campaigner Zhang Hai Radio Free Asia 27 Jan 2021 -- As a global team of researchers sent to Wuhan by the World Health Organization (WHO) to investigate the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic left quarantine to begin its work this week, a campaigning family member of a man who died in the first wave of the pandemic has warned that the team risks becoming a propaganda tool of the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
- Xi praises Macao's efforts to contain COVID-19 Global Times 27 Jan 2021 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wed praised Macao govt's efforts to contain the virus that have resulted in zero local cases for over 300 consecutive days, which won high appreciation from Macao residents, after hearing a work report by the Macao Special Administrative Region's Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng.
- Malaysia begins phase 3 trials of China-developed COVID-19 vaccine People's Daily 27 Jan 2021 -- Malaysia has begun a phase 3 clinical trial of a COVID-19 vaccine candidate developed by the Institute of Medical Biology of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (IMBCAMS), the Health Ministry said on Wednesday.
- US Urges Nepal to Register, Protect Tibetan Refugees Radio Free Asia 27 Jan 2021 -- The United States takes "seriously" the forced return by Nepal of Tibetans escaping their homeland to seek asylum outside China and is regularly discussing this issue with senior Nepalese officials, a State Department spokesman told RFA this week.
- China 'concerned' about seizure of oil tankers by Indonesia Press TV 27 Jan 2021 -- China says it seeks information on 25 of its nationals who were among 61 crew members aboard two oil tankers seized by Indonesia over the weekend.
- Philippines Protests Beijing's New Law for Coast Guard in South China Sea Radio Free Asia 27 Jan 2021 -- The Philippines has filed a diplomatic protest against the Chinese government after Beijing passed a new law giving its coast guard authority to fire upon foreign vessels in the contested South China Sea, Manila's top diplomat said Wednesday.
- DPP slammed for claims of mainland "forcing" Taiwan businessmen to get vaccinated Global Times 27 Jan 2021 -- The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council has blasted the Democratic Progressive Party authority and pro-secessionist media on the island of Taiwan for creating and spreading rumors that the Chinese mainland was making businessmen from Taiwan in the mainland take "semi-forced" COVID-19 vaccination.
- PLA aircraft deployment near Taiwan 'a warning to foreign forces' PLA Daily 27 Jan 2021 -- A PLA military aircraft operating in airspace near Taiwan is a warning to foreign forces to stop interfering in China's internal affairs, Zhu Fenglian, a spokeswoman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said on Wednesday.
- Taiwan's display of new missile 'wrongly boosts courage of secessionists' Global Times 27 Jan 2021 -- Taiwan island's air force on Tuesday conducted a series of exercises, including showcasing a new missile and threatening to attack the Chinese mainland, with mainland experts saying on Wednesday the display of the weapon wrongly boosted the courage of secessionists, and risked accidents amid ongoing exercises by the People's Liberation Army (PLA) near the island. They also said the missile would not even be used if a war breaks out.
- Four Chinese military planes enter Taiwan's ADIZ CNA 27 Jan 2021 -- Four Chinese military aircraft entered Taiwan's southwest air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on Wednesday, according to Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense (MDN).
- PLA drills 'a stern warning' to Taiwan, safeguard prospect of peaceful reunification Global Times 27 Jan 2021 -- By conducting combat exercises in the Taiwan Straits, the Chinese mainland is sending a warning to Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party secessionist authority and the US, experts said, as the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office said the recent drills are "a stern warning to deter foreign forces and Taiwan secessionists."
- China says military exercises near Taiwan 'solemn warning' Press TV 27 Jan 2021 -- China says its military exercises near Taiwan are a "solemn warning" to secessionist factions in the self-ruled island and their foreign supporters.
- PLA exercises in S.China Sea 'not related to US carrier activity' Global Times 27 Jan 2021 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) started a series of exercises in the South China Sea on Wednesday, which Chinese observers said is likely a regular move and not related to the recent activities of a US aircraft carrier in the region, as foreign media had speculated.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on January 27, 2021 PRC MofA 27 Jan 2021
- Biden's Pick for UN Envoy Grilled on China at Confirmation Hearing VOA 27 Jan 2021 -- U.S. lawmakers Wednesday expressed concern about China's growing influence at the United Nations during their questioning of President Joe Biden's intended U.N. ambassador, seeking assurances that she would vigorously push back against Beijing's "malign influence."
- China's Propaganda Use of US Capitol Assault May Backfire, Analysts Warn VOA 27 Jan 2021 -- For China's propaganda machine, the storming of the U.S. Capitol by a mob fit neatly into Beijing's anti-American narrative as an example of democracy in decline.
- Xi praises Lam, sets fundamental tone for HK Global Times 27 Jan 2021 -- In a rare move, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government chief Carrie Lam reported her work to Chinese President Xi Jinping via a videoconference on Wednesday - the first time since the city returned to the motherland in 1997, given the severe COVID-19 outbreak in Hong Kong.
- Canadian Ruling Party Lawmaker Backs Call From Opposition to Label Xinjiang Abuses 'Genocide' Radio Free Asia 27 Jan 2021 -- A lawmaker from Canada's ruling party offered his support Wednesday for a call by opposition MPs for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to follow Washington's lead and designate rights abuses in northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) as "genocide."
- Turkey begins ratification process of extradition bill with China, judicial ties mutually beneficial: Turkish envoy Global Times 27 Jan 2021 -- The extradition bill between Turkey and China aims to increase cooperationin in criminal justice within the rule of law and the "result-oriented judicial coopration" in judicial matters will be beneficial for both countrties, Turkish Ambassador to China told the Global Times in an exclusive interivew.
- Court in China's Guangdong Jails 24 Over Posts on Xi Jinping's Family Radio Free Asia 27 Jan 2021 -- Authorities in the southern province of Guangdong have jailed the administrator of a wiki-based forum for 14 years after a post revealed personal information about the close family of ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping, RFA has learned.
- China vows continued necessary measures to protect Chinese companies' interests: FM Global Times 27 Jan 2021 -- China will continue to take necessary measures to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese firms, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian said on Wednesday, urging the US to draw lessons from the previous administration and rectify mistakes.
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