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28 January 2021 - China Special Weapons News
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- In Wuhan, WHO Team Begins Probe Into Coronavirus Origin VOA 28 Jan 2021 -- World Health Organization investigators exited a two-week quarantine Thursday in Wuhan, China, to begin their work in search of the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- WHO team leaves quarantine; research work should abide by country's law: FM spokesperson Global Times 28 Jan 2021 -- The WHO expert team on a mission to conduct scientific research into the novel coronavirus together with Chinese experts is set to leave quarantine on Thursday, and will carry out activities including holding seminars and inspections, on the premise of abiding by the country's relevant laws and regulations, according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry on Thursday.
- All stevedores at major ports' cold chain facilities have had vaccinations: official Global Times 28 Jan 2021 -- All stevedores working at major ports' cold chain facilities have completed their vaccinations, Wu Chungeng, spokesperson for the Ministry of Transport, said at a press conference on Thursday.
- Spring Festival travel shadowed by excessive virus prevention as some local govts add new restrictions on top of central policy Global Times 28 Jan 2021 -- While China's central government has released guidelines for the management of flows of population amid the Spring Festival to reduce epidemic risks, local governments in a few places are adding further restrictions or adopting one-size-fits-all approaches in implementing the policy, sparking public criticism as being dogmatic with poor governance.
- Anal swab not feasible for mass testing, only being used in a few cities on high-risk groups Global Times 28 Jan 2021 -- News of the use of anal swabs for COVID-19 testing has startled Chinese netizens. The method is more accurate than nose and throat swabs, albeit awkward for recipients. Yet the Global Times learned that anal swabs are not feasible for mass testing and the method is only used in certain Chinese cities, such as Beijing and Qingdao, among certain high-risk groups, such as overseas arrivals.
- Chinese COVID-19 vaccines are becoming global public good People's Daily 28 Jan 2021 -- As it promised last year, China is turning its COVID-19 vaccines into a global public good, contributing to ensuring vaccine accessibility and affordability in developing countries.
- Chinese mainland reports 54 new COVID-19 cases People's Daily 28 Jan 2021 -- The Chinese mainland on Wednesday recorded 54 new COVID-19 cases – 41 local transmissions and 13 from overseas – the National Health Commission said on Thursday.
- Africa Working With Private Sector, China, Cuba and Russia to Secure Vaccines VOA 28 Jan 2021 -- African officials say they are working to acquire hundreds of millions of vaccine doses for the continent over the next year and are urging African solidarity in the battle against coronavirus.
- India-China Ties at a Crossroads, Their Choices Will Have Global Repercussions, FM Jaishankar Says Sputnik 28 Jan 2021 -- The troops of India and China had a "minor" face-off on 20 January at the Line of Actual Control, with several soldiers sustaining injuries. Nevertheless, the two sides are working on a consensus to avoid fresh clashes, with the ninth round of talks concluding last week.
- China Builds New Housing on Key South China Sea Island to Support Growing Population Radio Free Asia 28 Jan 2021 -- China is set to construct new housing to accommodate nearly 400 people on Woody Island, a sign of its effort to support a growing population on this key outpost in the disputed South China Sea, Chinese government documents and satellite imagery show.
- U.S. must help Taiwan stave off China aggression: Biden's U.N. pick CNA 28 Jan 2021 -- The United States must help Taiwan push back against Chinese efforts to compromise its security, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, nominee for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, said Wednesday.
- Six Chinese warplanes enter Taiwan's ADIZ CNA 28 Jan 2021 -- Six Chinese fighter jets entered Taiwan's southwest air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on Thursday, the fifth day Beijing has sent at least four aircraft into the airspace since U.S. President Joe Biden took office.
- "Taiwan Independence" bubble will not make any wave : Defense Spokesperson PLA Daily 28 Jan 2021 -- "Taiwan is an inalienable part of China, and the Taiwan question is China's internal affair, which allows no interference from the outside," Senior Colonel Wu Qian, a spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of National Defense (MND), said in a monthly regular press conference on Thursday.
- 'Independence means war', China warns self-ruled Taiwan Press TV 28 Jan 2021 -- The Chinese government has sternly warned Taiwan over its secessionist activities, saying "independence means war" and that Taiwan is an inseparable part of China.
- To promote China-DPRK military exchanges at all levels: Defense spokesperson PLA Daily 28 Jan 2021 -- "Mil-to-mil relations play an important role in China-DPRK relationship. China will continue to conduct friendly exchanges between the two militaries at all levels," said Senior Colonel Wu Qian, spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of National Defense (MND), at a regular press conference in Beijing on Thursday.
- To contain china, mission impossible: Defense spokesperson PLA Daily 28 Jan 2021 -- The mil-to-mil relations between China and the US have come to a new starting point, and China hopes the new US administration will work with the Chinese side to promote the healthy and steady development of bilateral ties, said Senior Colonel Wu Qian, a spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of National Defense (MND), at a regular press conference on Thursday, when asked to comment on China-US mil-to-mil relationship during the Trump administration and the future development of bilateral military relations during the Biden administration.
- China-US military relations at 'new starting point' Global Times 28 Jan 2021 -- In a move analysts said China sent a signal of communication and cooperation to manage risks, militaries of China and the US recently held a meeting over the search for the remains of US prisoners of war and missing-in-action personnel, as the Chinese Defense Ministry said on Thursday that China-US military relations are at a new starting point with the Biden administration, but warned it is impossible for the US to contain China if it remains determined to do so, and "Taiwan independence" will lead to war.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on January 28, 2021 PRC MofA 28 Jan 2021
- 'US can't partner, confront China at the same time' Global Times 28 Jan 2021 -- Senior US officials' most recent remarks on China, which showed a puzzled stance mixed with hostility, bias and demands of cooperation, have brought no surprise to China, said Chinese experts on Thursday, adding that the US can't partner and confront with China at the same time.
- China, US envoys urge cooperation, not confrontation under Biden administration Global Times 28 Jan 2021 -- The day ahead of the 42nd anniversary of former Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping's visit to the US – a historical move that broke the ice of the Cold War and led to the establishment of diplomat relations between the two countries – diplomats and experts from both countries exchanged views on bilateral ties under Biden administration, urging cooperation instead of confrontation on Thursday.
- China-US cooperation in specific areas affected by overall ties: FM on climate cooperation Global Times 28 Jan 2021 -- Neither side should expect to wantonly interfere in China's internal affairs and undermine China's interest, while at the same time demanding China's support in bilateral and global affairs, said China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday.
- Beijing Signals Much Larger Role in Hong Kong Affairs Radio Free Asia 28 Jan 2021 -- Beijing has signaled it will step up direct political control over Hong Kong, as ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) general secretary Xi Jinping said the city must be ruled by "patriots."
- Turkish Opposition Challenge Erdogan Over Uighur Silence VOA 28 Jan 2021 -- The fate of tens of thousands of Uighur refugees in Turkey faced with possible deportation to China is threatening to become an embarrassing political debacle for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has long positioned himself as an avowed defender of Muslim rights globally.
- 'China has no genocide,' FM spokesperson repeats three times, urges prudence from Biden admin on Xinjiang issues Global Times 28 Jan 2021 -- "The most important thing should be repeated three times - China has no genocide; China has no genocide; China has no genocide, period," Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said at the daily press conference on Thursday.
- CPC leadership meets to review reports PLA Daily 28 Jan 2021 -- The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee held a meeting Thursday to review multiple reports.
- China's Diversion of Upstream Mekong Flows Seen Drying Up Southeast Asia VOA 28 Jan 2021 -- Analysts say Chinese officials are diverting so much water from dams along the upper Mekong River system that Southeast Asian countries are going dry during prime agricultural seasons and turning to other powers for help.
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