Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
01 February 2021 - China Special Weapons News
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- WHO Visits Center In Charge of Early COVID Outbreak VOA 01 Feb 2021 -- A team of World Health Organization scientists investigating the source of the coronavirus, that first emerged in China's Hubei province in late 2019, visited a provincial disease control center Monday that was key in the early management of the COVID outbreak.
- WHO Team Unlikely to Meet With Critics of China's Handling of Pandemic: Rights Group Radio Free Asia 01 Feb 2021 -- World Health Organization (WHO) investigators probing the origins of the coronavirus in China are unlikely to be allowed to meet with critics of the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s handling of the early stages of the pandemic, an overseas-based rights group said on Monday.
- 3,000 doses of fake COVID-19 vaccines confiscated, illegal sales began in September Global Times 01 Feb 2021 -- More than 80 people were arrested and 3,000 doses of fake COVID-19 vaccines were confiscated in a special campaign that China has carried out to crack down on vaccine-related crimes. The suspects had been profiting from the illegal manufacturing and sales of the vaccines since September 2020.
- Flattened curve suggests latest COVID-19 flare-ups in China 'being controlled' Global Times 01 Feb 2021 -- After another round of arduous struggle against the raging COVID-19 outbreak that swept across the country in the first month of 2021, China has seen the curve in infection numbers flattened in multiple places, including the mega-cities of Beijing and Shanghai, and the densely-populated North Chinese province of Hebei.
- China-donated COVID-19 vaccines arrive in Pakistan Global Times 01 Feb 2021 -- A plane carrying Chinese donation of COVID-19 vaccines for Pakistan has arrived in the country, Special Assistant to the Pakistani Prime Minister on Health Faisal Sultan said on Monday.
- CanSino says its COVID-19 vaccine has no serious adverse events, meets efficacy criteria in interim analysis Global Times 01 Feb 2021 -- The AD5-nCOV vaccine candidate developed by Chinese biopharmaceutical company CanSino Biologics has met its pre-specified primary safety and efficacy criteria at interim analysis, with no serious adverse events, and the company will continue to advance its phase III clinical trial of the vaccine.
- Sinovac says Brazilian consulting firm fabricated 'statement' slamming US vaccination plan Global Times 01 Feb 2021 -- Chinese biopharmaceutical firm Sinovac Biotech said on Sunday that a recent statement released by a Brazilian consulting company in Sinovac's name, which condemns the US for protecting only Americans in its vaccination plan, is fabricated and was not released by the Chinese firm.
- Over 250,000 people could have been infected with COVID-19 in N China without strict prevention measures: top epidemiologist Global Times 01 Feb 2021 -- If there were no strict prevention and control measures, at least 130,000 people in Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province and 120,000 people in North China's Hebei Province could have been infected with the coronavirus by the end of February, said China's top epidemiologist Zhong Nanshan.
- China provides COVID-19 vaccines to 14 developing countries and will aid 38 more: Chinese FM Global Times 01 Feb 2021 -- In addition to Pakistan, China is providing aid in the form of COVID-19 vaccines to 13 developing countries including Brunei, Nepal, the Philippines and Equatorial Guinea, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at press conference on Monday.
- Chile welcomes second shipment of Sinovac vaccines People's Daily 01 Feb 2021 -- The Chilean government received a second shipment of nearly 2 million vaccines developed by Chinese firm Sinovac Biotech on Sunday, which will be used to begin the mass vaccination in Chile, scheduled to start on Wednesday.
- China has administered 22 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines People's Daily 01 Feb 2021 -- As of Tuesday, China has administered 22.77 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines in its mass vaccination campaign, an official said on Wednesday.
- Chinese mainland reports 33 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 01 Feb 2021 -- The Chinese mainland on Sunday reported 42 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 33 locally transmitted ones, the National Health Commission said Monday.
- Mass inoculation shows safety, efficacy of Chinese COVID-19 vaccines: expert People's Daily 01 Feb 2021 -- China's renowned respiratory-disease expert Zhong Nanshan said Sunday that the mass inoculation of homegrown COVID-19 vaccines underway in China shows the vaccines are safe and effective.
- China-donated COVID-19 vaccines arrive in Pakistan People's Daily 01 Feb 2021 -- A plane carrying Chinese donation of COVID-19 vaccines for Pakistan has arrived in the country, Special Assistant to the Pakistani Prime Minister on Health Faisal Sultan said on Monday.
- Malaysia begins phase 3 trials of China-developed COVID-19 vaccine People's Daily 01 Feb 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.
- Curfew Imposed in Tibetan Areas of Qinghai Ahead of Lunar New Year Radio Free Asia 01 Feb 2021 -- Authorities in northwest China's Qinghai province are restricting travel in Tibetan-populated areas ahead of the start of Lunar New Year, called Losar by Tibetans, later this month, Tibetan sources say.
- China Accuses Philippines of Spreading Fake Info in Maritime Disputes Radio Free Asia 01 Feb 2021 -- Beijing's embassy here hit out at the Philippines on Monday for what it called "false accusations" about a new law allowing the Chinese coast guard to use force in South China Sea waters claimed by the Asian superpower.
- Another Chinese military aircraft enters Taiwan's ADIZ CNA 01 Feb 2021 -- A Chinese aircraft entered the southwestern section of Taiwan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on Monday following frequent incursions in January, according to the Ministry of National Defense (MND).
- A New Weapon? Chinese Ships Dredge in Waters Claimed by Taiwan VOA 01 Feb 2021 -- Chinese civil aviation authorities are working on a new civilian airport on Dadeng Island, less than 10 kilometers from the Taiwanese-held island of Kinmen, and Chinese ships can be spotted in sea tracts uncomfortably close to Taiwan's turf, dredging for gravel.
- China hopes for a stable, peaceful Myanmar through domestic negotiations, not external interference Global Times 01 Feb 2021 -- The Myanmar military on Monday announced that new elections will be held when a one-year state of emergency ends, and it will return the state power to the new government. The military said that during the state of emergency, the Union Election Commission will be reformed and the parliamentary elections results will be reviewed.
- China hopes all sides in Myanmar properly manage differences People's Daily 01 Feb 2021 -- China hopes all sides in Myanmar will properly manage their differences and uphold political and social stability, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin told a daily press briefing on Monday.
- Myanmar Military Coup Strands Tens of Thousands of Chinese Nationals Radio Free Asia 01 Feb 2021 -- China's foreign ministry said on Monday it had no current plans to evacuate its nationals from Myanmar following the military coup in the country.
- Hospital Researcher Sentenced to Prison for Conspiring to Steal Trade Secrets, Sell Them in China US Dept. of Justice 01 Feb 2021 -- A former Dublin, Ohio, woman was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 30 months in prison for conspiring to steal exosome-related trade secrets concerning the research, identification and treatment of a range of pediatric medical conditions.
- Israel Reportedly Rejects US Pressure to Inspect Haifa Port Over Chinese Links Sputnik 01 Feb 2021 -- In 2018, the US Navy said it may end its operations in Haifa Port this year due to a Chinese company becoming involved in the port's development and expansion after a contract included handing a Chinese firm control over the project.
- PLA Xinjiang Military Command commissions first Type 15 light tanks Global Times 01 Feb 2021 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Xinjiang Military Command recently received delivery of and commissioned its first batch of China's newly developed Type 15 light tanks, which excels at rapid reaction combat in plateau regions, a Chinese expert said on Monday.
- Satellite Photo Purports to Show First Hint of China's New Submarine Class Under Construction Sputnik 01 Feb 2021 -- China's naval fleet is already larger than the US Navy, but its quick pace of shipbuilding has strained existing assembly facilities, spurring a major construction boom as advanced new classes of warship are introduced.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on February 1, 2021 PRC MofA 01 Feb 2021
- Xiplomacy: Chinese president's "cloud diplomacy" in new year People's Daily 01 Feb 2021 -- As the world heads into the second month of 2021, it is still struggling to handle a ravaging COVID-19 pandemic, a deep economic recession, as well as a turbulent and shifting global order.
- China to send 'friendly message but draw bottom line' to US via senior diplomat's speech Global Times 01 Feb 2021 -- Senior Chinese diplomats including a vice foreign minister and ambassador to the US have been sending a message of cooperation to the US in recent days, and on Tuesday morning (Beijing time), a highly anticipated speech will be delivered by senior Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi to a US audience, and Chinese experts said China will deliver its sincerity for cooperation but will also draw clear bottom lines.
- Lai's bail appeal tests HK national security law interpretation: observer Global Times 01 Feb 2021 -- As the detained anti-government figure and secessionist Jimmy Lai appeared before the Court of Final Appeal on Monday for his bail hearing for violating the national security law for Hong Kong, legal experts considered the case as a test of how Hong Kong's legal system interprets bail conditions under the national security law.
- Hong Kong Families Apply to Emigrate After Launch of UK Visa Scheme Radio Free Asia 01 Feb 2021 -- A U.K. visa center in Hong Kong has extended its opening hours to cope with increased demand after the British government launched a new pathway to residency and citizenship for some five million residents of the city, amid a citywide crackdown on public dissent and political opposition.
- China opposes Ukrainian government's sanctioning Chinese companies: FM Global Times 01 Feb 2021 -- China is against any government imposing unilateral sanctions on Chinese companies, China's Foreign Ministry said on Monday in response to Ukrainian government's decision to sanction four Chinese companies and three Chinese citizens who participated in the Motor Sich deal.
- Xinjiang official refutes allegations, welcomes visits People's Daily 01 Feb 2021 -- A senior official of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Monday denounced former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's allegations of "genocide" and a "crime against humanity" as the biggest setup in human history and welcomed foreigners to visit the region to discover the real situation themselves.
- China Retaliates Against Uighur Activists by Imprisoning Relatives, US Officials Say VOA 01 Feb 2021 -- U.S. officials say China is targeting relatives of some Uighur activists with terrorism charges, while intimidating others who raise awareness about the plight of the Muslim minority in the Xinjiang region.
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