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03 February 2021 - China Special Weapons News
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- 'Many Questions' After WHO Team Visits Wuhan Virology Lab VOA 03 Feb 2021 -- The World Health Organization's (WHO) international team of investigators Wednesday visited a virology laboratory in the Chinese city of Wuhan, a research center that has been the subject of speculation about the origin of COVID-19.
- WHO Team Visits Wuhan Institute of Virology on COVID-19 Origins Investigation Mission Sputnik 03 Feb 2021 -- The team of experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) visited the Wuhan Institute of Virology on Wednesday, as part of their mission to investigate the origins of COVID-19, local media reported.
- Update: WHO team visits P4 lab in Wuhan Institute of Virology Global Times 03 Feb 2021 -- The WHO expert team visited the P4 lab inside the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) on Wednesday, a place that became target of a storm of Western public opinion following a massive smear campaign led by some US politicians. The visit came after days of intensive field work looking for the origins of the novel coronavirus.
- Chinese FM confirms WHO experts' visit to Wuhan lab, calls for similar probes in other countries Global Times 03 Feb 2021 -- A group of experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) visited on Wednesday the Wuhan Institute of Virology and Huazhong Agricultural University in Wuhan, Central China's Hubei Province where they exchanged important information with Chinese scientists on the origins of the coronavirus, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said.
- Beijing vows to defend against imported COVID-19 cases during New Year holiday Global Times 03 Feb 2021 -- China's capital city has vowed to apply comprehensive measures to face the challenge of COVID-19 in the upcoming Chinese New Year, including strictly controlling those entering Beijing to avoid imported cases.
- China to offer 10 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to COVAX, to boost equitable access to all countries Global Times 03 Feb 2021 -- At the request of the World Health Organization (WHO), China decided on Wednesday to offer 10 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to the COVAX, a WHO-backed international vaccine distribution program, for developing countries in urgent need, a move to boost fair distribution of the vaccines globally.
- China, Russia vaccine development offers hope to ease white-hot global vaccine scuffle Global Times 03 Feb 2021 -- The impressive 92 percent protection rate of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine offers an opportunity for China and Russia, the two shepherds of global COVID-19 vaccine developers, to join hands on world vaccine distribution, help ease the white-hot global vaccine scuffle, and offer hope to control the pandemic, Chinese scientists said.
- Chinese analysts confident in vaccine redesign to handle coronavirus mutations Global Times 03 Feb 2021 -- A new coronavirus variant found in the UK that shares characteristics with variants dominant in South Africa and Brazil are causing many Westerners to worry about reduced vaccine efficacy, but Chinese experts reassured the public that the redesign of both mRNA and inactivated vaccines can be completed within two months.
- Chinese mainland reports 15 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 03 Feb 2021 -- The Chinese mainland on Tuesday reported 25 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 15 locally transmitted, the National Health Commission said Wednesday.
- China to provide 10 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to COVAX PLA Daily 03 Feb 2021 -- China has decided to provide 10 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to COVAX to meet the urgent needs of developing countries, at the request of the World Health Organization (WHO), a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday.
- Pakistan administers Chinese COVID-19 vaccines to health workers People's Daily 03 Feb 2021 -- A drive to administer the China-donated Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines to frontline healthcare workers was formally kicked off across Pakistan on Wednesday, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said.
- Pakistan kicks off COVID-19 inoculations with Chinese vaccines PLA Daily 03 Feb 2021 -- Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan launched COVID-19 vaccination drive with China-donated vaccines on Tuesday as part of the country's efforts to bring the pandemic under control.
- 7th Fleet Destroyer transits Taiwan Strait US Navy 03 Feb 2021 -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit Feb. 4 (local time) in accordance with international law. The ship's transit through the Taiwan Strait demonstrates the U.S. commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. The United States military will continue to fly, sail and operate anywhere international law allows.
- U.S. urges China to stop pressuring Taiwan CNA 03 Feb 2021 -- The United States has urged Beijing to stop putting pressure on Taiwan in multiple spheres in response to a senior Chinese official's comment that Washington should respect Beijing's position on Taiwan.
- FM denies claims China backs Myanmar upheaval, expresses shock on doc leak at UN Security Council Global Times 03 Feb 2021 -- China Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin on Wednesday refuted claims that China may have supported or acquiesced in the political upheaval in Myanmar.
- Chinese Economic Ties Imply Beijing Support for Myanmar Coup: Analyst Radio Free Asia 03 Feb 2021 -- The Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s wide-ranging economic interests in Myanmar have likely led to a muted response to the military coup in the country from Beijing, according to a Chinese political commentator.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on February 3, 2021 PRC MofA 03 Feb 2021
- Hong Kong to 'Reform' Critical Thinking Program With China-Focused Content Radio Free Asia 03 Feb 2021 -- The Hong Kong government has revealed to the education sector its plans to re-purpose Liberal Studies in the city's schools, skewing it towards the patriotic indoctrination favored by Beijing.
- Lawmakers Urge Probe of Xinjiang Genocide Amid Reports of 'Systematic' Rape in Internment Camps Radio Free Asia 03 Feb 2021 -- International lawmakers have called on their governments to urgently probe allegations of genocide and crimes against humanity in northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) in response to shocking new allegations of widespread rape by former internment camp detainees.
- Lao Villagers Relocated From China-Backed Dam Lack Land to Grow Crops Radio Free Asia 03 Feb 2021 -- Lao villagers resettled in mountaintop towns to make way for construction the China-backed Namtha 1 Dam in Luang Namtha province in northern Laos have been given houses and other facilities but now have no land to farm, leaving them unable to make a living in their new homes, Lao sources say.
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