Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
04 February 2021 - China Special Weapons News
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- Exclusive: mRNA vaccine to complete phase II data gathering in China, on track to seek regulatory approval: co-developer Global Times 04 Feb 2021 -- Chinese pharmaceutical company Fosun Pharma, a partner of German Biotech company BioNTech, is on track to seek approval from the Chinese regulator for the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine in the Chinese mainland, Hui Aimin, PhD, President of Global R&D and Chief Medical Officer of Fosun Pharma, told the Global Times in an exclusive interview on Wednesday, noting that he is "very optimistic" about the mRNA vaccine development in China.
- China to offer COVID-19 vaccines at fair, reasonable price: Chinese FM Global Times 04 Feb 2021 -- China will offer the world its COVID-19 vaccines at fair, reasonable prices, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.
- Sinovac publishes 'promising' interim trial data for elderly Global Times 04 Feb 2021 -- Promising interim data released by China's COVID-19 developer Sinovac regarding its vaccines on elderly people will push forward China's efforts to streamline its vaccine rollout for seniors and consolidate the country's plan to establish herd immunity. Yet scientists urged caution and incremental administration of inoculations on this vulnerable group, after having witnessed adverse reactions and deaths in Western countries suspected to be caused by vaccinations.
- Shanghai reports 3 new local COVID-19 cases; all 21 local patients related to each other Global Times 04 Feb 2021 -- Shanghai reported three new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases on Wednesday after four consecutive days with only imported cases, taking the number of local cases up to 21 since January 21, Shanghai authorities announced on Thursday.
- More than half of arrivals from April to October 2020 were silent carriers of COVID-19: report Global Times 04 Feb 2021 -- A report led by China's CDC chief showed that from April to mid-October 2020, half of the arrivals in China who tested positive for the novel coronavirus were silent carriers, and as the time went on, the proportion of the asymptomatic patients has grown higher, with those from the Philippines, Russia, Singapore and the US topping the list.
- China to provide 10 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to COVAX People's Daily 04 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.
- Chinese mainland reports 17 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 04 Feb 2021 -- The Chinese mainland on Wednesday reported 30 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 17 locally transmitted, the National Health Commission said Thursday.
- Pakistan administers Chinese COVID-19 vaccines to health workers People's Daily 04 Feb 2021 -- Pakistan formally started the drive to administer the China-donated Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines to its frontline healthcare workers on Wednesday, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said.
- Appeal Grows For Russian, Chinese Serums As Western Vaccine Efforts Get Bogged Down RFE/RL 04 Feb 2021 -- A new study has helped Russia's leading coronavirus vaccine bounce back from criticism of a premature rollout just as many countries are confronting a growing array of logistical and political challenges to delivering vaccines.
- Remarks by President Biden on America's Place in the World The White House 04 Feb 2021
- Biden Promises US Re-engagement with the World VOA 04 Feb 2021 -- President Joe Biden promised Thursday that the United States would sharply increase its engagement around the world during his White House tenure, ending what he contended was the "past few years of neglect and abuse" of foreign relations by former President Donald Trump.
- China's Rise Complicates Biden's Mideast Policy Plans VOA 04 Feb 2021 -- As the Biden administration contemplates a return to Obama-era policies in the Middle East – from the Iran nuclear deal to Israeli-Palestinian negotiations -- it is finding those policies complicated by China's rising role as an influential political player throughout the region.
- Biden Says Defense, State Will Work Together to Rebuild U.S. Foreign Policy DoD News 04 Feb 2021 -- The Defense Department and the State Department will work closely and in tandem to better represent to the world the power of American values and ideals, President Joseph R. Biden Jr. said today during a speech at the State Department.
- Biden touches on Saudi war, Russia, China among other issues in his 1st foreign policy speech Press TV 04 Feb 2021 -- US President Joe Biden delivered a speech during his first visit to the State Department on Thursday, touching upon a range of issues pertaining to Saudi Arabia, Russia and China among others.
- Biden Says 'America Is Back' In Major Foreign Policy Speech RFE/RL 04 Feb 2021 -- U.S. President Joe Biden outlined his foreign policy vision in a speech at the State Department on February 4, vowing to confront "authoritarianism" in China and Russia while reengaging with the world and allies.
- U.S. warship transits Taiwan Strait, the first in Biden's presidency CNA 04 Feb 2021 -- A United States Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer on Thursday transited through the Taiwan Strait, the first by a U.S. warship since Joe Biden was inaugurated as president on Jan. 20.
- First US warship under Biden sails through Taiwan Strait Press TV 04 Feb 2021 -- An American warship has passed through the strategically-sensitive Taiwan Strait, which separates self-ruled Taiwan from mainland China, the US navy says, the first such provocative voyage since US President Joe Biden assumed office last month.
- First US Navy Warship Passes Taiwan Strait Since Biden Assumed Office Sputnik 04 Feb 2021 -- While officially adhering to the "One China" policy, the US has provided up to $13 billion in arms to the island state in the past four years, including missiles capable of hitting targets around the Taiwan Strait, and frequently conducts what it calls "freedom of navigation" operations in the region.
- US move an old trick to "manipulate" cross-Strait situation: PLA Spokesperson PLA Daily 04 Feb 2021 -- "The US move to send warship to sail through the Taiwan Strait and hype it publicly is an old trick to "manipulate" the cross-Strait situation. China is firmly opposed to that," said Senior Colonel Zhang Chunhui, spokesperson for the PLA Eastern Theater Command, in a written statement published on Thursday.
- PLA monitors US warship transiting in Taiwan Straits, opposes US using old tricks to disturb regional stability: spokesperson Global Times 04 Feb 2021 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theater Command said Thursday it tracked and monitored the movements of the USS John S. McCain guided-missile destroyer as it sailed through the Taiwan Straits on Thursday and opposed the US repeating old tricks to deliberately create tensions and disturb regional peace and stability.
- Two Chinese military planes enter Taiwan's ADIZ CNA 04 Feb 2021 -- Two Chinese warplanes entered Taiwan's southwest air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on Thursday, the 30th day out of the first 35 days in the year in which Beijing has sent its aircraft into that airspace.
- China's efforts toward national reunification won't stop, US should show sincerity through action, not words: expert Global Times 04 Feb 2021 -- US President Joe Biden might not be as provocative as the previous administration led by Donald Trump on the Taiwan question, as the State Department said that the so-called "one China policy" held by the US remained unchanged. Chinese experts noted that the new administration should convince China through actions, not words.
- China, Japan agree to manage differences, promote cooperation in maritime affairs PLA Daily 04 Feb 2021 -- China and Japan have agreed to properly manage their differences through dialogue and pragmatically promote cooperation in maritime affairs, making the East China Sea a sea of peace, cooperation and friendship.
- China conducts mid-course antiballistic missile test, system 'becomes more mature, reliable' Global Times 04 Feb 2021 -- China successfully conducted a land-based, mid-course antiballistic missile (ABM) technical test on Thursday in a move experts said showed China's mastery of the technology as the country's antiballistic missile system gradually matures and becomes more reliable.
- China conducts land-based mid-course missile interception test PLA Daily 04 Feb 2021 -- According to a written statement by China's Defense Ministry on Thursday, China conducted a land-based mid-course missile interception test on February 4, 2021 and achieved the desired test objective. The test is defensive in nature and not targeted against any country.
- Tianwen 1 probe set to enter Mars orbit before New Year PLA Daily 04 Feb 2021 -- China's Tianwen 1 Mars probe is set to enter the orbit of the red planet around Feb 10, two days before Chinese New Year, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, the nation's leading space contractor.
- Pakistani, Chinese navies play important roles in maintaining maritime order of Indian Ocean: Exclusive with Pakistan Navy chief Global Times 04 Feb 2021 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy is scheduled to participate in the Multinational Exercise AMAN-2021 hosted by Pakistan in February as dozens of navies around the world are about to gather in Karachi.
- China's Type 99A main battle tank deployed in high-altitude border defense frontier: reports Global Times 04 Feb 2021 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) has deployed its most powerful tank, the Type 99A, in the high-altitude border frontier at Karakoram Mountain, with supplies to celebrate the Spring Festival arriving in the hands of PLA border defense troops, recent media reports said.
- PLA Air Force turns desert into oasis through 39 years' efforts PLA Daily 04 Feb 2021 -- The news that the Mu Us Desert will disappear in northwest China's Shaanxi Province became hot news in 2020. Behind this 'green miracle' created by the Chinese people is a team from the PLA Air Force. They flew China's first-generation independently-developed Y-5 transport aircraft in western China to sow tree seeds and grass seeds to the desolate land.
- Spokesperson for Chinese embassy in ROK: China's Coast Guard Law complies with international conventions PLA Daily 04 Feb 2021 -- Wang Wei, the spokesperson for the Chinese embassy in the Republic of Korea (ROK), said on February 2 that the Coast Guard Law of the People's Republic of China fully complies with the international law and conventions, when answering the ROK reporters' questions.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on February 4, 2021 PRC MofA 04 Feb 2021
- Media Regulator Bans China's CGTN Satellite Channel From Airing in UK Radio Free Asia 04 Feb 2021 -- The U.K. media regulator Ofcom on Thursday banned Chinese state media giant CGTN from broadcasting in the country, citing violations of its license conditions.
- Britain Revokes Chinese State Media's Broadcasting License VOA 04 Feb 2021 -- Citing links to the Chinese Communist Party, Britan revoked China's state TV channel of its license to broadcast Thursday.
- U.S. 'Deeply Disturbed' By Reports Of Rape At Camps In China's Xinjiang Region RFE/RL 04 Feb 2021 -- The United States is "deeply disturbed" by reports of systematic rape and sexual abuse against women in internment camps for ethnic Uyghurs and other Muslims in China's Xinjiang region, the U.S. State Department said on February 3.
- US State Department Says Disturbed by Reports About Systematic Rape in China's Xinjiang Sputnik 04 Feb 2021 -- The US Department of State has expressed its disturbance over the reports about systematic rape and sexual abuse in camps for Uyghurs and other Muslims in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
- Chinese Communist Party to Boost Political Indoctrination of Schoolchildren Radio Free Asia 04 Feb 2021 -- The ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has revealed plans to expand the work of its Young Pioneers children's organization to Hong Kong, Macau, and the democratic island of Taiwan, as well as further "cultivating" the nation's children at home.
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