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09 February 2021 - China Special Weapons News
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- COVID-19 'extremely unlikely' to have come from a lab, experts say UN News 09 Feb 2021 -- The virus that causes COVID-19 probably jumped from animals to humans and is "extremely unlikely" to have come from a laboratory, the head of an international team investigating the origins of the disease said on Tuesday.
- WHO Finds No Evidence of COVID-19 Outbreaks in Wuhan Before December 2019 VOA 09 Feb 2021 -- The leader of international experts investigating the origins of COVID-19 in China says they saw no evidence of large outbreaks of the disease prior to its December 2019 discovery in the city of Wuhan.
- WHO refutes Wuhan lab claim about coronavirus origin Press TV 09 Feb 2021 -- A team of experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) investigating the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic have dismissed a controversial theory that the virus leaked from a laboratory in the Chinese city of Wuhan.
- Global experts scrutinize Southeast Asia as their target in investigating tracing origin of coronavirus: WHO Global Times 09 Feb 2021 -- The Huanan seafood market may not have been the original site of COVID-19 outbreak, bats and pangolin sample in Wuhan failed to provide evidence of coronavirus origins either, while viruses are extremely unlikely to leak from Wuhan labs according to a report jointly published by experts from China and World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday.
- COVID-19 transmission routes in Wuhan yet identified; virus may not be passed from bat to human; Huanan seafood market may not first place for outbreak: WHO mission Global Times 09 Feb 2021 -- The discovery of the viral sequence of coronavirus suggests the virus originated from zoonotic transmission, but the host is yet to be identified. Sequence diversity appeared in the early Wuhan outbreak, suggesting that there are transmission chains beyond the Huanan seafood market, according to a report jointly published by experts from China and World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday.
- Chinese cities loosen restrictions ahead of Spring Festival after seeing zero new domestic COVID-19 case Global Times 09 Feb 2021 -- Multiple cities in China have eased transportation restrictions ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year after the country has recorded several days with no locally transmitted COVID-19 cases. People with green health code can travel more freely within and outside their residential province and visit friends and family during the holidays.
- 'Estimated 2 million' COVID-19 high-risk people in Beijing vaccinated Global Times 09 Feb 2021 -- Roughly two million people working in jobs with relatively high-risk for COVID-19 transmission in Beijing have been vaccinated before the upcoming Chinese New Year (CNY) holiday, local health experts estimated.
- Beijing clears COVID-19 high-, medium-risk areas ahead of Chinese New Year Global Times 09 Feb 2021 -- Beijing has basically controlled the latest local COVID-19 outbreak ahead of the upcoming Chinese New Year (CNY) holiday. The local authority said on Tuesday that it will change the classification of the capital's last high-risk area for the coronavirus into a low-risk one on Tuesday, having cleared all its high- and medium-risk areas after seeing zero local cases for 10 consecutive days.
- Chinese Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine effective in older people: Moroccan health ministry Global Times 09 Feb 2021 -- The Chinese Sinopharm vaccine is effective in older people and Morocco will continue using it to vaccinate the population aged 60 and over, authorities said Monday.
- Macao kicks off COVID-19 vaccination Global Times 09 Feb 2021 -- The Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) officially kicked off its COVID-19 vaccination on Tuesday morning. The city's senior government officials, including Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng, took the lead and received their first doses of the Sinopharm vaccines.
- China ready to give positive consideration to CEE countries over vaccine cooperation Global Times 09 Feb 2021 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday lauded the cooperation between China and Central and Eastern European countries (CEECs), saying "17 plus 1 could make more than 18" and China is ready to give it positive consideration on vaccine cooperation.
- Chinese mainland reports no new locally-transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 09 Feb 2021 -- No new locally-transmitted confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported Monday across the Chinese mainland, the National Health Commission said Tuesday.
- Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group Operates with Nimitz Carrier Strike Group US Navy 09 Feb 2021 -- The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group conducted dual carrier operations with the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group in the South China Sea Feb. 9.
- Two US Navy carrier groups conduct exercises in South China Sea Press TV 09 Feb 2021 -- Two US Navy carrier groups have conducted joint exercises in the South China Sea in a move decried by Beijing as damaging peace and stability in the region.
- US dual carrier drills in S. China Sea 'symbolic, not militarily practical' Global Times 09 Feb 2021 -- The US dual aircraft carrier operations in the South China Sea on Tuesday have more symbolic and political meanings rather than military significance, as the US is fully aware of the power of China's anti-ship ballistic missiles, Chinese military experts said.
- U.S. Carrier Strike Groups, French Submarine Complete South China Sea Operations Radio Free Asia 09 Feb 2021 -- Two U.S. aircraft carrier strike groups conducted dual operations in the South China Sea on Tuesday, the latest in a series of U.S. military maneuvers in those turbulent waters.
- Philippines to Increase Sea Presence in Response to Chinese Coast Guard Law Radio Free Asia 09 Feb 2021 -- The new Philippine military commander said Tuesday he was ordering more assets deployed to the South China Sea to safeguard fishermen after Beijing passed a law empowering its coast guard to use force against foreign boats in the contested waterway.
- Key to cross-strait peace lies in Beijing: President Tsai CNA 09 Feb 2021 -- President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) on Tuesday said the key to maintaining peace across the Taiwan Strait lies in the hands of China, but she reiterated her administration's willingness to engage in "meaningful dialogue" with Beijing on equal terms.
- China's control center examines 52 BeiDou satellites PLA Daily 09 Feb 2021 -- China's Xi'an Satellite Control Center has completed a health check of 52 in-orbit BeiDou navigation satellites (BDS) ahead of the Spring Festival holiday, the Chinese Lunar New Year, the center said Tuesday.
- China publishes technical requirements for key civilian BDS products PLA Daily 09 Feb 2021 -- China has published six documents detailing technical requirements and test methods for key, or basic, civilian products using the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS).
- China completes construction of medium-thrust aeroengine production line Global Times 09 Feb 2021 -- A Chinese arms firm has recently completed construction of a third-generation medium-thrust aeroengine production line, and analysts said that China can now mass produce warplanes without having to rely on imported engines.
- China's largest maritime patrol ship in Taiwan Straits launched Global Times 09 Feb 2021 -- A patrol ship in the Taiwan Straits, developed by the China Shipbuilding Industry Corp (CSIC), held its launching ceremony on Monday, and will become China's largest maritime patrol rescue vessel in the Straits after it is commissioned.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on February 9, 2021 PRC MofA 09 Feb 2021
- Chinese Summit Gets Chilly Reception From Central, Eastern European Countries RFE/RL 09 Feb 2021 -- Chinese leader Xi Jinping chaired a long-delayed summit with Central and Eastern European countries amid growing division in the region over how to view Beijing's growing influence.
- Hong Kong Media Mogul Jimmy Lai Denied Bail in Test of National Security Law Radio Free Asia 09 Feb 2021 -- Hong Kong's highest court on Thursday denied bail to pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai, nearly six months after his arrest for alleged fraud and "colluding with foreign powers" in violation of a draconian national security law imposed on the city by the ruling Chinese Communist Party.
- Hong Kong's Highest Court Denies Bail for Media Tycoon and Pro-Democracy Activist VOA 09 Feb 2021 -- Hong Kong media tycoon and pro-democracy advocate Jimmy Lai remains behind bars after the city's highest court denied him bail during a court appearance Tuesday.
G- Jimmy Lai denied bail in 'landmark ruling signaling HK common law system adapting to national security law' Global Times 09 Feb 2021 -- Hong Kong's top court denied bail on Tuesday for media tycoon and secessionist Jimmy Lai, who will stay behind bars until his trial on national security charges in April.
- China Uses Rape as Torture Tactic Against Uighur Detainees, Victims Say VOA 09 Feb 2021 -- Uighurs who were once detained in internment camps in China's Xinjiang region say they have been sexually abused and raped during interrogations by Chinese authorities, while also witnessing other fellow detainees being raped.
- Lies about Xinjiang prove to be complete farce: FM spokesperson People's Daily 09 Feb 2021 -- A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Monday that lies about China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region concocted by some Western anti-China forces are "a complete farce to slander and smear China."
- Transportation Chief, Fellow 'Meshrep' Members Confirmed Jailed in Xinjiang's Kashgar Radio Free Asia 09 Feb 2021 -- The head of Kashgar (in Chinese, Kashi) prefecture's Department of Transportation in northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) has been confirmed jailed for seven years, along with several members of his fraternal organization for Uyghur men, according to official sources.
- China Blocks Clubhouse App After Users Embrace 'Sensitive' Political Topics Radio Free Asia 09 Feb 2021 -- After three days of a free-speech bonanza that included discussions of the ruling Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) genocidal policies in Xinjiang and Tibet, its crackdown on dissent in Hong Kong, and its military threats against democratic Taiwan, China's internet censorship machinery finally cranked into gear and banned the audio chat app Clubhouse.
- China Jails Publisher Geng Xiaonan, Who Spoke in Support of Dissident Xu Zhangrun Radio Free Asia 09 Feb 2021 -- A court in Beijing has sentenced Chinese literary figure Geng Xiaonan, who angered the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) by expressing public support for dissident professor Xu Zhangrun, to three years' imprisonment after finding her guilty of "illegal business operations."
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