Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
11 February 2021 - China Special Weapons News
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- Chinese mainland reports no new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 11 Feb 2021 -- No new locally transmitted confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported Wednesday across the Chinese mainland, the National Health Commission said Thursday.
- China-donated COVID-19 vaccines arrive in Equatorial Guinea Global Times 11 Feb 2021 -- A batch of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines, donated by China, arrived at the airport in Malabo, capital of Equatorial Guinea on Wednesday. This is the first batch of vaccine China has donated to an African country.
- Standoff Eases After India, China Withdraw Troops From Himalayan Border VOA 11 Feb 2021 -- India and China are pulling back troops from a disputed border in the Himalayas marking a key breakthrough in easing their worst military standoff in decades.
- India, China Agree to Suspend Patrols at Contested Lake Pangong Tso as Disengagement Begins: Rajnath Sputnik 11 Feb 2021 -- After an intense nine-month border standoff, India and China began de-escalation in the contested Ladakh region on 10 February, the Chinese Defence Ministry said. The two Asian giants have deployed thousands of troops in the eastern Ladakh region since a deadly clash on 15 June 2020 in the Galwan Valley over border infrastructure.
- China, India start disengaging border troops People's Daily 11 Feb 2021 -- The Chinese and Indian frontline troops at the south and north bank of the Pangong Tso Lake began a synchronized and organized disengagement on Wednesday, said Wu Qian, spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense.
- India, China agree to demilitarize border area Press TV 11 Feb 2021 -- India and China have agreed to withdraw their troops from an area on their contested Himalayan border, as part of efforts to ease tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbors since a deadly clash last June.
- China's Move to Empower Coast Guard Stirs Tensions VOA 11 Feb 2021 -- China's new law allowing its coast guard to "open fire" on foreign vessels is causing serious anxiety in the Philippines, Vietnam and Japan. The move may help China to create a quasi-military presence even in sea areas where its navy is absent, analysts say.
- Taiwan thanks Biden after he raises concerns in call with Xi CNA 11 Feb 2021 -- Taiwan's government expressed its thanks to U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday after Biden, in his first phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) since taking office, raised concerns about Beijing's increasing pressure against Taiwan.
- U.S. tweet signals level of engagement with Taiwan seen under Trump CNA 11 Feb 2021 -- A meeting between Taiwan's top envoy to the United States and a senior State Department official on Wednesday and its public announcement may indicate continuing contacts with Taiwan at a high level under President Joe Biden's administration.
- US Has Ongoing Concerns Over China's Activities With Confucius Institutes - State Department Sputnik 11 Feb 2021 -- The Biden administration shares the concerns of its predecessors regarding China's activities involving Confucius institutes in the United States, US State Department spokesperson Ned Price said during a press briefing.
- Chinese naval fleet heads for joint exercise in Pakistan PLA Daily 11 Feb 2021 -- A fleet of the People's Liberation Army Navy on Thursday set off for Pakistan to attend a multilateral joint naval exercise at the invitation of the Pakistani navy, China's Ministry of National Defense said.
- Report: Trust in US Soars Among Southeast Asians, Wanes Toward China Radio Free Asia 11 Feb 2021 -- Southeast Asian professionals are concerned that Beijing could use its financial and military might to threaten their countries' sovereignty, which is why more of them trust the United States over China to work toward world peace, according to a new report by a Singaporean think-tank.
- Pentagon Press Secretary and China Task Force Director Update Reporters on Department of Defense Operations DoD 11 Feb 2021 -- Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby; Dr. Ely Ratner, Senior Fellow And Deputy Director, Asia-Pacific Security Program, Center For A New American Security
- Task Force Looks to Prioritize, Synchronize DOD Response to China DoD News 11 Feb 2021 -- DOD's China Task Force will examine all the DOD activities relating to what Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III calls America's "pacing challenge" to ensure they are synchronized, prioritized and coordinated to the greatest extent possible, the leader of the review told Pentagon reporters today.
- Biden Brings Human Rights, Military Threats to Fore in Phone Call With Xi Jinping Radio Free Asia 11 Feb 2021 -- U.S. President Joe Biden has criticized China's human rights violations and military aggression against the democratic island of Taiwan, in his first phone call with Chinese leader Xi Jinping ahead of the Lunar New Year celebrations on Thursday.
- US-China Confrontation is Disaster for Entire World, Xi Jinping Tells Joe Biden Sputnik 11 Feb 2021 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping, in a phone conversation with US President Joe Biden, said cooperation was the only choice for the two countries because a clash would lead to a disaster for the entire world.
- China-US conflict would be 'disaster:' Xi tells Biden in first call Press TV 11 Feb 2021 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping has told US President Joe Biden that a confrontation between China and the United States would be a "disaster" and that the two countries should resolve matters between them peacefully.
- Xi, Biden phone call on Chinese New Year's Eve 'tone-setter' for future bilateral ties Global Times 11 Feb 2021 -- The phone call between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden on Chinese New Year's Eve serves as a tone-setter for future bilateral relations in short term and shows that the two sides are willing to push bilateral ties forward in a more positive direction that can manage ties through constructive dialogue and cooperation. Chinese observers said the phone call, arranged on Chinese New Year's Eve, shows the Biden administration's goodwill toward the Chinese government and the Chinese people.
- Xi speaks with Biden on phone PLA Daily 11 Feb 2021 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday morning took a phone call from U.S. President Joseph R. Biden on the eve of the Lunar New Year.
- Hong Kong's Political Prisoners Spend Lunar New Year Behind Bars Radio Free Asia 11 Feb 2021 -- Hong Kong began its traditional Lunar New Year celebrations on Thursday with nearly 200 people in prison for their role in the 2019 protest movement.
- Uyghur Group Defends Detainee Database After Xinjiang Officials Allege 'Fake Archive' Radio Free Asia 11 Feb 2021 -- The expansion and diversification of Southeast Asia's synthetic drug market last year has led to a further decline in the production and demand for opium in Myanmar, although crime rings that traffic heroin continued to generate substantial profits, fueling conflict, a United Nations report said Thursday.
- China's decision to ban BBC World: Foreign Secretary's statement UK FCDO 11 Feb 2021 -- Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab comments on the Chinese decision to ban the broadcasting of BBC World News.
- BBC Banned from Broadcasting in China VOA 11 Feb 2021 -- China's broadcasting regulator says it has taken the BBC World News off the air for what it called "serious content violations."
- China bans BBC World News over content violations Press TV 11 Feb 2021 -- China's broadcasting regulator has banned the British television channel, BBC World News, from airing in the Asian country for violating regulations.
- China's Tianwen-1 probe enters orbit around Mars People's Daily 11 Feb 2021 -- China's Tianwen-1 probe successfully entered the orbit around Mars on Wednesday after a nearly seven-month voyage from Earth.
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