Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
12 February 2021 - China Special Weapons News
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- Over 390,000 volunteers dedicated to COVID-19 fight in China People's Daily 12 Feb 2021 -- More than 390,000 volunteers devoted themselves to the country's fight against COVID-19 in 2020, the Red Cross Society of China said.
- Chinese mainland reports no new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 12 Feb 2021 -- No new locally transmitted confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported Thursday across the Chinese mainland, the National Health Commission said Friday.
- Over 3 mln Turkish people receive China's COVID-19 vaccines Global Times 12 Feb 2021 -- The number of people who have received their first doses of China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines topped 3 million on Friday across Turkey, Turkish Health Ministry announced.
- Brunei receives COVID-19 vaccine donation from China Global Times 12 Feb 2021 -- Brunei's Ministry of Health said in a press release on Wednesday that the country received a batch of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine donated by China on Tuesday and is reviewing a vaccination program.
- Ministry of Defence statement India PIB 12 Feb 2021 -- Ministry of Defence has taken note of some misinformed and misleading comments being amplified in the media and on social media regarding the disengagement currently underway at Pangong Tso.
- Burmese Expert: China Helping Military Establish Cyber Firewall VOA 12 Feb 2021 -- The Burmese military government is about to pass a tough cyber censorship bill that has sparked widespread opposition at home and abroad.
- Pakistan Hosts 45 Navies for Joint Drills, Including Russia, China, NATO Members Sputnik 12 Feb 2021 -- The last time Russian naval forces drilled with their counterparts in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization was 10 years ago off the coast of Spain, during the "Bold Monarch" exercises.
- PLA destroyer flotilla joins multinational drills in Pakistan with US, Russian navies Global Times 12 Feb 2021 -- A Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy flotilla led by a Type 052D destroyer on Thursday started participating in a multinational exercise in Pakistan, a unique platform experts said that provides opportunities for Chinese and Russian navies to come together with their counterparts from the US and other Western countries.
- China Investment Deal Seen as Test of EU Cohesion VOA 12 Feb 2021 -- An investment deal agreed to in principle between the European Union and China at the end of last year is facing criticism both in and outside the EU. Analysts point to the expected approval of the deal as evidence of Beijing's uncanny ability to assess the power game within the EU.
- Canada Eases Immigration From Hong Kong VOA 12 Feb 2021 -- Canada is easing the requirements for some students from Hong Kong to stay in Canada, a reaction to crackdowns by China in the former British colony.
- Embassy, observers defend China's BBC license decision as legitimate, reasonable, 'further countermeasures to follow' Global Times 12 Feb 2021 -- The Chinese embassy in the UK firmly defended China's decision to bar the BBC World News from airing in China, saying the move is "legitimate and reasonable" given the British broadcaster's relentless fabrication of "lies of the century" in reporting China.
- China pulls BBC World News off the air for serious content violation People's Daily 12 Feb 2021 -- China's broadcasting regulator on Thursday made an announcement on pulling BBC World News off the air in the country for serious content violation.
- China Bans BBC Broadcasts in Move Seen as Warning to Journalists Over Xinjiang Radio Free Asia 12 Feb 2021 -- In the early hours of Friday morning, China's media regulator issued a blanket ban on BBC broadcasts throughout its territory, including Hong Kong, saying it had engaged in "untruthful" reporting and damaged "national unity."
- Belgian Lawmakers Submit Resolution Recognizing Xinjiang Abuses as 'Genocide' Radio Free Asia 12 Feb 2021 -- Lawmakers in Belgium's Chamber of Representatives have submitted a resolution calling on their government to designate abuses in northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) as genocide, prompting an immediate protest from Beijing demanding that the proposal be tabled.
- Japan's Muji Stops Short of Ban on Cotton From Xinjiang, Where Forced Labor is Rife Radio Free Asia 12 Feb 2021 -- Japanese clothing and lifestyle brand Muji says it has stopped exporting cotton sourced in Xinjiang to the United States, but rights groups say the company has done little to remove Xinjiang cotton -- which has been linked forced labor by mostly ethnic Uyghur detainees who have committed no crime -- from its supply chain.
- China's Gas Prices from Russia Fall as Market Risks Rise Radio Free Asia 12 Feb 2021 -- A little over a year after Russia opened its giant Power of Siberia pipeline to China, natural gas prices for the Chinese market have fallen below European rates.
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