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03 March 2021 - China Special Weapons News

  • CPPCC spokesperson calls 'vaccine diplomacy' claims 'narrow-minded' People's Daily 03 Mar 2021 -- It is "very narrow-minded" to perceive China's action of providing COVID-19 vaccines and related assistance to other countries as a tool for gaining geopolitical influence, Guo Weimin, the spokesperson of the fourth session of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, said during a news briefing on Wednesday.
  • Over 5 mln get COVID-19 vaccine in Beijing People's Daily 03 Mar 2021 -- Over 5 million people in Beijing had received COVID-19 vaccines as of 2 p.m. Tuesday, local authorities said.
  • China accelerates vaccination to form herd immunity sooner Global Times 03 Mar 2021 -- China is ramping up efforts to vaccinate 560 million people, or 40 percent of China's population, by the end of June, and another 330 million people will be vaccinated by the end of the year, covering 64 percent of the total population, the Global Times has learned.
  • Sinopharm to submit clinical trial data on subjects aged 3-17 for approval Global Times 03 Mar 2021 -- China's vaccine producer Sinopharm has completed clinical trials for groups aged 3-17 and will submit its data for approval soon, which industry observers said is likely to expand China's mass vaccination for minors.
  • Philippine military starts vaccination of Chinese COVID-19 vaccines PLA Daily 03 Mar 2021 -- A vaccination ceremony of the COVID-19 vaccines provided by the Chinese military was held at Fort Andres Bonifacio in Metro Manila, the national headquarters of the Philippine Army, on March 2nd, local time.
  • Cambodia Deports Chinese Journalist Over Vaccine for Sale Story VOA 03 Mar 2021 -- The Cambodian government has deported a Chinese journalist for publishing what authorities deemed "fake news" about a purported scheme offering COVID-19 vaccines for a "service fee."

  • South Korea Fights to Guard Its Trade Secrets From China VOA 03 Mar 2021 -- South Korea's leading role in high-tech industries has made it an attractive target for fast-rising Chinese rivals in search of enhanced capabilities in semiconductors, computer displays and shipbuilding, among other technologies.

  • Video: Third Upgraded Chinese Type 052D Destroyer Sporting Anti-Stealth Radar Spotted Sputnik 03 Mar 2021 -- The People's Liberation Army Navy is the world's largest, even bigger than the US Navy, and upgraded Chinese shipyards are pumping out several warships each year, helping the PLAN to become an increasingly modern force, capable of challenging adversaries in waters further from Chinese shores.
  • PLA Navy holds joint landing exercises far away from mainland Global Times 03 Mar 2021 -- A Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy joint expeditionary training group recently conducted a series of combat-scenario, cross-service exercises including amphibious landing in waters away from the mainland, and experts said on Wednesday that such far sea training will boost the PLA's capability in defending China's sovereignty and development interests.
  • PLA Navy improves water supply for remote radar stations PLA Daily 03 Mar 2021 -- A naval radar brigade under the PLA Eastern Theater Command has successively solved water supply problems for its seven radar companies stationed in mountains and islands through such ways as seawater desalination, accessing to municipal water supply, and installation of water purification systems since last year.

  • China ushers in two sessions time Global Times 03 Mar 2021 -- Top political advisory body held its first press conference on Wednesday ahead of its annual sessions, which means China has officially ushered in "two session" time. The country's annual top political event carries extra weight this year, as China moves to further consolidate its lead in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic and poises to set ambitious goals for years to come.
  • China Steps up Curbs on Dissidents Ahead of National People's Congress Radio Free Asia 03 Mar 2021 -- The ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has tightened controls on prominent dissidents and rights activists ahead of its National People's Congress (NPC), which opens in Beijing on Friday, placing some under house arrest, while taking others out of town on enforced "vacations" under police surveillance.

  • Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on March 3, 2021 PRC MofA 03 Mar 2021

  • Blinken Says US Relations With China Biggest Geopolitical Test for US in 21st Century Sputnik 03 Mar 2021 -- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday characterised the United States' relationship with China as the biggest geopolitical test for Washington in the twenty-first century and one that needs to be addressed from a position of strength.
  • A Foreign Policy for the American People US Dept. of State 03 Mar 2021 -- Speech by Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State
  • China is World's 'Greatest Geopolitical Test', Blinken Says VOA 03 Mar 2021 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken declared Wednesday that the relationship between the United States and China is the world's "biggest geopolitical test" of the century.

  • HKSAR gov't opposes interference with independent prosecution Global Times 03 Mar 2021 -- The Department of Justice (DoJ) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government stressed Tuesday that no one should interfere with independent prosecutorial decisions, responding to the demand for the release of 47 people charged with "conspiring to subvert the state power" under the national security law in the HKSAR.
  • Relationship between patriotism, loving Hong Kong and upholding the leadership of the CPC, fully explained People's Daily 03 Mar 2021 -- Xia Baolong, vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and head of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, attended the symposium, which heard the opinions of representatives from various sectors of Hong Kong society.
  • Hong Kong Activists Still in Court as Supporters Gather Outside Radio Free Asia 03 Mar 2021 -- As a marathon hearing grouping bail applications from 47 pro-democracy activists and politicians charged with subversion entered its third day on Wednesday, reports indicated that the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is gearing up to make sure that only its staunchest supporters will be allowed to take part in Hong Kong's political life.

  • China Claims It Has Eliminated Poverty But Is That True? VOA 03 Mar 2021 -- Over the past eight years, some 100 million people in rural China have emerged from poverty, a sign of economic progress trumpeted by President Xi Jinping.



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