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08 March 2021 - China Special Weapons News
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- Beijing's Pinggu district issues proposal for all-member COVID-19 vaccination Global Times 08 Mar 2021 -- Pinggu district in northeastern Beijing on Monday issued a proposal on COVID-19 vaccination, calling upon all of the district's residents to get inoculated with domestically produced vaccines. The proposal said that they are safe and have a 90 percent success rate of generating antibodies after the whole course of inoculation is completed.
- 28 public servants in NE China held accountable for failing to perform duties in COVID-19 fight Global Times 08 Mar 2021 -- In Harbin, the capital of Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, 28 public servants have so far been held accountable for failing to perform their COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control duties after the city released a notice on January 19 requiring all departments to strictly follow the relevant preventive measures, according to a notice released on the local government's website on Monday.
- Chinese mainland reports no new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 08 Mar 2021 -- The Chinese mainland reported no new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases on Sunday, the National Health Commission said Monday.
- China Reports 19 New COVID-19 Cases SPA 08 Mar 2021 -- The Chinese mainland reported 19 new COVID-19 cases during the past 24 hours.
- China proposes "people's vaccines," healthy competition with U.S. amid rising global uncertainties People's Daily 08 Mar 2021 -- China on Sunday proposed making the COVID-19 vaccines truly affordable and accessible for humanity as well as a healthy competition between the world's top two economies, injecting fresh certainties into the turbulent world.
- White House: US Stance on Taiwan Remains the Same VOA 08 Mar 2021 -- The administration of President Joe Biden is brushing off a fresh warning from China that is calling for a change of policy toward Taiwan.
- No force can stop China from achieving reunification: Spokesperson PLA Daily 08 Mar 2021 -- The complete reunification and national rejuvenation of China will surely be achieved, it is a historical trend that cannot be stopped by anyone or any force, said Senior Colonel Wu Qian, spokesperson for the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and People's Armed Police (PAP) delegation to the 4th session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC), in a media interview on Sunday. "
- China's Month of Military Exercises Answers Growing Naval Pressure from West VOA 08 Mar 2021 -- China is holding a month of military exercises in a contested sea to show Western powers they can't control the sensitive waterway and that other Asian maritime claimants should avoid relying on U.S. help in the sovereignty dispute, analysts in the region say.
- Air-defense system ready for global sales People's Daily 08 Mar 2021 -- China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp, the country's top missile maker, has brought a new high-mobility air-defense missile system to the international market.
- China's annual defense budget in 2021 will increase by 6.8% PLA Daily 08 Mar 2021 -- In 2021, China's defense expenditure will continue to maintain a moderate and steady growth with an increase of 6.8% over the previous year, said Senior Colonel Wu Qian, spokesperson for the Delegation of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) and Chinese People's Armed Police (PAP) Force to the 4th session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC), in an interview with the press today.
- Type 055 destroyer Lhasa makes public debut in Qingdao PLA Daily 08 Mar 2021 -- A 10,000-ton-class Type 055 guided-missile destroyer named after Lhasa, the capital of Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, recently made its debut at a military harbor in Qingdao, East China's Shandong Province.
- 36th Chinese naval escort taskforce returns from missions PLA Daily 08 Mar 2021 -- The 36th escort taskforce of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy returned to Qingdao on March 5 after successfully completing the escort missions in the Gulf of Aden, multinational naval exercise "Peace-21" and China-Singapore joint naval drill. A welcome ceremony was held at a military harbor in Qingdao by the navy of the PLA Northern Theater Command.
- China announces steady and appropriate growth of 2021 defense budget: spokesperson Global Times 08 Mar 2021 -- China's defense budget growth for 2021 is steady and appropriate after last year's positive economic growth when China broke free from the burden of the COVID-19 outbreak, a Chinese military spokesperson said on Sunday.
- China's 5-year plan to lead global recovery Global Times 08 Mar 2021 -- China is aiming to lift its economic, technological and national strength to a new, higher stage in the next five years, under a sweeping blueprint that has put heavy emphasis on improving domestic economic conditions, boosting technological innovation and national security, while leaving sufficient room to cope with mounting risks and challenges, officials said on Monday.
- China's 14th Five-Year Plan draft outline sets special section for safe development for first time, NDRC official says Global Times 08 Mar 2021 -- China has set a special section for safe development in its draft outline of the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025) for the first time in history, detailing arrangements on grain, energy and finance security as the country's economy roars amid a complicated global environment, especially with threats and obstructions from the US government.
- China to further reduce negative list of market access and expand foreign investment areas: NDRC Global Times 08 Mar 2021 -- China will further reduce the negative list for market access, continue to encourage foreign investment in more areas and fully implement national treatment for foreign investment after market entry, said China's top economic planner on Monday.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on March 8, 2021 PRC MofA 08 Mar 2021
- Quad alliance countering China doomed to fail due to member's 'all-for-self' attitudes Global Times 08 Mar 2021 -- Senior US officials have filled their mid-March calendars with a slew of visits and discussions with their Asian allies, including the US defense secretary's visit to India, and President Joe Biden's virtual meeting with leaders of Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad).
- Hong Kong Leader Says Electoral Reforms Could Delay Elections Further VOA 08 Mar 2021 -- Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam says the city's postponed legislative elections could be delayed even further due to changes to its electoral system planned by China.
- China: No country, org., individual has right to interfere in Hong Kong's internal affairs Press TV 08 Mar 2021 -- Beijing has once again denounced any interference in the internal affairs of Hong Kong, emphasizing the "one country, two systems" principle.
- Hong Kong Leader Welcomes Electoral Changes Meaning More Control For Beijing Radio Free Asia 08 Mar 2021 -- Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Monday welcomed plans by the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to require election candidates to be vetted by a pro-Beijing committee, as a new pro-China party looks set to replace many familiar political figures with a new breed of CCP loyalist.
- HK govt to revise election laws, fully cooperate with central govt-led electoral reform: Lam Global Times 08 Mar 2021 -- The Hong Kong government will make a full interpretation of the electoral reform to the public and begin overhauling local election laws while listening to opinions from various sectors on the reform, Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Monday.
- Carrie Lam Says Hong Kong Government 'Fully Welcomes' Electoral Reforms Proposed by China Sputnik 08 Mar 2021 -- The development comes as several western countries criticised China for what they described as human rights violations in Hong Kong. The remarks follow 47 "pro-democracy" activists being charged with conspiracy to commit subversion in Hong Kong last week.
- Improving electoral system of HKSAR ensures steady development of "one country, two systems": HKSAR gov't officials Global Times 08 Mar 2021 -- Officials of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government have said the National People's Congress (NPC) improving the electoral system of the HKSAR at the constitutional level will ensure the steady development of "one country, two systems" and long-term prosperity and stability in Hong Kong.
- Global Lawmakers Call Out China For Abuses Against Minority Women in Xinjiang Radio Free Asia 08 Mar 2021 -- A group of global parliamentarians marked International Women's Day Monday by calling on governments to hold China to account for abuses against minority women in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), amid reports of systematic sexual abuse in detention and violations of reproductive rights.
- China Expands Tracking of Online Comments to Include Citizens Overseas VOA 08 Mar 2021 -- Wang Jingyu didn't think he would become an enemy of China for his online comments.
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