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10 March 2021 - China Special Weapons News

  • Young Chinese people getting vaccinated to achieve herd immunity a contribution to family and country: Zhang Wenhong Global Times 10 Mar 2021 -- Zhang Wenhong, China's leading infectious disease expert and head of the Shanghai COVID-19 medical team, on Wednesday called on young Chinese people to get vaccinated for COVID-19 to reach herd immunity for the coronavirus.
  • China Reports 5 New COVID-19 Cases SPA 10 Mar 2021 -- The Chinese mainland reported 5 new COVID-19 cases during the past 24 hours.

  • China's not the Only Country Fortifying Tiny Islets in a Contested Asian Sea VOA 10 Mar 2021 -- Vietnam has placed military hardware over the past two years on islets that it controls in what some experts on the region say is an intention to deter any attacks from China, the dominant nation in disputes over the waterway.

  • China's behavior to dictate US relations with Taipei, Beijing: Pompeo CNA 10 Mar 2021 -- Former United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has warned of the ongoing threat posed by China to the rest of the world, and put the onus for the U.S.' future relations with Taiwan and China on the behavior of the Chinese Communist Party.
  • Beijing Blasts US for Using Taiwan Issue to 'Hype Up' China's Military Threat Sputnik 10 Mar 2021 -- In late February, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) lashed out at the US destroyer Curtis Wilbur passing through the Taiwan Strait, in a move that the PLA said undermines the region's "peace and stability".
  • China's threats toward Taiwan could manifest in 6 years: U.S. CNA 10 Mar 2021 -- China's threats toward Taiwan could manifest in the next six years as China seeks to supplant the U.S. leadership role in the international order, a top U.S. military commander said on Tuesday.
  • Top US commander claims China may attack Taiwan in next six years Press TV 10 Mar 2021 -- A top US commander says China could invade Taiwan within the next six years as part of its plan to take Washington's world leadership role by 2050.

  • Myanmar Anti-Junta Activists Mount Boycott of Chinese Goods as Protesters Face More Repression Radio Free Asia 10 Mar 2021 -- As protests and violent suppression by troops grind on in Myanmar, coup opponents are stepping up a campaign to make China rethink its support for the military junta, including a boycott of imports from their giant neighbor and threats against a major Chinese energy pipeline and port.

  • China, Russia to jointly build lunar post PLA Daily 10 Mar 2021 -- China and Russia have agreed to join hands in building and running a robotic scientific outpost on the moon or in lunar orbit, according to the China National Space Administration.
  • China advances space cooperation in 2020: blue book PLA Daily 10 Mar 2021 -- China actively promoted international space cooperation in 2020, offering satellite exports and launches, cooperative research and application services to the world, according to a recent report on China's aerospace industry.

  • China's president says security situation 'uncertain,' urges military preparedness Press TV 10 Mar 2021 -- China's President Xi Jinping has called on the country's military to be prepared to confront any threat in a "largely uncertain" security environment.
  • China's Xi Jinping Tells People's Liberation Army to Get Ready For Combat Radio Free Asia 10 Mar 2021 -- Ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping has told the country's military and armed police force to get 'combat ready' to defend national sovereignty and security, amid fears that Beijing may be planning an invasion of democratic Taiwan in the next few years.
  • PLA to strengthen combat readiness as US calls China strategic threat Global Times 10 Mar 2021 -- As a senior US military commander told lawmakers recently that China is "the greatest long-term strategic threat to security in the 21st century," though China has repeatedly said that it has no intention to challenge the US, Chinese experts warned Wednesday that such a hostile attitude held by the US military could increase the risks of conflicts in the region, and regional countries won't share US hostility against China.
  • Chinese military always a staunch force in safeguarding world peace PLA Daily 10 Mar 2021 -- In response to the common security threats and challenges, the Chinese military has conducted exchanges and cooperation with the militaries of various countries and provided a wealth of international public security products in recent years. Chinese military has always been a staunch force for maintaining world peace, said the military deputies and members to China's "two sessions".
  • Chinese military supports improvement of Hong Kong's electoral system PLA Daily 10 Mar 2021 -- Recently, the delegation of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) and Chinese People's Armed Police (PAP) Force attending the fourth session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) deliberated the draft decision on improving the electoral system of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) in groups. Military deputies said in their speeches that the armed forces firmly support this major decision and deployment and will resolutely safeguard national sovereignty, security and development interests.
  • 2nd Type 055 destroyer enters service PLA Daily 10 Mar 2021 -- The People's Liberation Army Navy has recently commissioned its second Type 055 guided-missile destroyer and named it Lhasa, after the capital of the Tibet autonomous region.
  • China's Second Type 055 Stealthy Missile Cruiser, Lhasa, Enters Service Sputnik 10 Mar 2021 -- The Chinese navy's rapid pace of modernization and growth has sent panic through US naval leaders, who have pushed for progressively larger fleet construction goals in an attempt to avoid being left in the dust by Beijing, whom Washington considers a "pacing threat."

  • Xi's "two sessions" messages point way for China at historic development juncture People's Daily 10 Mar 2021 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping has pointed the way for China, which is at a historic development juncture, by expounding on a wide range of topics at this year's "two sessions," a key political event slated to close on Thursday.

  • Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on March 10, 2021 PRC MofA 10 Mar 2021
  • China summons British ambassador over 'inappropriate' article Press TV 10 Mar 2021 -- China has summoned Britain's ambassador to Beijing over an "inappropriate" article that she published last week about freedom of the press in China.
  • Chinese FM summons British ambassador for her biased article about China's press environment Global Times 10 Mar 2021 -- The Department of European Affairs of China's Foreign Ministry (FM) on Tuesday summoned Caroline Wilson, the British Ambassador to China, about her publication criticizing the "worsening of news environment in China". It said Wilson's article was biased and filled with arrogance, and such action doesn't fit her image as diplomat.
  • Chinese FM says 'not interfering in internal affairs of host country is bottom line for diplomats' after UK ambassador summoned Global Times 10 Mar 2021 -- Former Chinese Ambassador to the UK Liu Xiaoming never initiated a dispute or attacked the British system in his articles published in foreign platforms, while the British ambassador to China Caroline Wilson preached the so-called Western experience in an arrogant tone and made irresponsible remarks about the Chinese system and media to interfere in China's internal affairs, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.

  • Top US, China Officials to Meet Next Week in Alaska VOA 10 Mar 2021 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan will meet with their Chinese counterparts in Alaska next week, the first meeting of senior American and Chinese officials since President Joe Biden took office on January 20.

  • Hong Kong electoral reform enters final voting procedure Global Times 10 Mar 2021 -- The highly expected draft decision to overhaul Hong Kong electoral system with the aim of fixing the loopholes in local governance is scheduled to be voted on and passed on Thursday as the annual two sessions conclude. This reflects a shared consensus over the urgency and necessity about the implementation of the principle of "patriots governing Hong Kong" while setting the tone for the city's future development for the next 25 years and more.

  • US Firms Must Cut Ties to Xinjiang Due to Extensive Forced Labor, Lack of Due Diligence: Experts Radio Free Asia 10 Mar 2021 -- The only way U.S. apparel brands and retailers can ensure they are not complicit in forced labor in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) and are complying with U.S. law when they import apparel is to cut supply chain ties to the region, experts told a Washington hearing Wednesday.
  • Report: China Committing 'Ongoing Genocide' Against Ethnic Uyghurs RFE/RL 10 Mar 2021 -- The Chinese government is committing "ongoing genocide" against ethnic Uyghurs in violation of the UN Genocide Convention, according to an expert report published on March 9.

  • 'They Are Monitoring Our Thoughts And Behavior, Which is Chilling.' Radio Free Asia 10 Mar 2021 -- Amid a crackdown on peaceful dissent and political opposition under a draconian national security law imposed on the city by Beijing, the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) recently withdrew recognition for the student union, known as Syzygia, shortly after it elected its new leadership committee. After some consideration, the union disbanded. Former committee member Issac Lam spoke to RFA in a recent interview about his shock at the announcement, given that university leaders and faculty had previously been supportive of the union:



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