Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
17 March 2021 - China Special Weapons News
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- Exclusive: Lead Chinese scientist of WHO joint team addresses key issues ahead of joint report release Global Times 17 Mar 2021 -- Liang Wannian speaks to GT on delayed release of joint report, sharing of early patient data, and ruling out lab leak
- Shanghai speeds up free COVID-19 vaccination focusing on population aged between 18 and 59 Global Times 17 Mar 2021 -- Shanghai announced on Tuesday it will speed up the COVID-19 inoculation program, after China's National Health Commission said nearly 65 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered across the country as of Sunday.
- China to provide COVID-19 vaccines to UN peacekeepers at early date: FM spokesperson People's Daily 17 Mar 2021 -- China supports early COVID-19 vaccination for UN peacekeepers and will work with the UN Secretariat to make vaccines donated by China available to the UN peacekeepers at an early date, a foreign ministry spokesperson said here Tuesday.
- US Consulate in Hong Kong Closes For 'Deep' Clean, Denies Rule Breach Radio Free Asia 17 Mar 2021 -- The U.S. Consulate General in Hong Kong was closed on Wednesday for deep cleaning after two of its employees tested positive for coronavirus, amid allegations from a ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP)-owned news site that staff had breached quarantine regulations.
- China Reports 4 New COVID-19 Cases SPA 17 Mar 2021 -- The Chinese mainland reported 4 new COVID-19 cases during the past 24 hours.
- More Taiwan compatriots on mainland to receive COVID-19 vaccines: spokesperson People's Daily 17 Mar 2021 -- A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Wednesday said that relevant departments on the Chinese mainland are working on a policy to allow more Taiwan compatriots on the mainland to receive COVID-19 vaccines.
- U.S. to raise concerns on China's aggression in high-level meeting CNA 17 Mar 2021 -- The U.S. administration will make clear its "deep concerns" about China's increasingly aggressive activities across the Taiwan Strait during an upcoming meeting between top U.S. and Chinese officials, a senior U.S. official said Tuesday.
- Beijing Expects Myanmar Authorities to Take 'More Concrete' Steps to Protect Chinese Companies Sputnik 17 Mar 2021 -- According to the latest reports, several Chinese-run companies in Myanmar have been vandalised in the wake of the anti-coup protests. The Chinese government reportedly suggested companies evacuate non-essential staff from the country, citing safety concerns.
- Exclusive: Chinese enterprises in Myanmar receive no order to evacuate after attacks, deny such reports Global Times 17 Mar 2021 -- "We have not received any official instructions to evacuate," multiple sources with China's state-owned enterprises operating in Myanmar confirmed with the Global Times on Wednesday, denying reports that China had ordered Chinese firms to pull out non-essential staff from Myanmar, which has been mired in a political crisis since February.
- PLA warplanes hold drills despite sandstorm, showing combat readiness Global Times 17 Mar 2021 -- Warplanes of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force recently conducted flight exercises despite a severe sandstorm, a move military experts said on Wednesday was challenging and demonstrated the service's all-weather combat readiness.
- Chinese peacekeeping helicopter unit to Darfur completes verification before withdrawal PLA Daily 17 Mar 2021 -- The 3rd Chinese peacekeeping helicopter unit to Darfur, Sudan passed the equipment verification organized by the United Nations-African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) with high standard on March 15.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on March 17, 2021 PRC MofA 17 Mar 2021
- State Dept to Sanction Institutions That Conduct Transactions With 24 Chinese, Hong Kong Officials Sputnik 17 Mar 2021 -- This comes amid the looming US-China meeting in Alaska, where American officials are set to raise matters such as Hong Kong, Taiwan, Uyghurs in Xinjiang, and economic coercion of US allies, according to the US Department of State.
- Hong Kong Autonomy Act Update US Dept. of State 17 Mar 2021 -- "Yesterday in Tokyo, Japan, I spoke of the need to stand up for our shared democratic values and to work together to hold to account those who would threaten them."
- Beijing Expresses Protest Over New US Sanctions Related to Hong Kong Sputnik 17 Mar 2021 -- Beijing opposes the new US sanctions related to Hong Kong, as it sees the move as interference in China's domestic affairs, the foreign ministry's spokesman, Zhao Lijian, said on Wednesday, warning of retaliative steps.
- China shrugs off US sanctions over HK, set to insist on core stances in Alaska Global Times 17 Mar 2021 -- As the world is turning its eyes to a critical high-level meeting between senior Chinese and US officials, the US picked up a signature Trump-era strategy of wielding the stick ahead of talks by issuing on Wednesday sanctions against two dozen Chinese mainland and Hong Kong officials, including 14 vice chairmen of the Standing Committee of China's top legislature, one day ahead of the meeting in Alaska.
- China's top legislature likely to work on details of HK electoral reform next week Global Times 17 Mar 2021 -- Central Chinese officials on Hong Kong affairs wrapped up on Wednesday a three-day seminar with over 1,000 representatives from various sectors of Hong Kong on their opinions about the upcoming electoral reform in Hong Kong, including those from the opposition, and their opinions will be presented to the next meeting of China's top legislature for the election overhaul, officials told the Global Times.
- Decision on improving Hong Kong's electoral system marks new chapter for the development of Hong Kong People's Daily 17 Mar 2021 -- The recently-concluded fourth session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature, passed a decision on improving the electoral system of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR).
- Beijing censures US sanctions on Chinese officials over Hong Kong Press TV 17 Mar 2021 -- China's Foreign Ministry has strongly censured the latest US financial sanctions on Chinese officials over Hong Kong, demanding Washington immediately stop interfering in its internal affairs.
- US sanctions 24 Chinese, Hong Kong officials ahead of talks with Beijing Press TV 17 Mar 2021 -- The United States has sanctioned 24 Chinese and Hong Kong officials just ahead of President Joe Biden administration's first face-to-face talks with China.
- Pro-Protest Artists in Hong Kong to Lose Funding Under Security Law Radio Free Asia 17 Mar 2021 -- A funding body in Hong Kong on Wednesday warned the city's vibrant arts sector that it will soon face much greater scrutiny under a draconian national security law forbidding public criticism of the city's government or the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
- UK Aims to Counter China 'Threat' in Major Defense Review VOA 17 Mar 2021 -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledged to counter what he called the "systemic challenge" posed by China as he set out the government's 10-year defense strategy Tuesday.
- EU to Slap Sanctions on China Over Abuses of Uyghurs and Others in Xinjiang Radio Free Asia 17 Mar 2021 -- European Union members have agreed to impose sanctions on four Chinese officials and one entity over Beijing's treatment of Uyghurs and other Muslims in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), European diplomats were quoted as saying Wednesday.
- 'We Will Not Back Down': China's EU Ambassador Warns Bloc to 'Think Twice' on Xinjiang Sanctions Sputnik 17 Mar 2021 -- As the European Union moves to impose its first sanctions on the People's Republic of China in 30 years, the socialist nation's chief envoy to the EU has issued a stern warning about what lies ahead if they should proceed.
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