Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
20 March 2021 - China Special Weapons News
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- Latest Chinese COVID-19 case already inoculated, experts shrug off worry over vaccine's efficacy Global Times 20 Mar 2021 -- The medical worker in Northwest China's Shaanxi Province, who was confirmed as a COVID-19 case on Thursday, had completed vaccine inoculation before contracting the virus, media reported on Saturday. Experts noted that there is no vaccine that can effectively fend off the virus 100 percent, and the public shouldn't worry over its efficacy based on a single contraction case.
- 2nd batch of China's Sinovac vaccine arrives in Thailand People's Daily 20 Mar 2021 -- A second batch of COVID-19 vaccines Thailand ordered from China's Sinovac arrived in Bangkok on Saturday.
- China to continue providing vaccine aid for global pandemic response People's Daily 20 Mar 2021 -- A spokesperson with China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA) said on Friday that by providing vaccine aid, China will continue to work with all parties to make new contributions to the global fight against the pandemic of COVID-19.
- Wuhan study suggests COVID-19 antibodies can prevent reinfection for at least 9 months People's Daily 20 Mar 2021 -- About 40 percent of COVID-19 positive patients in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, have antibodies that can offer protection against being reinfected with the virus for at least nine months, said a new article published in the medical journal The Lancet this week.
- MAC call for 'constructive ambiguity' renews debate over '92 consensus CNA 20 Mar 2021 -- Debate in Taiwan over a decades-old cross-Taiwan Strait political understanding was revived this week after the government's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) called on Beijing to join it in seeking pragmatic solutions while avoiding issues that are likely to generate controversy.
- US Concludes 'Tough' Talks With China in Alaska VOA 20 Mar 2021 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States shared "significant concerns" with China during the first face-to-face meeting between the two countries under the Biden administration, concluding two days of contentious talks.
- China, U.S. hold timely, helpful high-level strategic dialogue Xinhua 20 Mar 2021 -- Senior Chinese and U.S. officials concluded Friday a high-level strategic dialogue that both sides believe was timely and helpful and deepened mutual understanding.
- China, US to Form Climate Change Working Group, China Says VOA 20 Mar 2021 -- After two days of tense talks with his Chinese counterpart, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that despite their differences, there are places where the interests of the two nations intersect. On Saturday, China acknowledged as much, a sign of possible progress.
- Update: China-US talks candid and helpful, but major divergences on key issues remain Global Times 20 Mar 2021 -- The first talks between top Chinese and US diplomats concluded in Alaska on Friday local time after a sharp and confrontational opening. The talks were beneficial and helped boost mutual understanding, despite major differences on key issues, the Chinese side said on early Saturday after the two-day talks.
- What did China and US learn about each other from Alaska talks?: Global Times editorial Global Times 20 Mar 2021 -- After a fierce, tit-for-tat opening, the close-door strategic dialogue afterward between China and the US in Alaska went smoothly and the result was far better than people's expectations. Both sides completed three rounds of talks. Both admitted in their press conferences that the talks were "candid" and each sought to work with the other side in some fields.
- China-U.S. high-level strategic dialogue candid, constructive, helpful, says Yang Jiechi People's Daily 20 Mar 2021 -- The China-U.S. high-level strategic dialogue was candid, constructive and helpful, though there are still some important differences between the two sides, said Yang Jiechi, a senior Chinese official, here on Friday.
- China, U.S. conclude high-level strategic dialogue People's Daily 20 Mar 2021 -- Senior officials from China and the United States on Friday concluded a high-level strategic dialogue in Anchorage, the U.S. state of Alaska.
- China-U.S. high-level strategic dialogue kicks off with contentious opening People's Daily 20 Mar 2021 -- The icy Alaskan city of Anchorage on Thursday witnessed a highly-charged opening of a high-level strategic dialogue between China and the United States.
- Hong Kong embraces more opportunities from national five-year plan, say HKSAR chief executive, experts People's Daily 20 Mar 2021 -- As China adopted a new five-year development plan last week, the chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) and experts believe the national strategies will provide major support for the global financial hub, helping it break growth bottleneck and achieve greater development.
- HKSAR's LegCo sets up subcommittee to handle issues on improvement of HKSAR's electoral system People's Daily 20 Mar 2021 -- The House Committee of the Legislative Council (LegCo) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Friday voted to establish a subcommittee to handle issues related to the improvement of the electoral system of the HKSAR.
- Xi leads China's grand reform of new era PLA Daily 20 Mar 2021 -- Holding a report in his hand summarizing China's reform progress in the past seven years, President Xi Jinping said that the document was rather "heavy."
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