Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
21 March 2021 - China Special Weapons News
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- China administers 75m doses of COVID-19 vaccines; annual production meets entire country's inoculation demand Global Times 21 Mar 2021 -- China had administered 74.956 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines as of Saturday, the National Health Commission (NHC) said on Sunday.
- Vaccinated intl arrivals won't be exempt from COVID-19 tests, quarantine: China CDC official Global Times 21 Mar 2021 -- After at least 28 Chinese embassies released measures offering facilitation to visa applicants who have been inoculated with Chinese COVID-19 vaccines, an official from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention ( China CDC) said China so far has no plan to exempt inoculated travelers arriving from overseas from nucleic acid testing and quarantine measures.
- Chinese mainland reports no new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 21 Mar 2021 -- The Chinese mainland reported no new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases on Saturday, the National Health Commission said on Sunday.
- Chinese mainland reports 12 new imported COVID-19 cases People's Daily 21 Mar 2021 -- Twelve new imported COVID-19 cases were reported Saturday on the Chinese mainland, bringing the total number of imported cases to 5,195.
- 9 COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals on Chinese mainland People's Daily 21 Mar 2021 -- Saturday saw nine COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals following recovery on the Chinese mainland, the National Health Commission said Sunday.
- China Reports 12 New COVID-19 Cases SPA 21 Mar 2021 -- The Chinese mainland reported 12 new COVID-19 cases during the past 24 hours.
- Pakistani officials back Chinese vaccine amid doubt after PM tests positive for COVID-19 after 1st jab Global Times 21 Mar 2021 -- Pakistani President and officials defended China's Sinopharm vaccine amid some doubt over the vaccine's efficacy after Prime Minister Imran Khan, who received a shot on Thursday, tested positive for COVID-19 two days later.
- Ex-Vice President Annette Lu unveils proposal on cross-strait ties CNA 21 Mar 2021 -- Former Vice President Annette Lu (呂秀蓮) on Sunday proposed a new initiative to break the impasse between China and Taiwan by using "one Chinese" to replace "one China" and "integration" to supersede "unification" of the two sides of the Taiwan Strait.
- Stop incursion into PH sovereign territory, Lorenzana to Chinese PNA 21 Mar 2021 -- The Department of National Defense (DND) on Sunday expressed its concern on reports regarding the presence of 220 Chinese militia boats off the Julian Felipe Reef (Union Reef) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) as he called to stop incursion into Philippine territory.
- Myanmar rare earths heading toward China encounter shipment obstacles amid upheaval Global Times 21 Mar 2021 -- Some Chinese rare-earth companies and their downstream firms are finding that their raw materials could not be shipped smoothly from Myanmar, a key supplier of medium and heavy rare earths for China, amid political upheaval in the Southeast Asian nation, although mining operations remain unaffected, several sources at those companies told the Global Times on Sunday.
- PLA to install new, performance-enhancing fire control system on airborne fighting vehicles Global Times 21 Mar 2021 -- The Type 03 airborne infantry fighting vehicle, currently in service with the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force, will soon get a newly developed fire control system that will enable the air-droppable armored vehicle to fire while moving, a capability that can greatly enhance the vehicle's combat performance, analysts said on Sunday.
- China's refitted Sovremenny-class destroyer conducts exercises as combat capability improved Global Times 21 Mar 2021 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy recently held a series of naval exercises that featured two Sovremenny-class destroyers imported from Russia, one recently refitted and modernized by China, a move which will lead to enhanced combat capability, analysts said on Sunday.
- US will get 'strategic overdraft' to confront China, Russia at the same time Global Times 21 Mar 2021 -- Two days after an extremely intense but impressive dialogue with the US in Alaska, China will welcome its close and powerful strategic partner Russia at home to share information and strengthen cooperation as Chinese experts said the Biden administration is pushing the two nuclear-armed major powers to stand closer which will make the US have to face a "strategic overdraft."
- Alaska talks a good beginning to amplify positive factors in China-US ties: expert Global Times 21 Mar 2021 -- Senior diplomats from China and the US wrapped up their first face-to-face meeting under the Biden administration over the weekend, such high-profile and candid dialogue, with tough exchanges, not only attracted global attention but also offered some clues for the tone of China-US relationship, with experts seeing specific issues on which the two countries will soon work on such as climate change, diplomatic facilities and staff as well as media personnel.
- US attempt to unite Asian allies against China fails to live up to expectations: observers Global Times 21 Mar 2021 -- The US' attempt to build an Asian alliance to counter China has proved bleaker than expected, perhaps even fizzling out, after two of the three countries, India and South Korea, were reluctant to directly point fingers at China in their joint statement with the US, despite Washington's hard sell of the "China threat" theory, said Chinese observers.
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