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24 March 2021 - China Special Weapons News
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- China gives COVID-19 vaccines to foreign diplomats, reporters, to expand to ordinary people first in Shanghai Global Times 24 Mar 2021 -- Shanghai has become the first Chinese city to announce COVID-19 vaccine inoculation for foreigners while the Global Times learned some diplomats and foreign reporters in Beijing also received the doses. Foreigners reached by the Global Times expressed their excitement with Shanghai's new plan.
- China promotes world's largest vaccination drive, to surpass US in number of doses in April Global Times 24 Mar 2021 -- China's mass vaccination campaign has entered the fast track with its daily inoculations leaping from 1 million to nearly 3 million within a week. The Global Times learnt China's overall inoculation rate to surpass 10 million per day, putting it on target to administering vaccines to 40 percent of the population.
- Defective packaging 'very unlikely' to affect safety, efficacy after HK, Macao suspends BioNTech vaccine Global Times 24 Mar 2021 -- China's Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions (SARs) announced that they were suspending inoculations with the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines co-produced by Germany's BioNTech and China's Fosun Pharma from Wednesday as a precaution, after the packaging of a batch of doses was found to be defective.
- Shanghai to offer COVID-19 vaccines to foreign residents starting March 29 People's Daily 24 Mar 2021 -- East China's Shanghai has announced an inoculation plan for foreign residents of the city, the information office of the municipality said via its WeChat account on March 23.
- China's daily output of COVID-19 vaccines reaches 5 mln doses People's Daily 24 Mar 2021 -- The daily output of Chinese COVID-19 vaccines has reached 5 million doses, a senior official said.
- Over 80 mln COVID-19 vaccine doses administered across China People's Daily 24 Mar 2021 -- More than 80.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered across China as of March 22, according to the latest figures released by the State Council's COVID-19 response inter-agency task force.
- Chinese mainland reports no new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 24 Mar 2021 -- The Chinese mainland reported no new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, the National Health Commission said on Wednesday.
- China's latest COVID-19 vaccine may ease high production pressure People's Daily 24 Mar 2021 -- China's latest approved COVID-19 vaccine, cheaper and easier to be manufactured in bulk, can meet the needs of high production as the world displays severe imbalanced vaccine distribution and is seeking enough vaccines to provide access for everyone.
- US Adding Air Power to Naval Operations in Disputed South China Sea VOA 24 Mar 2021 -- Regional experts say U.S. officials are using a range of aircraft to make speedy yet thorough checks on China's expansion in a disputed Asian sea.
- Chinese Navy Harvests Data From South China Sea Radio Free Asia 24 Mar 2021 -- China's new militarized outposts in the Spratly Islands and its expanded bases in the Paracel chain are helping harvest one of the South China Sea's most valuable but least visible resources: data.
- Chinese threat to invade Taiwan 'closer than most think': U.S. admiral CNA 24 Mar 2021 -- The threat of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan is "much closer to us than most think," Admiral John Aquilino, who has been nominated to lead the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, told senators Tuesday.
- Another US admiral warns of China's invasion of Taiwan Press TV 24 Mar 2021 -- A top US admiral has claimed that China will attack Taiwan and that sooner than expected.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying's Regular Press Conference on March 24, 2021 PRC MofA 24 Mar 2021
- Chinese FM Spokeswoman Roasts Western Human Rights 'Judges' Amid Sanctions, Souring Diplomatic Ties Sputnik 24 Mar 2021 -- Speaking to Chinese media, a Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman gave a scathing response to sanctions launched by the United States, United Kingdom, European Union (EU) and Canada over human rights abuse allegations in Xinjiang.
- China accuses EU of 'hypocrisy' amid escalating row with West Press TV 24 Mar 2021 -- China has accused the European Union (EU) of "hypocrisy and bullying," as tensions hit another high between Beijing and the West over new sanctions that have prompted Chinese retaliation.
- EU states summon China envoys over retaliatory sanctions Press TV 24 Mar 2021 -- European Union (EU) member states have summoned Chinese ambassadors to express their anger at the retaliatory sanctions Beijing slapped on their nationals and entities for spreading disinformation about China, as a diplomatic spat escalates between Beijing and the West.
- European Parliament cancels CAI meeting, threatens deal signing delay Global Times 24 Mar 2021 -- Amid sanctions and countermeasures as well as a strong exchange of words, China's relationship with the EU seems to be sliding into an iteration of white-hot confrontation reminiscent of that between China and the US. Is this a depiction of the true China-EU relations?
- Chinese envoys in at least 7 countries condemn EU and Western sanctions against China over Xinjiang issue Global Times 24 Mar 2021 -- Shortly after the European Union and several other Western countries imposed sanctions targeting China over alleged human rights abuses in Xinjiang region, Chinese embassies in at least seven countries - Canada, Australia, UK, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Denmark - have lodged stern representations with local authorities, refuting rumors and lies about Xinjiang-related issues.
- Xinjiang regional govt condemns, refutes lie-based EU sanctions Global Times 24 Mar 2021 -- The Xinjiang regional government on Tuesday condemned the EU sanctions, calling the lie-based sanctions using the excuse of "human rights" pure interference in China's internal affairs.
- China, Russia Top NATO Agenda as US Seeks to Rebuild Transatlantic Bonds VOA 24 Mar 2021 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken reaffirmed the United States' commitment to NATO as he sought to strengthen the transatlantic relationship in a two-day summit this week in Brussels, which wrapped up Wednesday.
- Chinese, Russian FMs hold talks, reach strategic consensus People's Daily 24 Mar 2021 -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks on Tuesday with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, with the two sides reaching strategic consensus.
- For Canadians, Two Michaels' Ordeal Exposed 'Dark Side of China' VOA 24 Mar 2021 -- Trials held in secrecy for two Canadians imprisoned more than two years ago in China have concluded, with official verdicts to be announced "at a chosen time," according to official Chinese statements.
- Ukraine Welcomes Chinese With New Visa-Free Regime RFE/RL 24 Mar 2021 -- Ukraine has introduced a temporary visa-free regime for Chinese tourists.
- Years-Long US Pressure Campaign Chokes Huawei's Growth VOA 24 Mar 2021 -- When Joe Biden took office as president, the Chinese telecommunications firm Huawei Technologies saw at least a glimmer of hope that the U.S.-led campaign to shut it out of international markets might be eased somewhat.
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