Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
25 March 2021 - China Special Weapons News
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- Nation prepares mass domestic COVID inoculations People's Daily 25 Mar 2021 -- China had administered nearly 82.85 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine as of Tuesday as it prepares a campaign to vaccinate its entire population, the State Council's Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism said on Wednesday.
- Over 80 mln COVID-19 vaccine doses administered across China People's Daily 25 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.
- PLA's vaccine assistance no geopolitical purpose or political strings: Defense Spokesperson PLA Daily 25 Mar 2021 -- The vaccine assistance provided by the Chinese military is neither for any geopolitical purpose, nor attached with any political strings, said the Chinese defense spokesperson at a regular press conference on Thursday.
- China, India to promote settlement of other border issues: Defense spokesperson PLA Daily 25 Mar 2021 -- China and India have agreed to maintain communication through military and diplomatic channels to promote the settlement of other issues in the west section of China-India boundary, said Senior Colonel Ren Guoqiang, a spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense, at a regular press conference on March 25.
- Philippines Military Orders Ships Deployed to South China Sea Radio Free Asia 25 Mar 2021 -- The Philippine military said Thursday it had ordered navy ships deployed to the South China Sea, days after the coast guard reported that hundreds of Chinese boats, believed to be crewed by militia, were seen swarming near a contested reef.
- Philippines to Send More Navy Ships to South China Sea to Boost Patrols, Report Says Sputnik 25 Mar 2021 -- The Philippines will deploy additional naval ships to the disputed South China Sea, referred to as the West Philippine Sea by Manila, to step up maritime sovereignty patrols amid a fresh standoff with China, the official news agency PNA reported on Thursday.
- China says it will make efforts to safeguard Iran nuclear agreement, defend bilateral relations Press TV 25 Mar 2021 -- The Chinese Commerce Ministry says China will make efforts to safeguard the 2015 Iran nuclear deal that the US abandoned in 2018 under former president Donald Trump.
- Six North Korean Soldiers Cross River Border to Escape to China Radio Free Asia 24 Mar 2021 -- A group of six North Korean soldiers guarding the Yalu River border with China abandoned their posts and escaped across the river early this month, sources in the North Korean military told RFA.
- China's J-16 fighter jet is flawless and much superior to the Su-30: pilot Global Times 25 Mar 2021 -- China's J-16 multi-role fighter jet is flawless and is much superior to other similar aircraft including, the Su-30, revealed a pilot who has experience flying it as well as other types of aircraft.
- Type 055 Destroyer Lhasa commissioned to PLA Navy: Defense Spokesperson PLA Daily 25 Mar 2021 -- The Type 055 guided-missile destroyer Lhasa, hull number 102, has completed the manufacturing and sea trials and been commissioned to the PLA Navy on March 2, said Senior Colonel Ren Guoqiang, a spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense at a regular press conference on Thursday.
- Defense Innovation Leader Stresses Importance of U.S., China Technology Race DoD News 25 Mar 2021 -- As a pacing threat, China has a well-integrated, systematic, long-term strategy to make sure it's doing the most to achieve its goal to be No. 1 in the world in technology, the director of the Defense Innovation Unit told the National Defense Industrial Association, Tuesday.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying's Regular Press Conference on March 25, 2021 PRC MofA 25 Mar 2021
- China Targets Exiled Uyghurs in Internet Hacking, Phishing Attacks Radio Free Asia 25 Mar 2021 -- China has been targeting Uyghurs living in exile in attacks on their online communications, sources say, with Facebook announcing in a statement this week it is taking action to counter the threat.
- Chinese Foreign Ministry Announces Sanctions on 'Relevant UK Individuals and Entities' Sputnik 25 Mar 2021 -- Earlier, the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on Beijing based on allegations of human rights abuse in Xinjiang. The move was slammed by China as "based on nothing but lies and disinformation."
- China Hits Back At Fashion Brands Over Xinjiang Cotton Campaign Radio Free Asia 25 Mar 2021 -- Chinese social media users are targeting global fashion retailers including H&M, Nike and Adidas for criticism and boycotts over statements they had previously made regarding cotton sourced in northwestern China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), where up to 1.8 million Uyghurs are incarcerated.
- Hong Kong Court Rules That People Who Message About Protests Can Face Charges Radio Free Asia 25 Mar 2021 -- A Hong Kong court on Thursday ruled that public order charges of the kind frequently used to target participants in the 2019 pro-democracy protest movement can be extended to people who weren't present at the scene.
- Mongolians in China Face 'Cultural Genocide' as Language, Culture Swept Aside: Group Radio Free Asia 25 Mar 2021 -- The ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is stepping up policies in the northern region of Inner Mongolia, where protests erupted last year over plans to phase out Mongolian-medium teaching in schools, targeting the region's ethnic Mongolians with TV shows emphasising "ethnic unity," in a move labeled "cultural genocide" by a U.S.-based exile group.
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