Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
26 March 2021 - China Special Weapons News
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- Beijing starts COVID-19 vaccine inoculation for expats Global Times 26 Mar 2021 -- China's capital city of Beijing has started COVID-19 inoculation for expatriates living in the city, the city's authorities announced on Friday. The city is now the second in China to include foreign nationals in its inoculation plan after Shanghai, which announced its plans on Tuesday night.
- China's donation of COVID-19 vaccine arrives in Mauritania Global Times 26 Mar 2021 -- Mauritania received on Wednesday the Chinese government's donation of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine and medical ventilators.
- China, Turkey reject politicization of COVID-19 vaccine cooperation Global Times 26 Mar 2021 -- China and Turkey on Thursday agreed to oppose the attempt by some countries to politicize the COVID-19 vaccine cooperation, while pledging to continue their cooperation in fighting the pandemic.
- Supply chain tests vaccine speed for China and the US, as US short of everything from needles to bottles Global Times 26 Mar 2021 -- With the massive rollout of coronavirus vaccine, China and the US are in a race to scale up production to secure enough doses as quickly as possible. While supplies of key vaccine components, chemical ingredients and raw materials do not seem to pose a challenge for China, the US could run into hurdles in accessing the complex mRNA raw materials such as antiviral agents, industry observers noted.
- Chinese mainland reports no new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 26 Mar 2021 -- The Chinese mainland reported no new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases on Thursday, the National Health Commission said on Friday.
- 13 COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals on Chinese mainland People's Daily 26 Mar 2021 -- Thursday saw 13 COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals following recovery on the Chinese mainland, the National Health Commission said Friday.
- Chinese mainland reports 11 new imported COVID-19 cases People's Daily 26 Mar 2021 -- Eleven new imported COVID-19 cases were reported Thursday on the Chinese mainland, bringing the total number of imported cases to 5,243.
- China approves clinical trials for CanSino's inhaled COVID-19 vaccine People's Daily 26 Mar 2021 -- China's drug authority has approved clinical tests for an inhaled COVID-19 vaccine co-developed by domestic company CanSino Biologics, the Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported on Tuesday.
- Chinese military provides COVID-19 vaccines to militaries of African countries PLA Daily 26 Mar 2021 -- With the approval of the Central Military Commission and at the request of the militaries of the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Tunisia, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) has delivered COVID-19 vaccines to the militaries of the three countries respectively on March 25.
- Sinovac Doses Arrive in Cambodia to Little Public Fanfare, Some Doubts Radio Free Asia 26 Mar 2021 -- The latest batch of China's controversial coronavirus vaccination arrived in Cambodia Friday as the country confirmed its eighth death from COVID-19, the disease the virus causes, and continues to grapple with its worst outbreak since the start of the pandemic.
- Chinese 'Flotilla' in Contested Waters Further Sours Once-Upbeat Relations VOA 26 Mar 2021 -- A Philippine demand for the removal of 220 fishing Chinese vessels spotted in a contested sea has further hurt relations between two Asian countries that had gotten along just fine years ago, despite the simmering maritime dispute, analysts believe.
- New amphibious armored ambulance commissioned to PLA plateau troops PLA Daily 26 Mar 2021 -- Recently, the new generation of amphibious armored ambulance commissioned to the plateau-stationed troops made public debut on a field training ground at an elevation of over 4,300m during a rescue drill held by a combined regiment under the PLA Xinjiang Military Command.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying's Regular Press Conference on March 26, 2021 PRC MofA 26 Mar 2021
- U.S. Invites Russian, Chinese Leaders To Climate Summit In April RFE/RL 26 Mar 2021 -- U.S. President Joe Biden has invited the leaders of China and Russia to a climate summit he is hosting in April, despite deep differences with the two countries on a host of other issues.
- Biden vows to curb China's rise in first presser as president Press TV 26 Mar 2021 -- US President Joe Biden created a stir recently when he said his approach toward Beijing would be different from his predecessor. The approach seems to be that of harrying and brinkmanship.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Announces Sanctions on Relevant UK Individuals and Entities PRC MofA 26 Mar 2021 -- "The United Kingdom (UK) imposed unilateral sanctions on relevant Chinese individuals and entity, citing the so-called human rights issues in Xinjiang. This move, based on nothing but lies and disinformation, flagrantly breaches international law and basic norms governing international relations, grossly interferes in China's internal affairs, and severely undermines China-UK relations"
- China Announces Retaliatory Sanctions Against Britain In Dispute Over Treatment Of Uyghurs RFE/RL 26 Mar 2021 -- China has announced sanctions against organizations and individuals in the United Kingdom over what Beijing called "maliciously spread lies and disinformation" over China's treatment of its Muslim Uyghur minority.
- China hits back to sanction UK individuals and entities behind smears of Xinjiang Global Times 26 Mar 2021 -- China hit back after the UK's unilateral move of sanctioning Chinese individuals and entities over Xinjiang affairs, with countermeasures of sanctioning nine UK individuals and four entities including chairman of the foreign affairs committee Tom Tugendhat and other MPs and scholars who have spread lies and rumors about China's Xinjiang region, and some major think tanks that have played infamous roles in the matter.
- China imposes sanctions on UK entities, individuals for 'spreading lies' Press TV 26 Mar 2021 -- China has imposed sanctions on several organizations and individuals in the United Kingdom for spreading "lies and disinformation" about Xinjiang.
- Minister Adams summons Chinese Charge d'Affaires following China's sanctions UK FCDO 26 Mar 2021 -- Charge d'Affaires Yang Xiaoguang was summoned to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office following China's sanctioning of 9 British individuals and 4 entities.
- UK Slams China Sanctions Over Alleged Uyghur Disinformation VOA 26 Mar 2021 -- The British government announced Friday its full support for parliamentarians and other citizens of Britain sanctioned by China for raising their voices in defense of the Uyghur Muslim minority in the Asian country.
- Time to end US 'drama' over Xinjiang rumors: Chinese FM Global Times 26 Mar 2021 -- The so-called "Xinjiang Uygur question," is nothing but a strategic US plot to destabilize China from the inside, as former US senior official Lawrence Wilkerson has admitted, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying on Friday.
- Xinjiang officials rebuke sanctions against them 'nothing but a piece of wastepaper' Global Times 26 Mar 2021 -- Former and current officials in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region strongly condemned and rebuked the so-called sanctions by the US, Canada, the UK and the EU against them, saying the sanctions "are nothing but a piece of wastepaper," as they have no assets in those countries and regions, nor do they want to go there.
- Uyghur Activists in Exile Emboldened by Beijing's Attacks VOA 26 Mar 2021 -- Uyghur and Kazakh women activists who have been at the forefront of international criticism of Beijing's repressive policies in Xinjiang say they are not backing down after Chinese officials publicly smeared their character to try to discredit them.
- Uyghur Leader Detained in Turkey as China Foreign Minister Visits VOA 26 Mar 2021 -- The house detention of a Uyghur leader during the Chinese foreign minister's visit to Turkey this week is stoking concerns among Turkey's large Uyghur refugee community about deepening ties between Ankara and Beijing.
- Arrested Speedboat Fugitive Andy Li 'Missing' After Return to Hong Kong Radio Free Asia 26 Mar 2021 -- A Hong Kong activist who served a seven-month jail term in southern China after trying to flee his home city along with 11 others by speedboat is incommunicado following his return to Hong Kong, his family and a concern group have said.
- China's Energy Security Fears Slow Climate Drive Radio Free Asia 26 Mar 2021 -- China's growing concerns over energy security and potential conflicts with the United States may be slowing its efforts to fight climate change, experts and recent reports say.
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