Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
01 April 2021 - China Special Weapons News
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- WHO likely to grant Chinese vaccines emergency use by April Global Times 01 Apr 2021 -- Sinovac and Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines are likely to be included into the emergency use list of the World Health Organization (WHO) by the end of April despite WHO experts saying that data of the vaccines on elderly people are lacking.
- China-Myanmar border cities launch mass vaccination as 29 new COVID-19 infections reported Global Times 01 Apr 2021 -- The city of Ruili in Southwest China's Yunnan Province, which borders Myanmar, reported six new COVID-19 cases and 23 silent carriers on Wednesday. The domestic resurgence is thought to have been the result of illegal border crossing, prompting the local government to impose strict controls in the border area.
- Chinese mainland reports 6 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 01 Apr 2021 -- The Chinese mainland on Wednesday reported six new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases in southwest China's Yunnan Province, the National Health Commission said Thursday.
- Beijing vaccinates 9.57 million residents against COVID-19 People's Daily 01 Apr 2021 -- The Chinese capital Beijing has administered coronavirus vaccines to more than 9.57 million people, local authorities said on Thursday.
- Hong Kong reports 6 new COVID-19 cases People's Daily 01 Apr 2021 -- Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection (CHP) reported six additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, taking the total tally to 11,467.
- Chinese PLA provides COVID-19 vaccines to Cambodian military PLA Daily 01 Apr 2021 -- In order to implement President Xi Jinping's important declaration on making China's COVID-19 vaccine a global public good, with the approval of China's Central Military Commission (CMC) and at the request of the Cambodian military, the second batch of COVID-19 vaccines assisted by the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) was delivered to the Cambodian military on March 31.
- 2 batches of purchased Chinese COVID-19 vaccines handed over to Pakistan People's Daily 01 Apr 2021 -- The first batch of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines and the first batch of CanSino COVID-19 vaccines that the Pakistani government purchased were officially handed over to the Pakistani side with a ceremony held at the Noor Khan Air Base near the country's capital Islamabad on Wednesday.
- Indonesia reports 5,937 new COVID-19 cases, Cambodia to begin vaccination drive with China's Sinovac vaccine People's Daily 01 Apr 2021 -- The COVID-19 cases in Indonesia on Wednesday rose by 5,937 within one day to 1,511,712, with the death toll adding by 104 to 40,858, the Health Ministry said.
- Chinese drones spotted recently over Taiwan's Dongsha Islands CNA 01 Apr 2021 -- The Coast Guard Administration (CGA) on Thursday said China was likely conducting reconnaissance missions over the Dongsha Islands, as its drones were recently spotted near the Taiwan-held territory in the South China Sea.
- US, Philippines discuss Chinese activities in South China Sea Press TV 01 Apr 2021 -- Officials from the United States and the Philippines have discussed China's recent activities around islands in the South China Sea, where Manila has designated an economic zone.
- US, Philippines Alarmed Over China's Maritime Militia Massing at Disputed Reef, Washington Says Sputnik 01 Apr 2021 -- The United States and the Philippines have raised concerns over the presence of Chinese maritime militia vessels near the disputed Whitsun Reef in the South China Sea, the White House said following phone talks between US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and his Philippine counterpart, Hermogenes Esperon.
- China's FAST telescope opens to global scientists People's Daily 01 Apr 2021 -- China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST), the world's largest filled-aperture and most sensitive radio telescope, has officially opened to the world starting Wednesday.
- Zarif: Iran-China deal based on win-win approach in pursuit of shared interests Press TV 01 Apr 2021 -- Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has shed light on the 25-year cooperation roadmap recently signed by Iran and China, saying the historic document has been drafted based on "mutual respect" and a "win-win" approach in pursuit of common interests.
- Iran's Foreign Minister Uses New 'Clubhouse' App To Defend China Deal RFE/RL 01 Apr 2021 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif took to the new Clubhouse social media app on March 31 to defend Tehran's controversial recent strategic cooperation pact with China -- a deal criticized for lacking transparency and "selling out to China" amid crushing U.S. sanctions.
- PLA launches drills in S.China Sea on 20th anniversary of fatal mid-air collision Global Times 01 Apr 2021 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) started a series of exercises in the South China Sea on Thursday, as Chinese netizens commemorated the death of a heroic PLA pilot whose plane collided with a US spy aircraft conducting close-in reconnaissance on China 20 years ago.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying's Regular Press Conference on April 1, 2021 PRC MofA 01 Apr 2021
- Veteran Democrat Martin Lee Among Seven Found Guilty of 'Illegal Assembly' Radio Free Asia 01 Apr 2021 -- A court in Hong Kong on Thursday found seven veteran pro-democracy activists -- including 82-year-old Democratic Party founder Martin Lee -- guilty of charges related to "illegal assembly" in connection with a mass march of around 1.7 million people in 2019.
- 7 Hong Kong Democracy Activists Convicted Over 2019 Protest VOA 01 Apr 2021 -- Seven of Hong Kong's prominent pro-democracy activists were found guilty Thursday of organizing and participating in an unlawful assembly during the 2019 anti-government demonstrations.
- Biden administration upholds policy of refusing Hong Kong special treatment Press TV 01 Apr 2021 -- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Hong Kong should not be given preferential treatment by the United States over claims that China has undermined the autonomy of the city.
- Taiwan condemns convictions of Hong Kong democracy activists CNA 01 Apr 2021 -- Taiwan on Thursday condemned Beijing for infringing on Hong Kong people's freedom of peaceful assembly after seven prominent pro-democracy campaigners in the special administrative region were convicted of unlawful assembly relating to a series of anti-government protests in 2019.
- Jimmy Lai, 6 ex-lawmakers found guilty of illegal assembly, 'ruling proves judicial independence not bowing to foreign pressure' Global Times 01 Apr 2021 -- Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, Hong Kong's media tycoon and a notorious anti-government figure, together with six former lawmakers were found guilty of organizing and attending an unauthorized assembly in 2019.
- Hong Kong's new electoral system: What's next? People's Daily 01 Apr 2021 -- As the legislative changes adopted by the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee on improving Hong Kong's electoral system went into effect on Wednesday, the global financial hub officially embarked on the local legislation.
- China refutes human rights accusation from U.S. People's Daily 01 Apr 2021 -- A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson on Wednesday refuted a U.S. annual report on human rights, saying the so-called "genocide" in Xinjiang is purely smearing China's ethnic policy and Xinjiang's achievements in development.
- Move to Curb Searches of Company Records Sparks Concern in Hong Kong Radio Free Asia 01 Apr 2021 -- Plans by the Hong Kong government to relax public disclosure requirements for companies operating in the city have sparked concerns over transparency and money-laundering, as well as dwindling press freedom.
- Scholars Rally to Defend Colleagues Sanctioned by Beijing VOA 01 Apr 2021 -- Hundreds of academics and intellectuals around the world are signing onto a joint statement in support of European colleagues who have been banned by Beijing from visiting China and hit with other sanctions because of their work.
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