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05 April 2021 - China Special Weapons News
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- Yunnan reports 15 confirmed, 5 asymptomatic cases People's Daily 05 Apr 2021 -- Yunnan reported 15 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and five new asymptomatic cases on Sunday, the provincial health commission said on Monday.
- Chinese mainland reports 15 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 05 Apr 2021 -- The Chinese mainland on Sunday reported 15 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases in Yunnan Province, the National Health Commission said Monday.
- Over 10 million COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in Guangdong People's Daily 05 Apr 2021 -- South China's Guangdong Province had administered a total of around 10.19 million COVID-19 vaccine doses by Friday, the provincial health commission said on Sunday.
- Gene sequencing shows latest coronavirus cases in China's Ruili share same origin People's Daily 05 Apr 2021 -- The virus behind the latest cluster of COVID-19 cases in the city of Ruili, in southwest China's Yunnan Province, shared the same origin, gene sequencing results have shown.
- China's Yunnan reports 15 new local COVID-19 cases People's Daily 05 Apr 2021 -- Southwest China's Yunnan Province reported 15 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and five new asymptomatic cases on Sunday, the provincial health commission said on Monday.
- China Donates 150,000 Vaccine Doses to El Salvador, President Bukele Says Sputnik 05 Apr 2021 -- China is donating 150,000 coronavirus vaccine doses to El Salvador in addition to the purchased 2 million Sinovac vaccine doses, President Nayib Bukele said.
- Chinese Dams Unleash Mekong Waters on Laos During 'Dry' Season Radio Free Asia 05 Apr 2021 -- Chinese dams on the Mekong River have begun releasing water during the river's normal dry season, causing trouble for wildlife, farmers and fishermen in Laos, sources in the Southeast Asian country told RFA.
- Philippines Claims Beijing Aims To Occupy More 'Features' in South China Sea Radio Free Asia 05 Apr 2021 -- The Philippines on Sunday claimed that the continued presence of Chinese vessels in Manila's maritime territory in the South China Sea revealed that Beijing plans to occupy more features in the disputed waterway.
- Philippines Threatens Daily Protests Over Chinese Ships in South China Sea Radio Free Asia 05 Apr 2021 -- Philippine officials threatened on Monday to file daily diplomatic protests unless Beijing removed dozens of ships from disputed South China Sea waters, as Manila kept the pressure up over what it alleges are Chinese militia ships encroaching in and around its exclusive economic zone.
- Manila Warns Beijing Its 'Incursions' in South China Sea Could Trigger 'Unwanted Hostilities' Sputnik 05 Apr 2021 -- The Philippines previously spotted unknown structures installed on a series of Manila-claimed islands and reefs in the disputed South China Sea during maritime patrols, where "a flotilla" of Chinese fishing vessels was earlier tracked by the military.
- Iran-China strategic deal has no contract, figure, exclusive right: Khatibzadeh ISNA 05 Apr 2021 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh stated that the meeting of Joint Commission to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) will take place in Vienna on Tuesday, stressing once again that there will be no direct or indirect talks between Iran and the US in Vienna.
- 10 Chinese warplanes enter Taiwan's ADIZ CNA 05 Apr 2021 -- A total of 10 Chinese military aircraft entered Taiwan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on Monday, including bombers and fighter jets, the Ministry of National Defense (MND) said in a report later that day.
- PLA plane 'harassment' more political than military: Taiwan analysts CNA 05 Apr 2021 -- Recent flights by Chinese military aircraft in sensitive airspace around Taiwan in late March, seen as a dramatic escalation of tension across the Taiwan Strait, was more politically than militarily motivated, analysts in Taiwan told CNA on Monday.
- Aircraft carrier formation carries out training around Taiwan PLA Daily 05 Apr 2021 -- China's Liaoning aircraft carrier formation recently carried out training in waters around Taiwan, a spokesman for the People's Liberation Army Navy said on Monday.
- China's J-20 stealth fighter jet flies without Luneburg lens, shows combat readiness Global Times 05 Apr 2021 -- The J-20, the most advanced, stealth-capable fighter jet of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force, has entered the next level of combat readiness, analysts said on Monday, after the aircraft was spotted flying without a Luneburg lens, a small device used to intentionally expose a stealth aircraft to others in situations like training or non-combat flights.
- China urges US to respect China's interests, not to take superior position Press TV 05 Apr 2021 -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has warned that Beijing will not accept unilateral demands from Washington, urging the United States to truly respect China's core interests.
- Chinese FM urges U.S. to truly respect China's core interests People's Daily 05 Apr 2021 -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Sunday urged the United States to truly respect China's core interests and take a correct view of China's development.
- China Adopts Kremlin's 'Information War' Tactics VOA 05 Apr 2021 -- China is taking a page out of the Kremlin's playbook and is seeking to highlight America's faults and weaponize the culture wars and identity politics currently buffeting the West, according to disinformation analysts.
- China Uses Money, Diplomacy to Push Back Against US in Southeast Asia VOA 05 Apr 2021 -- The Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi has wrapped up his second series of meetings so far this year with Southeast Asia leaders to discuss vaccine distribution, help with post-pandemic recovery and other offers that experts say could sway countries in the pivotal subregion toward China and away from growing U.S. influence.
- Improving electoral system conducive to Hong Kong's democratic, economic development: HKSAR gov't officials People's Daily 05 Apr 2021 -- Improving the electoral system of the HKSAR is clearly a step forward in Hong Kong's democracy, which provides Hong Kong's political system with a new starting point. It allows Hong Kong to restore its stability and prosperity, and the fruits of economic development can be more evenly and broadly shared.
- After Backlash in China, H&M Vows to Regain Customers VOA 05 Apr 2021 -- Global fashion retailer H&M, hit with a boycott in China after expressing concern over alleged use of Uyghur forced labor in cotton production, is vowing to regain customers in one of the world's strongest markets.
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