Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
07 April 2021 - China Special Weapons News
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- Mainland rolls out COVID-19 vaccination for compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao People's Daily 07 Apr 2021 -- COVID-19 vaccines are available free of charge to people from Hong Kong and Macao who are working or living on the Chinese mainland, according to the National Health Commission (NHC).
- China's Yunnan reports 2 new local COVID-19 cases People's Daily 07 Apr 2021 -- Southwest China's Yunnan Province reported two new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, the provincial health commission said on Wednesday.
- Two batches of Chinese-made vaccines arrive in Lebanon PLA Daily 07 Apr 2021 -- Two batches of vaccines developed by Chinese pharmaceutical firm Sinopharm arrived here on Tuesday to support the country's fight against COVID-19.
- 15 kinds of border activities to be banned in Tibet PLA Daily 07 Apr 2021 -- The official WeChat account of Tibet Daily issued a notice about bans on 15 kinds of border activities in the Tibet Autonomous Region on April 6.
- Final Vote For Exile Tibetan Leader Set For April 11, With Frontrunners Pledging Greater Foreign Outreach Radio Free Asia 07 Apr 2021 -- Tibetans living outside their China-ruled homeland will go to the polls April 11 in a third and final casting of ballots for leader, or Sikyong, of Tibet's Dharamsala, India-based exile government, the Central Tibetan Administration, with final results announced on May 14.
- China urges Philippines to stop South China Sea allegations People's Daily 07 Apr 2021 -- China urges the Philippines to stop baseless allegations on the South China Sea issue, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Monday.
- China opposes US destroyer's sailing through Taiwan Strait PLA Daily 07 Apr 2021 -- "The guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain sailed through the Taiwan Strait on April 7, and the Chinese PLA Eastern Theater Command conducted whole-process tracking and monitoring on it," said Air Force Senior Colonel Zhang Chunhui, spokesperson for the Chinese PLA Eastern Theater Command, in a written statement on Wednesday.
- Chinese military vessels detected near Taiwan missile test areas CNA 07 Apr 2021 -- Two Chinese military vessels have been detected near Orchid Island since Tuesday as Taiwan began a three-day missile test Wednesday in the area.
- Chinese military vessels detected near Taiwan missile test areas CNA 07 Apr 2021 -- Two Chinese military vessels have been detected near Orchid Island since Tuesday as Taiwan began a three-day missile test Wednesday in the area.
- PLA warplanes enter Taiwan's ADIZ for fifth consecutive day in April CNA 07 Apr 2021 -- A total of 15 Chinese military aircraft, including 12 fighter jets, entered Taiwan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on Wednesday, the fifth consecutive day on which such intrusions have occurred in April.
- US military warns about potential Chinese attack against Chinese Taipei Press TV 07 Apr 2021 -- The US military says China is probably accelerating its timetable for capturing control of Chinese Taipei, a region that has turned to the chief source of tension between Washington and Beijing over the past years.
- Chinese Drones Fly Near Taiwan-held Island in South China Sea Radio Free Asia 07 Apr 2021 -- Taiwan said Wednesday that it is willing to shoot down Chinese drones that have been flying near Taiwan-occupied Pratas Island in the South China Sea, a response to what analysts view as the latest pressure tactic from Beijing.
- PLA warplanes enter Taiwan's ADIZ for fifth consecutive day in April CNA 07 Apr 2021 -- A total of 15 Chinese military aircraft, including 12 fighter jets, entered Taiwan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on Wednesday, the fifth consecutive day on which such intrusions have occurred in April.
- US military warns about potential Chinese attack against Chinese Taipei Press TV 07 Apr 2021 -- The US military says China is probably accelerating its timetable for capturing control of Chinese Taipei, a region that has turned to the chief source of tension between Washington and Beijing over the past years.
- Chinese Drones Fly Near Taiwan-held Island in South China Sea Radio Free Asia 07 Apr 2021 -- Taiwan said Wednesday that it is willing to shoot down Chinese drones that have been flying near Taiwan-occupied Pratas Island in the South China Sea, a response to what analysts view as the latest pressure tactic from Beijing.
- PLA Navy's two newly commissioned minesweepers hold exercises Global Times 07 Apr 2021 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy recently commissioned two new mine countermeasure vessels, or MCMV, and deployed them in a recent all-day exercise. Analysts said on Tuesday that minesweeping capacity is important for the PLA in the Taiwan Straits.
- China conducts test flight for airborne unmanned swarm carrier Global Times 07 Apr 2021 -- A Chinese company recently conducted a test flight for its newly developed airborne swarm carrier, which is an unmanned aerial mother ship that can carry multiple smaller drones and release them in the air for missions like reconnaissance and attack.
- U.S. closely monitoring Chinese military exercises: Pentagon CNA 07 Apr 2021 -- The United States is closely monitoring the situation as China conducts naval exercises near Taiwan, U.S. Department of Defense spokesman John Kirby said Tuesday, reiterating the U.S.' commitment to providing weapons to Taiwan to defend itself.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on April 7, 2021 PRC MofA 07 Apr 2021
- Biden Maintains Trump's Tough Trade Stance Toward China VOA 07 Apr 2021 -- U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo pledged Wednesday to continue the Trump administration's aggressive trade war with China, saying she will work "as aggressively as possible to protect American workers and businesses from unfair Chinese practices."
- Xi urges Germany, EU to cooperate with China to bring more certainty, stability to world PLA Daily 07 Apr 2021 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday urged Germany and the European Union (EU) to make joint efforts with China to protect and promote the healthy and stable development of their cooperation, so as to bring more certainty and stability to the volatile world.
- China says relations with EU facing 'various challenges' Press TV 07 Apr 2021 -- China sees many obstacles and "various challenges" in its relations with the European Union (EU), says President Xi Jinping.
- Jimmy Lai pleads guilty to illegal assembly charges, first time since national security law for HK took effect Global Times 07 Apr 2021 -- Jimmy Lai, former HK lawmaker Lee Cheuk-yan and former Democratic Party chairman Yeung Sum pleaded guilty to taking part in an unauthorized assembly in 2019. Lai was also convicted for organizing another unauthorized assembly, and is facing other national security charges.
- Media tycoon, 2 ex-MPs plead guilty to illegal assembly in Hong Kong Press TV 07 Apr 2021 -- A media tycoon and two former lawmakers in Hong Kong have pleaded guilty to charges of participating in an illegal demonstration two years ago.
- Hong Kong Speedboat Fugitive Andy Li in Court After Incommunicado Detention Radio Free Asia 07 Apr 2021 -- Hong Kong activist Andy Li appeared in court on Wednesday charged with "conspiracy to collude with foreign powers" under a draconian national security law imposed by the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP), as well as charges linked to the 2019 protest movement.
- Wife of Jailed Uyghur Taxi Driver Jailed For Weeping in Front of a Foreigner Radio Free Asia 07 Apr 2021 -- Authorities in northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) have sentenced the wife of a jailed Uyghur taxi driver and mother of two to at least three years in prison for weeping in front of a foreigner, saying she had disclosed "state secrets," according to sources in the region.
- China issues guidelines on ideological, political education of military PLA Daily 07 Apr 2021 -- The Central Military Commission, with the approval of its chairman Xi Jinping, has issued guidelines on promoting ideological and political education within the Chinese military.
- China Allows People to Pay Respects at Grave of Cultural Revolution Leader Jiang Qing Radio Free Asia 07 Apr 2021 -- The ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has allowed public access to the grave of Jiang Qing, former member of the Gang of Four and widow of late supreme leader Mao Zedong, ahead of its centenary on July 1.
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