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08 April 2021 - China Special Weapons News
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- Hong Kong reports 10 new COVID-19 cases People's Daily 08 Apr 2021 -- Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection (CHP) reported 10 more confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, taking its total tally to 11,549.
- China administers nearly 140 million COVID-19 vaccines People's Daily 08 Apr 2021 -- China is working to ensure its vaccination efforts in major areas and key industries based on the overall plan of the country, inoculating the eligible population as widely as possible and progressing in stages, said Wu Liangyou, deputy director of the NHC's Disease Prevention and Control Bureau.
- Over 500,000 people given first COVID-19 vaccine shot in Hong Kong People's Daily 08 Apr 2021 -- About 502,500 Hong Kong residents have taken the first jab of the COVID-19 vaccine, official data showed.
- China's Yunnan reports 11 new local COVID-19 cases People's Daily 08 Apr 2021 -- Southwest China's Yunnan Province reported 11 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and one new asymptomatic case on Wednesday, the provincial health commission said on Thursday.
- 2nd round of coronavirus testing underway in China's Ruili People's Daily 08 Apr 2021 -- The city of Ruili in southwest China's Yunnan Province is conducting its second round of city-wide nucleic acid testing for COVID-19, with 353,960 people sampled by 6 p.m. Wednesday, according to the local government.
- El Salvador receives cargo of COVID-19 vaccines donated by China People's Daily 08 Apr 2021 -- El Salvador announced Wednesday it is ready to distribute more vaccines as part of its national vaccination campaign against COVID-19, after a cargo of doses donated by China arrived late Tuesday.
- Philippines Welcomes US Backing to Help Defend Manila in South China Sea Radio Free Asia 08 Apr 2021 -- The Philippines welcomes an American commitment to back it should Beijing become aggressive in the South China Sea, Manila's defense department said Thursday, after Washington warned that an armed attack on the Southeast Asian nation would force the U.S. to aid its ally under a decades-old treaty.
- U.S. has ability to resist military threats to Taiwan: State Dept. CNA 08 Apr 2021 -- The U.S. State Department reaffirmed on Wednesday its "rock-solid" commitment to Taiwan and said the U.S. maintains the ability to resist any actions that would threaten the island's security, amid a recent rise in military pressure from China.
- US Vows to Defend Taiwan Amid Chinese Military Incursions Radio Free Asia 08 Apr 2021 -- The United States has reaffirmed its commitment to defend the democratic island of Taiwan amid ongoing incursions from China's military in recent weeks.
- Passage of US destroyer through Taiwan Strait endangers peace, stability: China Press TV 08 Apr 2021 -- China has censured the passage of a US destroyer through the Taiwan Strait, warning that the move would endanger peace and stability in the strategic region.
- Alleged Chinese spies indicted in Taiwan for money laundering CNA 08 Apr 2021 -- Two executives from a Hong Kong company, who have been prevented from leaving Taiwan since they were accused in 2019 of conspiring with Chinese intelligence, were indicted on charges of money laundering Thursday by the Taipei District Prosecutors Office.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on April 8, 2021 PRC MofA 08 Apr 2021
- 3 Hong Kong Activists Plead Guilty to Joining Democracy Rally VOA 08 Apr 2021 -- Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai was one of three pro-democracy activists who pleaded guilty Wednesday to participating in an unauthorized rally in 2019.
- China Moves to Correct 'Lies' and 'Misinformation' In Australian Reporting on Uyghurs VOA 08 Apr 2021 -- The Chinese Embassy in Canberra has invited journalists to a presentation to counter what it has called false reporting in Australia about allegations of widespread abuses of the Uyghur Muslim minority in Xinjiang province.
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