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09 April 2021 - China Special Weapons News
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- Cambodian Civil Servants Ordered to Take Chinese Coronavirus Vaccines or be Fired Radio Free Asia 09 Apr 2021 -- Civil servants in Cambodia are up in arms over a directive ordering them to get China's homegrown coronavirus vaccines to help combat a deadly outbreak in the country or be issued a pink slip, saying they do not trust the quality of the injection and calling for a review of its effectiveness.
- China in New Push Against Dalai Lama Photos in Kardze Radio Free Asia 09 Apr 2021 -- Chinese authorities in Sichuan's Kardze prefecture are launching a new drive against display by Tibetans of photos of the Dalai Lama, threatening cut-offs of state aid for anyone found in possession of the banned images, Tibetan sources say.
- China Turning South China Sea Supply Ships into Mobile Surveillance Bases Radio Free Asia 09 Apr 2021 -- China is upgrading two of its civilian South China Sea supply ships with new high-tech surveillance equipment to help the vessels track ships from the United States, Vietnam, and other foreign countries, new Chinese government procurement documents show.
- US, Philippines Concerned Over Chinese Military Activities in South China Sea Sputnik 09 Apr 2021 -- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has held a phone conversation with his Philippine counterpart, Teodoro Locsin Jr., during which they expressed concern over the activities of Chinese military vessels in the South China Sea, the US Department of State said.
- 11 PLA warplanes enter Taiwan's ADIZ: Defense Ministry CNA 09 Apr 2021 -- Chinese military aircraft entered Taiwan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on Friday for a seventh consecutive day, a continuation of maneuvers that Taiwan sees as provocations.
- Interview: "People in Taiwan Are Much More Vigilant" Radio Free Asia 09 Apr 2021 -- Huang Jie, a municipal councilor in the southern Taiwanese port of Kaohsiung since 2018, was subjected to a bid to unseat her earlier this year, after she spoke out against a draconian crackdown on political opposition and peaceful dissent in Hong Kong, which China has held up as a model under which it wants to take control of Taiwan.
- New Guidelines for U.S. Government Interactions with Taiwan Counterparts US Dept. of State 09 Apr 2021 -- The Department of State has issued new guidelines for U.S. government interaction with Taiwan counterparts to encourage U.S. government engagement with Taiwan that reflects our deepening unofficial relationship.
- US Makes 'Unofficial' Contacts With Taiwan More Official in Snub to China Sputnik 09 Apr 2021 -- Washington's 42-year diplomatic policy of officially recognising Beijing as the sole authority over both mainland China and Taiwan was weakened under the former US president, Donald Trump, and has come under immediate renewed attack by his successor, Joe Biden.
- China Rolls Out One More Stealth Destroyer That 'Dwarfs' US' Zumwalt-Class Ship, Report Says Sputnik 09 Apr 2021 -- The warship is capable of performing anti-submarine and anti-ship roles, and can serve as an escort to the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy's burgeoning aircraft carrier fleet.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on April 9, 2021 PRC MofA 09 Apr 2021
- China Sanctions Intensify, Escalating Trade Risks Radio Free Asia 09 Apr 2021 -- Western trade and investment interests in China are facing new threats as sanctions trigger retaliation, heightening tensions over human rights, national security and territorial control.
- China's Propaganda Against Foreign Media Increases VOA 09 Apr 2021 -- China's propaganda machine has ramped up in the past week, targeting two foreign journalists with verbal and online attacks over their coverage of Uyghur Muslims in China's Xinjiang region.
- Hong Kong Warns Countries, Groups Not to 'Harbor' Political Refugees Radio Free Asia 09 Apr 2021 -- Hong Kong's government on Friday hit out at "countries who harbor criminals," after exiled former pro-democracy lawmaker Nathan Law said he had been granted political asylum by the United Kingdom.
- Over 2,500 arrested over Hong Kong's social unrest involve in judicial proceedings People's Daily 09 Apr 2021 -- The Department of Justice of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government Thursday said that of the 10,242 people arrested between June 9, 2019 and Feb. 28, 2021 over the social unrest in Hong Kong, 2,521 have been or are undergoing judicial proceedings.
- China's Sentencing of High-Level Uyghur Officials to Death Stuns Critics, Who Demand Evidence Radio Free Asia 09 Apr 2021 -- China's recent sentencing of two high-level Uyghur officials to death has stunned critics who have questioned the legality of the decision given the lack of evidence against them and say the move shows that even Uyghurs loyal to the Communist Party cannot escape persecution in Xinjiang.
- Turkish Court Rejects China's Request to Extradite Uyghur Religious Teacher Radio Free Asia 09 Apr 2021 -- A court in the Turkey has rejected a request by Beijing to extradite Uyghur religious teacher Abduqadir Yapchan to China to face "terrorism" charges, his lawyer said, ending years of detention and legal limbo under the threat of harsh Chinese punishment.
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