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12 April 2021 - China Special Weapons News
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- Sinovac vaccine effective against virus variants in Brazil; efficacy rises if injection interval is more than 21 days Global Times 12 Apr 2021 -- China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine has 50.7 percent efficacy and has proved to be effective against the variants known as P1 and P2 that are prevalent in Brazil, latest data showed. Moreover, the Sinovac vaccine's efficacy rate can climb to 62.3 percent with an interval of more than 21 days between doses rather than 14 days.
- Chinese mainland reports two new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 12 Apr 2021 -- The Chinese mainland on Sunday reported two new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases in Yunnan Province, the National Health Commission said Monday.
- China's Yunnan reports two new COVID-19 cases People's Daily 12 Apr 2021 -- Southwest China's Yunnan Province reported two confirmed COVID-19 cases on Sunday, the provincial health commission said Monday.
- Iraq receives 2nd batch of donated COVID-19 vaccines from China People's Daily 12 Apr 2021 -- Iraq on Sunday received the second batch of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines donated by the Chinese government to help the country combat the pandemic.
- Colombia receives new batch of Sinovac vaccines against COVID-19 People's Daily 12 Apr 2021 -- A new batch of vaccines developed by Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinovac arrived at the El Dorado airport here in Colombian capital on Sunday to help keep the country's National Vaccination Plan against COVID-19 on track.
- Cameroon receives first batch of COVID-19 vaccines from China People's Daily 12 Apr 2021 -- The first batch of China's Sinopharm vaccines arrived in Cameroon Sunday evening as the country is struggling with a new surge of COVID-19 infections.
- Comoros president receives injection of Chinese COVID-19 vaccine People's Daily 12 Apr 2021 -- Comoros President Azali Assoumani received on Saturday an injection of coronavirus vaccine produced by China's Sinopharm, which marked the start of the vaccination campaign in the African nation.
- Philippines receives more Sinovac vaccines purchased from China People's Daily 12 Apr 2021 -- The Philippines on Sunday received the second batch of Sinovac Biotech's CoronaVac vaccines purchased from China.
- Tibetans in Exile Go to Polls in Final Round of Votes for Political Leader Radio Free Asia 12 Apr 2021 -- More than 83,000 Tibetans living in 26 countries around the world went to the polls on Sunday to cast their ballots in a third and final round of voting for political leader, or Sikyong, of Tibet's Dharamsala-based exile government the Central Tibetan Administration, with final results to be announced on May 14.
- Military activities intensify in South China Sea amid heightened US-China tensions Press TV 12 Apr 2021 -- Military activities in the South China Sea have intensified in recent days with the US Navy expeditionary strike group conducting exercises there, followed by the entry of a Chinese aircraft carrier.
- Runway upgrade at Taiwan-held South China Sea island back on track CNA 12 Apr 2021 -- A long-stalled runway upgrade project on a Taiwan-held island in the South China Sea has finally begun despite rising military threats from China and should be completed by February 2022, a Ministry of National Defense (MND) report said Monday.
- Blinken reiterates U.S. commitment to help Taiwan defend itself CNA 12 Apr 2021 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday the United States is concerned about China's aggressive actions against Taiwan and remains committed to ensuring Taiwan "has the ability to defend itself."
- US Encourages Closer Ties with Taiwan Without Changing 'One China' Policy VOA 12 Apr 2021 -- The State Department's new guidance encouraging diplomatic outreach to Taiwan is seen by some China analysts as a way to encourage and promote closer ties without fundamentally changing Washington's overall stance on China's territorial claims to the island.
- 25 PLA planes fly through Taiwan's ADIZ on Monday, most this year CNA 12 Apr 2021 -- A total of 25 Chinese military aircraft entered Taiwan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on Monday, the most on any single day so far this year, the Ministry of National Defense (MND) said the same day.
- Hong Kong Launches 'National Security Education' Campaign in Schools Radio Free Asia 12 Apr 2021 -- Authorities in Hong Kong are launching a campaign to "educate" secondary-school students about a draconian national security law that has left most of the city's political opposition behind bars and criminalized public criticism of the authorities.
- Xinjiang Viscose Producer Tied to Forced Labor Cut Off by Finnish Supplier Radio Free Asia 12 Apr 2021 -- A Finnish supplier has become the latest firm to cut ties with companies accused of supporting a forced labor scheme in northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) after it stopped providing raw materials to one of the region's largest producers of viscose adhesive fibers.
- Chinese Political Prisoner Dies Amid Suspicion of Torture, Mistreatment Radio Free Asia 12 Apr 2021 -- A Chinese political prisoner jailed after he publicly supported the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong has died at the age of 48, despite warnings from his family that mistreatment and possible torture at the hands of the prison authorities and police could kill him.
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