Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
21 April 2021 - China Special Weapons News
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- Adverse effects found in 1.06% of over 500,000 Sinopharm vaccine recipients: report Global Times 21 Apr 2021 -- The incidence of adverse effects from Sinopharm's two inactivated COVID-19 vaccines is 1.06 percent, according to a report on Wednesday based on emergency use of the two vaccines in China on more than 500,000 people as of December 1, which is far lower than the phase II clinical trial results.
- Update: China administers 200m doses of vaccines; 80% medical workers inoculated Global Times 21 Apr 2021 -- China has administered about 200 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines as of Tuesday and 80 percent of medical personnel have been vaccinated, China's top health authority announced Wednesday at a press conference.
- China's top health body defends safety and efficacy of Chinese COVID-19 vaccines Global Times 21 Apr 2021 -- The protection rate of Chinese vaccines can be influenced by many factors and simple comparisons between them and Western vaccines cannot be made, Zheng Zhongwei, director of the Development Center for Medical Science and Technology of the National Health Commission (NHC), and head of the national working group for vaccine development, told the Global Times, urging the public to have confidence in Chinese vaccines.
- Chinese companies to produce 260m doses of Russian Sputnik-V COVID-19 vaccine in rising OEM trend Global Times 21 Apr 2021 -- Three Chinese pharmaceutical companies have in the past three weeks signed agreements with Russia's sovereign wealth fund RDIF to annually produce a combined 260 million doses of the Russian Sputnik-V COVID-19 vaccine, part of a trend of vaccine original equipment manufacturing (OEM).
- China administers over 200 mln COVID-19 vaccine doses People's Daily 21 Apr 2021 -- China has seen over 200 million COVID-19 vaccine doses administered nationwide, a health official told a press conference Wednesday.
- Sinovac supplies 260 million COVID-19 vaccines globally People's Daily 21 Apr 2021 -- Chinese vaccine producer Sinovac has provided a total of 260 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to the world. More than 60 percent of these were supplied abroad, said Yin Weidong, chairman and CEO of Sinovac, at a sub-forum of Boao Forum for Asia annual conference on Tuesday.
- Hong Kong reports 1 new COVID-19 case People's Daily 21 Apr 2021 -- Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection (CHP) reported one confirmed case of COVID-19 on Wednesday, the lowest in more than three weeks, taking the total tally to 11,704.
- China administers over 200 mln COVID-19 vaccine doses People's Daily 21 Apr 2021 -- China has seen over 200 million COVID-19 vaccine doses administered nationwide, a health official told a press conference Wednesday.
- Chinese mainland reports 2 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 21 Apr 2021 -- The Chinese mainland on Tuesday reported two new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases in Yunnan Province, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Wednesday.
- China's Yunnan reports 2 new COVID-19 cases People's Daily 21 Apr 2021 -- China's Yunnan Province reported two confirmed COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, the provincial health commission said Wednesday.
- China to produce more than 3 bln COVID-19 vaccines this year: official People's Daily 21 Apr 2021 -- China is expected to produce more than 3 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses this year, an official said Tuesday.
- China, India hold candid exchange on promoting settlement of remaining issues in western section of border: Chinese FM Global Times 21 Apr 2021 -- China and India recently had candid and in-depth exchanges of views on promoting the settlement of the remaining issues in the western section of the border on the basis of realizing disengagement in the Galwan Valley and Pangong Lake, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
- Philippines' Duterte threatens China with war, admits may not be able to win Press TV 21 Apr 2021 -- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to deploy military forces to the South China Sea to stop China from claiming natural resources in the contested waters.
- 1st reported Taiwan arms sales under Biden admin come early, 'further strain situation' Global Times 20 Apr 2021 -- The Biden administration's first arms sales to the island of Taiwan, featuring some howitzers, are proceeding, Taiwan media reported Monday, which sent a wrong and dangerous signal to Taiwan secessionists and "added fuel" to highly strained China-US and cross-Straits relations, Chinese mainland experts said.
- Global opposition to China holds danger, opportunity for Taiwan: MAC head CNA 21 Apr 2021 -- The emergence of a global coalition to counter China's actions in the Indo-Pacific region carries both danger and opportunity for Taiwan, but at least for the time being, a little more of the latter, according to the head of Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC).
- Mathematics Professor and University Researcher Indicted for Grant Fraud US Dept. of Justice 21 Apr 2021 -- Prosecution Brought as Part of Justice Department's China Initiative
- Vienna talks: China reiterates call for removal of all relevant sanctions on Iran, third parties Press TV 21 Apr 2021 -- China has reiterated its call for the removal of all sanctions imposed on Iran and third parties, as negotiations to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal move ahead in the Austrian capital, Vienna.
- China's J-20 Stealth Fighter Jet To Receive 2D Thrust Vectoring Nozzles Decade After Maiden Flight Sputnik 21 Apr 2021 -- The advanced stealth fighter, which had its debut flight a decade ago, may receive a critical upgrade likely to be the largest of a number of changes, media reports revealed on Monday.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on April 21, 2021 PRC MofA 21 Apr 2021
- Xi's attendance to Biden's climate summit shows 'goodwill gesture' but also 'a challenge to US-led climate agenda' Global Times 21 Apr 2021 -- The global media spotlight will be fixed Thursday on the leaders' climate summit, hosted by the US government via video link. This will be the first meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden since Biden took office in January.
- Hong Kong Raises Eyebrows With Limits to Access to Public Records Radio Free Asia 21 Apr 2021 -- The Hong Kong government's recent decision to restrict access to public records marks a huge blow to journalists and others who want to investigate official wrongdoing.
- Japanese Lawmakers Form Alliance in Support of Mongolians in China Radio Free Asia 21 Apr 2021 -- Japanese lawmakers on Wednesday launched a parliamentary alliance aimed at "protecting Mongolian culture from assimilation policies of the Chinese government," Jiji Press reported.
- Redesignate China Country of Particular Concern For Abusing Religious Freedoms: USCIRF Report Radio Free Asia 21 Apr 2021 -- The U.S. government should redesignate China as a "country of particular concern" (CPC) for violating the right to worship freely in its Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) and elsewhere, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) said in an annual report Wednesday.
- China launches Blue Sea 2021 campaign for marine environmental protection PLA Daily 21 Apr 2021 -- On April 20, the China Coast Guard (CCG), together with China's Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the Ministry of Transport, and the State Forestry and Grassland Administration, jointly launched a seven-month-long special maritime law enforcement campaign, coded "Blue Sea 2021", to enhance marine environmental protection.
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