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22 April 2021 - China Special Weapons News
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- Beijing Urges WHO Leader Not to Pursue 'Lab Leak' Theory VOA 22 Apr 2021 -- China is lashing out at the chief of the World Health Organization for suggesting that more study is needed into the possibility that the coronavirus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic initially escaped from a laboratory in Wuhan, China.
- Zhuhai achieves 80% of vaccination rate, first among Chinese cities Global Times 22 Apr 2021 -- Zhuhai in South China's Guangdong Province had vaccinated over 1.4 million residents by Tuesday, becoming the first Chinese city to have realized a vaccination rate of over 80 percent of people between the ages of 18 and 59.
- BioNTech vaccine mass production in China close to ready, may get go-ahead before July Global Times 22 Apr 2021 -- The COVID-19 mRNA vaccine co-developed by German-based BioNTech and China's Fosun Pharma can be rolled out in the Chinese mainland very quickly once it receives authorization, as key steps for mass production are close to ready, the Global Times learned from a source on Thursday.
- Latest study on China's COVID-19 vaccine encouraging: expert People's Daily 22 Apr 2021 -- Research data on China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine published by Chilean health authorities last week showed very positive, encouraging signs and high vaccine efficacy, said a Chinese health expert Wednesday.
- Chinese mainland reports 6 new COVID-19 cases, all imported People's Daily 22 Apr 2021 -- The Chinese mainland on Wednesday reported six new COVID-19 cases, all of which were imported, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Thursday.
- Philippines Military Chief Says Nation Could Build Structures on Claimed Islands Radio Free Asia 22 Apr 2021 -- The Philippines' armed forces chief said Thursday the country was considering building structures in areas that Manila claims in the South China Sea, as he accused China of doing so, despite a 2002 agreement barring new or expanded construction in disputed waters.
- U.S. bill aimed at countering China aggression clears committee stage CNA 22 Apr 2021 -- A draft bill that seeks to boost the United States' capability to counter China's aggression on the international stage, including its belligerence against Taiwan, cleared the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday (U.S. time).
- Beijing Condemns Pakistan Suicide Blast Targeting Chinese Diplomats VOA 22 Apr 2021 -- Officials in Pakistan said Thursday the death toll had risen to at least five from an overnight suicide car bombing of a luxury hotel in a southwestern city, which apparently targeted visiting Chinese diplomats.
- Car bombing outside hotel hosting Chinese envoy leaves 4 dead in Pakistan Press TV 22 Apr 2021 -- At least four people were killed and several others were wounded in Pakistan after a powerful car bomb exploded at a luxury hotel where the Chinese ambassador to the country was reportedly staying in the southwestern city of Quetta.
- 4 killed, over dozen injured in SW Pakistan's hotel bomb blast People's Daily 22 Apr 2021 -- Four people were killed and over a dozen others injured when an explosive-laden vehicle exploded inside the parking of Serena hotel in Quetta, capital city of Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province Wednesday night, the country's Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad said.
- Ph.D. Chemist Convicted of Conspiracy to Steal Trade Secrets, Economic Espionage, Theft of Trade Secrets and Wire Fraud US Dept. of Justice 22 Apr 2021 -- A federal jury in Greeneville, Tennessee, convicted a U.S. citizen today of conspiracy to steal trade secrets, economic espionage and wire fraud. Following a twelve-day trial, Dr. Xiaorong You, aka Shannon You, 59, of Lansing, Michigan, was convicted of conspiracy to commit trade secret theft, conspiracy to commit economic espionage, possession of stolen trade secrets, economic espionage, and wire fraud.
- North Korean State Agencies "Officially" Resume Smuggling Goods from China Radio Free Asia 22 Apr 2021 -- State agencies in North Korea have recently resumed "officially" smuggling goods from China for the first time in more than a year, indicating that trade between the northeast Asian neighbors could start flowing again, sources in the country told RFA.
- Exclusive: China-N.Korea border remains closed despite signs of possible trade resumption Global Times 22 Apr 2021 -- China and North Korea have yet to resume cargo and passenger traffic, but there are signs that trade may resume in the future, the Global Times has learned.
- China Eyes More Bases in Africa, US Military Official Says VOA 22 Apr 2021 -- U.S. forces in Africa are keeping a watchful eye on China, worried Beijing is getting closer to establishing a network of military and naval bases across the continent.
- China's anti-stealth tech shines at radar expo Global Times 22 Apr 2021 -- Advanced anti-stealth technologies were in the spotlight at China's radar industry exhibition on Thursday, at a time when stealth aircraft have become an increasingly significant threat to air defense worldwide.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on April 22, 2021 PRC MofA 22 Apr 2021
- Hong Kong Journalist Who Exposed Details of Yuen Long Attacks Fined Over Searches Radio Free Asia 22 Apr 2021 -- An investigative journalist arrested and tried after she made a documentary exposing the Hong Kong police force's handling of the July 21, 2019 mob attacks on train passengers in Yuen Long was found guilty of "improper searches" of an online car license database on Thursday.
- UK Parliament Unanimously Designates Abuses in Xinjiang as Genocide in Historic Vote Radio Free Asia 22 Apr 2021 -- The U.K.'s lower house of parliament on Thursday unanimously voted to label abuses against Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims in northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) part of a policy of genocide and crimes against humanity, becoming the third global legislative body to do so.
- U.K. Lawmakers Declare China Is Committing Genocide Against Uyghurs RFE/RL 22 Apr 2021 -- The British House of Commons has approved a parliamentary motion declaring crimes against humanity and genocide are being committed against Uyghurs and other mostly Muslim ethnic minorities in China's northwest Xinjiang province.
- A Closer Look At China's Controversial Lending Practices Around The World RFE/RL 22 Apr 2021 -- Over the last decade, China has rapidly expanded its financial presence across the globe.
- Canberra's 'wrong decision' over BRI deal is 'bucking the trend of history': FM Global Times 22 Apr 2021 -- China's Foreign Ministry urged Australia to revoke its wrong decision Wednesday to tear up an agreement between Victoria state and China on the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), asserting what Canberra has done is bucking the development trend of history.
- Full Text: Remarks by Chinese President Xi Jinping at Leaders Summit on Climate PLA Daily 22 Apr 2021 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a speech at the Leaders Summit on Climate via video link from Beijing on Thursday.
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