Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
05 May 2021 - China Special Weapons News
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- China-produced vaccines await approval by EU and WHO, will be 'major boon to the world' Global Times 05 May 2021 -- The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has started a rolling review of China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine, the EU's top drug regulator announced Tuesday, and experts said that once the vaccine is approved, China will further fulfill its international responsibilities as a major power and provide support to the international community in the pandemic fight.
- COVID-19 cases imported from India 'unlikely' to spark cluster infections in China Global Times 05 May 2021 -- China has reported at least 18 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases imported from India or involving Indian citizens as of Wednesday, and a source from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that China may continue to see new cases imported from India, but they are unlikely to result in further domestic infections due to China's effective and strict entry rules.
- Chinese medical team arrives in Laos to help fight against COVID-19 People's Daily 05 May 2021 -- A team of Chinese medical experts, along with medical materials, arrived in Lao capital Vientiane on Tuesday to assist Laos in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Hong Kong reports 4 new COVID-19 cases People's Daily 05 May 2021 -- Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection (CHP) reported four new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, taking the total tally to 11,790.
- Nearly 280 mln COVID-19 vaccine doses administered across China People's Daily 05 May 2021 -- More than 279.90 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered across China as of Monday, the National Health Commission said Tuesday.
- Chinese mainland reports 7 new COVID-19 cases, all imported People's Daily 05 May 2021 -- The Chinese mainland on Tuesday reported seven new COVID-19 cases, all of which were imported, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Wednesday.
- China's Ruili clears areas with medium, high COVID-19 risks People's Daily 05 May 2021 -- Ruili, a border city in southwest China's Yunnan Province, now has no medium- or high-risk areas for the novel coronavirus, the city's COVID-19 prevention and control headquarters announced Tuesday.
- Hundreds of Hong Kong Residents Quarantined As Health Experts Warn Of Mutant COVID-19 Variant Cases Sputnik 05 May 2021 -- The cases sparked evacuations and quarantines in roughly 460 flats across three districts in the special administrative region on late Tuesday after authorities traced contacts linked to the two workers, Chinese media reported.
- 'Large' Chinese Military Presence at Border Hampers Bilateral Ties, Says Indian Foreign Minister Sputnik 05 May 2021 -- India and China have been in a military stand-off for almost a year and it is the deadliest conflict between the two Asian powerhouses since the 1962 border war. New Delhi says that any significant cooperation with Beijing on fighting COVID-19 can only take place once the dispute has been resolved.
- China urges Philippines to respect China's sovereignty over Huangyan Island People's Daily 05 May 2021 -- China on Tuesday urges the Philippine side to earnestly respect China's sovereignty and jurisdiction over the Huangyan Island, and stop taking actions that may complicate the situation in the region.
- Philippines rejects China's fishing ban in disputed South China Sea Press TV 05 May 2021 -- The Philippines has rejected a fishing ban enforced by China in the South China Sea, encouraging its fishermen to go fishing in the disputed waters, ramping up tensions with Beijing.
- National Security Adviser: Filipinos Exempt From Beijing's Fishing Ban Radio Free Asia 05 May 2021 -- The Philippine Coast Guard drove away Chinese militia ships from a Manila-claimed reef in the South China Sea in late April, the national security adviser said, while declaring that Filipino fishermen are exempt from Beijing's annual fishing ban in the disputed waterway and other seas.
- White House Official Warns About 'Significant Downsides' of Pledging to Defend Taiwan Sputnik 05 May 2021 -- The United States routinely sends warships to the South China Sea and to the Taiwan Strait under the pretext of freedom of navigation missions despite opposition from Beijing, which considers Taiwan a part of its territory.
- G-7 Countries Back Taiwan's Observer Status in World Health Assembly VOA 05 May 2021 -- Leading industrial nations came out in support of Taiwan's observer status in the World Health Assembly (WHA), the decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO), leading into this year's annual meeting May 24 to June 1.
- White House Says US Space Command Tracking Chinese Rocket Sputnik 05 May 2021 -- White House spokesperson Jen Psaki on Wednesday said US Space Command is tracking China's Long March 5B (Chang Zheng 5B, or CZ-5B) rocket.
- Hong Kong Exiles Lobby For Political Asylum Seekers in Canada Radio Free Asia 05 May 2021 -- Hong Kong protesters who fled to Canada to escape an ever-widening crackdown on public dissent and political opposition in the city have set up a "lifeboat" group to support people thinking of leaving the city, RFA has learned.
- New Zealand Lawmakers Pass Motion Condemning 'Severe Human Rights Abuses' in Xinjiang Radio Free Asia 05 May 2021 -- Lawmakers in New Zealand on Wednesday unanimously agreed that "severe human rights abuses" are taking place in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) and called on the government to "work with all relevant instruments of international law to being these abuses to an end."
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