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06 May 2021 - China Special Weapons News
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- Over 1 mln people get COVID-19 vaccine in Hong Kong People's Daily 06 May 2021 -- More than 1 million people have taken at least one shot of the COVID-19 vaccine in Hong Kong since the vaccine rollout started more than two months ago, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government said Wednesday.
- Chinese mainland reports 5 new COVID-19 cases, all imported People's Daily 06 May 2021 -- The Chinese mainland on Wednesday reported five new COVID-19 cases, all of which were imported, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Thursday.
- Hong Kong reports 6 new COVID-19 cases People's Daily 06 May 2021 -- Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection (CHP) on Wednesday reported six additional confirmed cases of COVID-19, taking the tally in the financial hub to 11,796.
- Chinese military provides COVID-19 vaccines to Pakistani military PLA Daily 06 May 2021 -- For the implementation of President Xi Jinping's important declaration on making China's COVID-19 vaccine a global public good, with the approval of the Central Military Commission and at the request of Pakistani military, the second batch of COVID-19 vaccines assisted by the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) was delivered to the Pakistani military on May 6.
- US support for vaccine patent waiver 'political tactic,' won't benefit countries lacking production capacity Global Times 06 May 2021 -- After the Biden administration announced support on Wednesday for waiving intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines, a sharp reversal from sitting on stockpiles indifferent to other countries' demands, Chinese experts pointed out the attitude change was more a case of crisis management to restore the country's international reputation, and there is little chance that it will be more than "lip service."
- Sinopharm vaccine likely to get WHO approval with condition: experts Global Times 06 May 2021 -- As the World Health Organization (WHO) is scheduled to announce the results of its evaluation of vaccines from Chinese producers Sinopharm and Sinovac Biotech for emergency authorization this week, the latest document uploaded by the WHO on the assessment of Sinopharm's vaccine showed that WHO experts have "overall confidence" in its ability to prevent COVID-19 while having "low confidence" on the risk of side effects for older patients.
- EU medicine regulator starts rolling review of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine People's Daily 06 May 2021 -- The European Medicine Agency (EMA) has started a rolling review of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Chinese company Sinovac, the latest vaccine candidate hoping to win approval for usage in the bloc.
- Trio of Nations May Counter Beijing's Vaccine Offer to India VOA 06 May 2021 -- As India sets new daily records in COVID-19 deaths and infections, some experts see the humanitarian crisis as an opportunity for other nations to counter China's vaccine diplomacy elsewhere.
- Duterte Apologizes for Getting Unauthorized Vaccine, Sends Doses Back to China Radio Free Asia 06 May 2021 -- President Rodrigo Duterte apologized to the Philippine public after he was criticized for being inoculated this week with an unauthorized COVID-19 vaccine which food and drug regulators have not approved for local emergency use.
- Bolsonaro Claims COVID-19 Crisis Linked To Chinese 'Biological Warfare' as Brazilian Cases Skyrocket Sputnik 06 May 2021 -- The Brazilian politician made the comments amid strained ties with Beijing, sparking outcry from the Latin American nation's largest trading partner as well as lawmakers in the country.
- G7's pro-Taiwan statement to undermine cross-Straits stability: experts Global Times 06 May 2021 -- In the face of G7 foreign ministers' accusations against China over its so-called "human rights violations" and supportive rhetoric for the island of Taiwan's participation in WHO forums and the World Health Assembly (WHA), Chinese experts said that the move by some Western countries will further undermine peace and stability across the Taiwan Straits for their own political interests.
- China strongly condemns G7 statement about Chinese Taipei, Xinjiang Press TV 06 May 2021 -- China has strongly condemned a joint statement by the foreign ministers of the so-called Group of Seven (G7) that voiced support for the secessionist government in Chinese Taipei and accused Beijing of alleged rights abuses in the western Xinjiang region.
- 'Western hype': Pentagon tracking 'out-of-control' Chinese rocket Press TV 06 May 2021 -- The Pentagon says it is tracking a large Chinese rocket that is "out of control" and expected to plunge back through the atmosphere this weekend.
- China's newly commissioned amphibious landing ship joins exercises, 'to form powerful partnership with amphibious assault ship' Global Times 06 May 2021 -- China's eighth Type 071 amphibious landing ship recently made its first publicly known maritime exercise appearance, and it has gained operational capabilities in troops delivery, air defense, anti-ship and land attack after entering service with the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy late last year, reports said.
- Chinese naval aircraft carrier battle group conducts maritime training PLA Daily 06 May 2021 -- Recently an aircraft carrier battle group headed by the Chinese naval aircraft carrier Shandong conducted training in relevant waters of the South China Sea, according to the Chinese PLA Navy Spokesperson Senior Captain Gao Xiucheng on May 2.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on May 6, 2021 PRC MofA 06 May 2021
- G7 statement shows US ambition shortfall in dominating China ties: experts Global Times 06 May 2021 -- Following the "China threat" hype in the G7 meeting, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday at a virtual United Nations Security Council meeting.
- China's suspension of economic dialogue with Australia is legitimate response: FM Global Times 06 May 2021 -- China's suspension of all activities under the China-Australia Strategic Economic Dialogue is a necessary and legitimate response to Australia's restriction and crackdown on a raft of bilateral cooperation projects, and Canberra should take full responsibility for the move, China's Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.
- China's suspension of economic dialogue with Australia 'a necessary step' to defend national interests: analysts Global Times 06 May 2021 -- China's top economic planner announced on Thursday that it is suspending indefinitely all activities under the China-Australia Strategic Economic Dialogue, marking the first time that a diplomatic mechanism between the two countries was frozen on the heels of downward spiraling bilateral relations.
- China suspends economic dialogue with Australia as relations curdle Press TV 06 May 2021 -- China's government has announced it is "indefinitely" suspending all activities under a China-Australia Strategic Economic Dialogue.
- Joshua Wong sentenced to 10 months in jail for another unauthorized assembly, 3 fellow secessionists imprisoned up to half a year Global Times 06 May 2021 -- Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong Chi-fung was sentenced to 10 months in jail for taking part in an unauthorized assembly on June 4, 2020. Three fellow secessionists were sentenced to between four and six months in the same case.
- Hong Kong Court Jails Joshua Wong, District Councilors Over Tiananmen Vigil Radio Free Asia 06 May 2021 -- A court in Hong Kong on Thursday handed jail terms to jailed democracy activist Joshua Wong and three opposition members of the city's District Council for attending a vigil commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen massacre.
- Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Activist Sentenced to 10 More Months in Prison VOA 06 May 2021 -- Prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong has been sentenced to 10 additional months in prison for taking part in an unauthorized assembly last year to commemorate the 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators in Beijing's Tiananmen Square.
- Uyghur Advocate Calls For US to Cut Ties to Forced Labor, Protect Refugees at Congressional Hearing Radio Free Asia 06 May 2021 -- Lawmakers must act to cut U.S. ties to forced labor and expedite asylum for Uyghur refugees, and Washington should push the global community to end what it has designated a genocide in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), witnesses told a Congressional hearing Thursday.
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