Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
08 May 2021 - China Special Weapons News
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- WHO validates China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use People's Daily 08 May 2021 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) validated on Friday the BBIBP-CorV COVID-19 vaccine developed by China's Sinopharm for emergency use.
- Hong Kong reports 5 more imported COVID-19 cases People's Daily 08 May 2021 -- Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection (CHP) reported five new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, all of which were imported, taking the total tally to 11,806.
- Uruguayan FA rolls out Chinese COVID-19 vaccine People's Daily 08 May 2021 -- Uruguay's top men's and women's football teams have begun receiving COVID-19 vaccines donated by China's Sinovac Biotech, the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) said on Friday.
- Cameroon says administers 40,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine, including over half from China People's Daily 08 May 2021 -- Some 40,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Cameroon since mid-April, health minister Manaouda Malachie said on Friday.
- Thailand to inoculate senior citizens with Chinese COVID-19 vaccines People's Daily 08 May 2021 -- Thailand will start to inoculate seniors aged 60 and above with COVID-19 vaccines developed by China's Sinovac biopharmaceutical company, Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said Friday.
- Coast Guard detains Chinese ship, crew for trespassing off Penghu CNA 08 May 2021 -- A Chinese offshore supply vessel and its 12 crew members were detained Friday after they were caught trespassing in Taiwanese waters off the coast of Penghu, the Coast Guard Administration (CGA) said Saturday.
- 'No reasonable justification' for Taiwan's exclusion from WHA: Blinken CNA 08 May 2021 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday called for Taiwan to be allowed to participate in the upcoming World Health Assembly (WHA), saying there is "no reasonable justification" for its continued exclusion from the forum.
- Mainland spokesperson rebukes DPP official for provocative remarks People's Daily 08 May 2021 -- A mainland spokesperson on Friday lashed out at separatists seeking "Taiwan independence," saying they shall be judged by history.
- US Africa Command Top General Says China Wants Naval Base in Region Sputnik 08 May 2021 -- The US' relationship with China did not get any better when the Biden administration took office, with officials from the two countries openly bickering before the media at a meeting in Alaska hosted by Secretary of State Antony Blinken earlier this year.
- Greater Bay Area best point for Hong Kong to integrate into national development: HKSAR gov't official People's Daily 08 May 2021 -- The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area is the best dovetailing point for Hong Kong to integrate into the national development, Paul Chan, financial secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government, said on Friday.
- China urges UN members not to attend US-backed event on Xinjiang Press TV 08 May 2021 -- China has slammed as "politically-motivated" a virtual United Nations event sponsored by a group of US-led Western states which aims to discuss Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang, calling on UN member states not to attend it.
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