Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
12 May 2021 - China Special Weapons News
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- Sinovac can produce updated COVID-19 vaccines against variants in 10 weeks Global Times 12 May 2021 -- Amid global concerns over the variant found in India that appears to be of high infectiousness and transmissibility, Chinese experts said Chinese vaccine manufacturers will be able to produce suitable vaccines against the variant in about two months.
- China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine safe, efficacious: WHO official People's Daily 12 May 2021 -- China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines, very much used globally, have been considered both safe and efficacious, according to Mariangela Simao, World Health Organization (WHO) assistant director general for access to health products.
- Hong Kong reports local case again after 4 days of zero increase People's Daily 12 May 2021 -- Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection (CHP) reported Wednesday two new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the total tally to 11,814.
- Hong Kong reports no local COVID-19 infection for 4 straight days People's Daily 12 May 2021 -- Hong Kong has seen zero local infection of COVID-19 for four consecutive days.
- Over 332 mln COVID-19 vaccine doses administered across China People's Daily 12 May 2021 -- More than 332.96 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered across China as of Monday, the National Health Commission said Tuesday.
- Chinese mainland reports 16 new COVID-19 cases, all imported People's Daily 12 May 2021 -- The Chinese mainland on Tuesday reported 16 new COVID-19 cases, all of which were imported, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Wednesday.
- Manila: Latest Patrols Show Almost 300 Chinese Militia Ships in Philippine Territory Radio Free Asia 12 May 2021 -- Manila said Wednesday that patrols had spotted nearly 300 Chinese militia ships in and around its exclusive economic zone earlier this week, amid bilateral tensions over the lingering presence of such vessels in Philippine-claimed waters of the South China Sea.
- Analysts: Vietnam Expanding Fishing Militia In South China Sea VOA 12 May 2021 -- Vietnam's maritime militia in the South China Sea shows signs of growing over the past decade, say scholars and a research institution in China where the government disputes parts of the waterway with Hanoi.
- Stubborn Taiwan secessionists like Wu to be held accountable: Taiwan Affairs Office Global Times 12 May 2021 -- The Chinese mainland will take all necessary measures to hold stubborn Taiwan secessionists accountable with no liability period, a spokesperson from the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council said on Wednesday in response to a question as to whether Wu Jaushieh, the island's leader of external affairs, is on a mainland blacklist.
- Protesters Detained In Almaty After Demanding Relatives Be Released In Xinjiang RFE/RL 12 May 2021 -- Police in Kazakhstan's largest city, Almaty, have detained at least nine protesters who have been picketing the Chinese consulate for 93 days to demand the release of relatives they say are being "illegally" held in China.
- PLA practices drone-guided beyond-visual-range helicopter attack Global Times 12 May 2021 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) recently conducted a live-fire exercise in which reconnaissance drones guided helicopters in missile attacks on maritime targets beyond visual range, a technique that can boost combat efficiency, bring up the maximum potential of missiles and increase the survival rate of helicopters, a military analyst said on Wednesday.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying's Regular Press Conference on May 12, 2021 PRC MofA 12 May 2021
- Hong Kong LegCo adopts bill requiring oath-taking by all district councilors Global Times 12 May 2021 -- The Legislative Council (LegCo) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) voted on Wednesday to approve the bill on public servants' candidacies and taking up offices, requiring all district councilors to swear allegiance as soon as next month. The move was widely applauded, as loyalty pledges by civil servants and people who run for public positions are a basic political and ethical standard.
- China's National Security Law Could Spark Expat Exodus From Hong Kong Radio Free Asia 12 May 2021 -- A draconian national security law imposed on Hong Kong by the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from July 1, 2020 appears set to spark an exodus of expats from the city, according to a survey conducted by the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham).
- Designation of Chinese Communist Party Official Due to Involvement in Gross Violations of Human Rights US Dept. of State 12 May 2021 -- "Today, the Department of State transmitted its 2020 Annual Report on International Religious Freedom to the United States Congress."
- US Sanctions Chinese Official for Role in Religious Persecution VOA 12 May 2021 -- The United States has sanctioned a Chinese Communist Party official for involvement "in gross violations of human rights, namely the arbitrary detention of Falun Gong practitioners for their spiritual beliefs."
- China 'Using Population Claims' to Mask Effect of Mass Incarceration in Xinjiang Camps Radio Free Asia 12 May 2021 -- Official claims that China's ethnic minority populations are growing faster than the majority Han population are being used to justify genocidal policies in Xinjiang, commentators said.
- Calls Grow at UN for China to Admit Rights Chief to Xinjiang VOA 12 May 2021 -- Western nations and human rights groups Wednesday called on China to allow the U.N. human rights chief unobstructed access to the Xinjiang region to investigate the situation of ethnic Uyghur Muslims and other Turkic Muslim minorities.
- UN Must Take Action on China's Abuses in Xinjiang, Diplomats and Rights Groups Say Radio Free Asia 12 May 2021 -- The United Nations must take urgent and immediate action to protect Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims facing crimes against humanity committed by China in its northwestern Xinjiang region, diplomats, legal experts, and rights activists said on Wednesday.
- China TV Network Accounts for Bulk of Beijing's Influence Spending in US VOA 12 May 2021 -- China's big-budget foreign influence operation in the United States is heavily tilted toward television broadcasting and other media activities, according to newly disclosed Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) filings.
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