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17 May 2021 - China Special Weapons News
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- State Council working team visits epidemic-hit communities in E.China's Anhui to tackle COVID-19 resurgence Global Times 17 May 2021 -- A working team from China's joint prevention and control mechanism of the State Council arrived in East China's Anhui to tackle the local COVID-19 resurgence.
- China removes at least five officials from posts amid resurgence of COVID-19 cases Global Times 17 May 2021 -- China is tackling a resurgence of COVID-19 cases, with local governments taking vigorous measures by removing at least five Chinese officials from Northeast China's Liaoning and East China's Anhui provinces from their posts and issuing warnings to dozens of other officials for their dereliction of duty and malpractice in dealing with fever patients.
- Working group sent to guide COVID-19 control efforts in Anhui People's Daily 17 May 2021 -- The State Council inter-agency task force for COVID-19 response has dispatched a working group to guide prevention and control efforts in east China's Anhui Province, the National Health Commission said on Monday.
- Chinese city raises COVID-19 alert level in 4 neighborhoods People's Daily 17 May 2021 -- The city of Lu'an in east China's Anhui Province has raised the COVID-19 alert levels from low-risk to medium-risk in four residential communities, the city's health commission said on Monday.
- Hong Kong reports 4 new cases of COVID-19 People's Daily 17 May 2021 -- Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection (CHP) reported four new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, taking the total tally in the global financial hub to 11,824.
- China's Anhui reports two new COVID-19 cases People's Daily 17 May 2021 -- East China's Anhui Province reported two new confirmed locally transmitted COVID-19 cases in the first 12 hours of Sunday, the provincial health commission said.
- China's Liaoning reports three new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 17 May 2021 -- Northeast China's Liaoning Province reported three new confirmed locally transmitted COVID-19 cases as of 7 p.m. Sunday, the provincial health commission said.
- Macao reports one new imported COVID-19 case People's Daily 17 May 2021 -- The Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) reported one new imported COVID-19 case on Sunday, bringing the SAR's total number of confirmed cases to 50, according to the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center of Macao.
- Chinese mainland reports 5 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 17 May 2021 -- The Chinese mainland on Sunday reported five new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Monday.
- Chinese military provides COVID-19 vaccines to military of Zimbabwe PLA Daily 17 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 the military of Zimbabwe, a batch of COVID-19 vaccines assisted by the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) was delivered to the military of Zimbabwe on May 17.
- Tianzhou-2 to send 2nd part of China's space station into orbit Global Times 17 May 2021 -- Following China's Tianwen-1's successful landing on Mars on Saturday, the fervor over China's space journey has yet to fade amid the rolling out of the Tianzhou-2 cargo spacecraft to the launch site, igniting another round of cheers for the upcoming mission to send the second section of China's space station into orbit after the first - the Tianhe core module cabin - was sent to space in late April.
- US Congratulates Tibetan Exile Political Leader Penpa Tsering on his Election Win Radio Free Asia 17 May 2021 -- The United States has congratulated Tibetan exile political leader Penpa Tsering on his election as Sikyong, or head of Tibet's India-based government-in-exile, the Central Tibetan Administration, following the official announcement of Tsering's win on May 14.
- China's Ruling Party Cancels Maoist Gatherings on Cultural Revolution Anniversary Radio Free Asia 17 May 2021 -- The ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has canceled a conference of prominent Maoist ideologists ahead of its 100th centenary, suggesting that CCP leader Xi Jinping is unwilling to allow the faction to increase its power base in a possible challenge to his "core" leadership.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on May 17, 2021 PRC MofA 17 May 2021
- Jimmy Lai pleads guilty to organizing unauthorized assembly on 2019 National Day after assets frozen Global Times 17 May 2021 -- Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai and 9 other defendants pleaded guilty on Mon to organizing and attending an unauthorized assembly on 2019 National Day (Oct 1).
- Hong Kong Rights Group Leaders Say They Are Prepared For Jail Radio Free Asia 17 May 2021 -- A Hong Kong rights group that has organized candlelight vigils marking the 1989 Tiananmen massacre for the past three decades says several of its key members could soon face jail, as a further 10 veteran activists plead guilty to "illegal assembly" charges.
- Trading on Hong Kong Dissident Jimmy Lai's Media Company Halted VOA 17 May 2021 -- The Hong Kong stock exchange suspended trading in shares of Next Digital media company Monday, just days after authorities froze assets of founder and owner Jimmy Lai.
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