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18 May 2021 - China Special Weapons News
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- Why can China confine flare-ups to dozens cases? Global Times 18 May 2021 -- One and a half years after human beings identified the SARS-CoV-2, a majority of the world is still struggling with infected cases, and some countries and regions once exemplary in handling the COVID-19 are facing the risk of being devoured by virus variants. This prompted a question: Why can China withstand more than 10 rounds of domestic resurgences, and reduce the scale of outbreaks from the Xinfadi outbreak that involved hundreds in Beijing to the latest infections of dozens in East China's Anhui and Northeast China's Liaoning provinces?
- US' new vaccine donation pledge receives cautious welcome in China, believed to aim at 'weaponizing doses to contain China, Russia' Global Times 18 May 2021 -- After snapping up some 2.6 billion doses of vaccines and leaving hundreds of millions of unused vaccine doses piled up in the warehouses, the US has finally decided to donate 80 million of them to the world, while China has been offering vaccines and medical supplies to developing countries for nearly half a year.
- Beijing 'very close' to become 1st Chinese city with herd immunity: experts Global Times 18 May 2021 -- More than 80 percent of Beijing residents over the age of 18 have received their first shot of COVID-19 vaccine, a move amid an accelerated national campaign that has delivered at least 400 million vaccine doses.
- China hits 400 mln vaccine doses following recent COVID-19 outbreaks People's Daily 18 May 2021 -- China is working at full throttle to vaccinate its people against COVID-19, as over 400 million doses had been administered as of Sunday, just nine days after the figure surpassed 300 million doses.
- Nearly 422 mln doses of COVID-19 vaccines administered in China People's Daily 18 May 2021 -- Nearly 422 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in China as of Monday, the National Health Commission said on Tuesday.
- Chinese mainland reports 4 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 18 May 2021 -- The Chinese mainland on Monday reported four new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases in Liaoning Province, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Tuesday.
- China hits 400 mln vaccine doses following recent COVID-19 outbreaks People's Daily 18 May 2021 -- China is working at full throttle to vaccinate its people against COVID-19, as over 400 million doses had been administered as of Sunday, just nine days after the figure surpassed 300 million doses.
- Chinese city raises COVID-19 alert level in 4 neighborhoods People's Daily 18 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.
- Mainland willing to aid Taiwan compatriots on COVID-19: spokesperson People's Daily 18 May 2021 -- A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Monday expressed the mainland's willingness to provide assistance to Taiwan compatriots in quickly defeating the COVID-19 epidemic.
- China Cuts Hours for Tibetan Buddhists at Lhasa's Jokhang Temple, Citing COVID Concerns Radio Free Asia 18 May 2021 -- Chinese authorities in Tibet's regional capital Lhasa have sharply cut visiting hours for Buddhist devotees at the city's Jokhang temple, a major pilgrimage site, citing COVID-19 concerns but leaving the temple complex open longer for tourists, according to a public notice this week.
- Philippine Leader: South China Sea Patrols Will 'Firmly Assert What is Ours' Radio Free Asia 18 May 2021 -- The Philippines will maintain patrols in contested waters of the South China Sea, President Rodrigo Duterte said Tuesday, as he barred members of his cabinet from speaking publicly about maritime frictions between Manila and Beijing.
- China Offers to Host Afghan Peace Talks VOA 18 May 2021 -- China has renewed diplomatic efforts to help facilitate a negotiated end to the conflict in Afghanistan, saying it is ready to hold peace negotiations between warring Afghans.
- China offers to host intra-Afghan talks amid spike in violence in Afghanistan Press TV 18 May 2021 -- China has offered to host talks between Afghanistan's rival factions as part of efforts to end the two-decade-long war and a recent surge of violence that has claimed the lives of hundreds in recent weeks across the country.
- 7th Fleet Destroyer transits Taiwan Strait US Navy 18 May 2021 -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit May 18 (local time) in accordance with international law. The ship's transit through the Taiwan Strait demonstrates the U.S. commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. The United States military will continue to fly, sail, and operate anywhere international law allows.
- Hong Kong office suspends Taiwan operations CNA 18 May 2021 -- The Hong Kong Economic, Trade and Cultural Office (HKETCO) in Taiwan has suspended its operations, starting from Tuesday, according to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government.
- Hong Kong Closes Its Trade Office in Democratic Taiwan Radio Free Asia 18 May 2021 -- Authorities in Hong Kong have shut down the city's representative office on the democratic island of Taiwan, saying the move isn't linked to the recent surge of COVID-19 cases there.
- Tianhe core module finishes in-orbit performance checks, ready for docking with cargo spacecraft Global Times 18 May 2021 -- The Tianhe core module cabin, the first section for China's space station project, has completed in-orbit performance checks with all systems in good condition.
- Chinese warships cross Miyako Strait 'for escort tasks, not response to 4-country exercise' Global Times 18 May 2021 -- A group of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy warships crossed the Miyako Strait on Sunday, forming a routine escort task force heading toward the Gulf of Aden and waters off Somalia, instead of a response to the joint military drill by Japanese, US, French and Australian troops as some Japanese media reports had speculated, analysts said on Tuesday.
- Unmasking China's Maritime Militia Radio Free Asia 18 May 2021 -- China has long denied that it uses maritime militia forces to assert its maritime and territorial claims in South China Sea, often describing the Chinese vessels clustered around disputed reefs and islets as just fishing boats.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on May 18, 2021 PRC MofA 18 May 2021
- China slams US over joint statement with EU that takes aim at Beijing Global Times 18 May 2021 -- The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Tuesday urged the US to stop forming small cliques targeting China, saying such twisted and narrow-minded mentality is not befitting of a global power.
- US Values Dictate Diplomatic Boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics Amid Rights Abuses: Pelosi Radio Free Asia 18 May 2021 -- The U.S. is obliged by its values to boycott the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing if China fails to address reports of genocide in its Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), as well as rights abuses in Tibet and Hong Kong, House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Tuesday.
- Freezing Jimmy Lai's assets reinforces HK's financial hub status: Carrie Lam Global Times 18 May 2021 -- Freezing the assets of Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai out of national security concerns will hopefully reinforce the city's status as the Asian financial hub, instead of raising concerns over the city's protection of personal property, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam said on Tuesday.
- Chinese Agriculture Mogul Sun Dawu Could Face 25 Years in Jail: Lawyers Radio Free Asia 18 May 2021 -- Authorities in China are pushing for a jail term of 25 years for outspoken billionaire Sun Dawu, who is currently detained on suspicion of a slew of charges including "picking quarrels and stirring up trouble," a charge often used to target peaceful critics of the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
- Pro-Democracy Activists Remanded Following Guilty Plea Over 2019 Protests VOA 18 May 2021 -- Six Hong Kong pro-democracy advocates have been remanded to custody after pleading guilty to their involvement in protests dating to October 2019.
- US Should Lead Diplomatic Boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics Amid Rights Abuses: Experts Radio Free Asia 18 May 2021 -- The U.S. should coordinate a push for a diplomatic boycott the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing if China fails to address reports of genocide in its Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), as well as rights abuses in Tibet and Hong Kong, experts told lawmakers Tuesday.
- 100 Days In, Kazakhs Continue Protests For Release Of Relatives In Xinjiang RFE/RL 18 May 2021 -- Rallies in Kazakhstan's largest city, Almaty, by demonstrators demanding their relatives be released from prisons and so-called reeducation camps in China's northwestern region of Xinjiang have entered the 100th day.
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