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19 May 2021 - China Special Weapons News
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- New batch of 4000 liter Sinovac vaccine raw material to arrive in Brazil on May 26 for 7m doses Global Times 19 May 2021 -- Brazil-based Butantan Institute who locally produces the Chinese-developed inactivated COVID-19 vaccine, in partnership with China's Sinovac, has confirmed the reception of a batch of 4000 liters of materials from China for the production of about 7 million doses of vaccine on May 26, after a news claim that their production line was halted on last Friday due to China's export clearance delay.
- At least 7 provincial-level regions begin single-dose vaccination, to achieve herd immunity by year-end Global Times 19 May 2021 -- CanSino's vaccine, the only single-dose vaccine approved in China, is set for high levels of production, raising hopes that the country can achieve herd immunity by year-end. Residents of at least seven provincial-level regions have begun the inoculation process, and there is no upper age limit.
- Over 435 mln doses of COVID-19 vaccines administered in China People's Daily 19 May 2021 -- More than 435 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in China as of Tuesday, the National Health Commission said on Wednesday.
- More areas classified as COVID-19 medium-risk in China's Shenyang People's Daily 19 May 2021 -- Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province, raised its COVID-19 alert level from low-risk to medium-risk in three residential communities, local authorities said on Tuesday.
- Shanghai starts administering single-dose COVID-19 vaccine People's Daily 19 May 2021 -- Shanghai has started administering a single-dose COVID-19 vaccine developed by Chinese company CanSino Biologics, according to local health authorities.
- China catching up with developed nations in COVID-19 vaccination rate: media People's Daily 19 May 2021 -- With surges in the number of people inoculated in recent few weeks in China, the country "is catching up with the developed world" in COVID-19 vaccination rate, media have reported.
- China's Lu'an reports one new asymptomatic COVID-19 case People's Daily 19 May 2021 -- The city of Lu'an in east China's Anhui Province reported one new asymptomatic COVID-19 case on Tuesday, according to the city's health commission.
- Chinese mainland reports 14 imported COVID-19 cases People's Daily 19 May 2021 -- The Chinese mainland on Tuesday reported 14 new COVID-19 cases, all of which were imported, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Wednesday.
- Chinese military provides COVID-19 vaccines to Serbian military PLA Daily 19 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 Serbian military, a batch of COVID-19 vaccines assisted by the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) was delivered to the military of the Republic of Serbia on May 19.
- India Wary of Chinese Army's Summer Exercises in Eastern Ladakh Sputnik 19 May 2021 -- Last year, India was caught off guard when the People's Liberation Army, suddenly diverted troops from their annual exercises to undertake multiple incursions into eastern Ladakh in a well-planned manner. In 2020, Chinese and Indian troops engaged in aggressive face-offs and skirmishes along the Line of Actual Control.
- U.S. Navy ship sails through Taiwan Strait, 5th time under Biden CNA 19 May 2021 -- A U.S. Navy destroyer transited the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday, the fifth time a U.S. battleship has navigated the waterway separating Taiwan and China since U.S. President Joe Biden assumed office in January.
- PLA monitors US warship in Taiwan Straits, 'displays control over region' Global Times 19 May 2021 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theater Command tracked and monitored a US warship as it sailed through the Taiwan Straits on Tuesday, displaying the PLA's strong capability and confidence in managing and controlling regional situation, analysts said on Wednesday.
- PLA Eastern Theater Command monitors US warship transiting Taiwan Straits Global Times 19 May 2021 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theater Command tracked and monitored a US warship as it sailed through the Taiwan Straits on Tuesday, as the US move sent wrong signals to Taiwan secessionists, the command spokesperson announced on Wednesday.
- US should stop turning Taiwan into 'most dangerous place' People's Daily 19 May 2021 -- Chinese military expressed strong opposition on Wednesday morning, as the US guided missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur sailed through Taiwan Straits on Tuesday.
- Chinese military denounces US destroyer's provocation in Taiwan Strait PLA Daily 19 May 2021 -- "The US missile destroyer Curtis Wilbur sailed through the Taiwan Strait on May 18 and hyped it publicly. China is firmly opposed to it," said Air Force Senior Colonel Zhang Chunhui, spokesperson for the PLA Eastern Theater Command, in a written statement on Wednesday.
- China says US threatening peace in Taiwan Strait Press TV 19 May 2021 -- China says the United States threatens the peace and stability of the Taiwan Strait, shortly after the US military sent yet another warship to the sensitive waterway.
- China's space station core module Tianhe completes in-orbit tests People's Daily 19 May 2021 -- China's space station core module Tianhe has recently completed its platform function tests and entered the orbit to rendezvous and dock with the Tianzhou-2 cargo spacecraft, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) on Tuesday.
- China successfully launches new ocean observation satellite PLA Daily 19 May 2021 -- China sent a new ocean-monitoring satellite on Wednesday into orbit from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China.
- Chinese ships achieve phased results in rescue assistance of Indonesian sunken submarine PLA Daily 19 May 2021 -- As of May 18, the Chinese rescue fleet, which arrived in Indonesia in early May to assist in the recovery of Indonesia's wrecked submarine, has completed the first-phrase survey task and achieved initial results.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on May 19, 2021 PRC MofA 19 May 2021
- China expresses firm opposition to Pelosi's call for 'diplomatic boycott' of 2022 Beijing Olympics Global Times 19 May 2021 -- China expressed strong dissatisfaction after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called for a "diplomatic boycott" of the 2022 Beijing Olympics over so-called "persecution" of Uygur people.
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