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21 May 2021 - China Special Weapons News
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- China to offer $3b to developing countries for COVID-19 response: Xi at Global Health Summit Global Times 21 May 2021 -- China will provide an additional $3 billion in international aid over the next three years to support COVID-19 response and economic and social recovery in other developing countries, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Friday.
- Over 466 mln doses of COVID-19 vaccines administered in China People's Daily 21 May 2021 -- Nearly 466.7 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered in China as of Thursday, the National Health Commission said on Friday.
- Vietnam Vows to 'Firmly Resist' Schemes to Undermine Relations with China VOA 21 May 2021 -- An official Chinese news report saying Vietnam will resist outside interference in its relations with Beijing represents an expression of China's hope for resolving troubled relations but probably does not augur any softening of Hanoi's political stance toward China, analysts in the region said Thursday.
- Chinese-built Lamu Port in Kenya starts operations People's Daily 21 May 2021 -- With the arrival of two ships, Kenya's Lamu seaport built by a Chinese firm starts operations on Thursday.
- Defense Ministry spokesperson denounces US provocations in Taiwan Strait and South China Sea PLA Daily 21 May 2021 -- The US warship's passing through the Taiwan Strait and trespassing into China's territorial waters off the Xisha Islands within several days is a serious provocation and very bad in nature, China firmly opposes and strongly condemns it, said Senior Colonel Tan Kefei, spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense (MND) on Thursday in a written statement.
- PLA fighter bombers cross Taiwan Straits 'middle line,' deter secessionists following US warship transit: analysts Global Times 21 May 2021 -- In a move that Chinese mainland analysts said on Friday created a strong deterrent to Taiwan secessionists who were wrongly encouraged by a US warship transit in the Taiwan Straits two days ago, two Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) fighter bombers that excel at anti-ship and land attack reportedly flew across the so-called middle line in the Straits on Thursday.
- Hyping Taiwan question is US' 'wishful thinking' in statement with South Korea: expert Global Times 21 May 2021 -- Chinese experts on Friday refuted the hype by US officials and media outlets, which claimed the island of Taiwan could be outlined in a joint statement after a Friday meeting between US President Joe Biden and South Korean President Moon Jae-in, and their tone may be no less as strong than the US-Japan joint statement in April.
- HK halts Taipei office, slams support of rioters as SAR no longer haven for secessionists' collusion Global Times 21 May 2021 -- As all Hong Kong staff members have already left Taiwan and returned to Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government on Friday explained its recent decision regarding the suspension of operations of the Taipei-based Hong Kong Economic, Trade and Cultural Office (Taiwan) (HKETCO), slamming Taiwan's gross interference in Hong Kong affairs and offering assistance to rioters in recent years, which have damaged the two regions' relations.
- PLAN frigate Dandong decommissioned after 36 years' service PLA Daily 21 May 2021 -- The decommissioning ceremony for the Chinese naval guided-missile frigate Dandong (Hull 543) was held at a military port in the PLA Southern Theater Command on May 19. The service members assigned to a frigate flotilla of the Navy under the PLA Southern Theater Command lined up to bid the final farewell to frigate Dandong, which had served in the PLA Navy for 36 years.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on May 21, 2021 PRC MofA 21 May 2021
- China Weighs New Measures to Punish Australia Radio Free Asia 21 May 2021 -- China may be running out of retaliatory steps that it can afford to take against Australia after cutting off communications on economic affairs with its key commodity supplier this month.
- Europe Signals Harder Line On Beijing With Frozen EU-China Trade Deal RFE/RL 21 May 2021 -- The European Parliament has voted to stop a massive investment deal with China -- a move following tit-for-tat sanctions and a prolonged dispute over Beijing's treatment of its Uyghur and Muslim population in Xinjiang Province.
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