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24 May 2021 - China Special Weapons News
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- Wuhan Institute of Virology lab director refutes WSJ report on sick staff, calling US intelligence doc 'a complete lie' Global Times 24 May 2021 -- The so-called US intelligence report on sick staff at the Wuhan Institute of Virology is an outright lie that came from nowhere, Yuan Zhiming, director of the institute's Wuhan National Biosafety Laboratory, told the Global Times on Monday, refuting the latest report from the Wall Street Journal about an undisclosed US intelligence report indicating three researchers from the lab became sick in November 2019.
- Over 500 mln COVID-19 vaccine doses administered across China People's Daily 24 May 2021 -- More than 500 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered across China as of Sunday, the National Health Commission said Monday.
- Shenzhen reports 2 new asymptomatic COVID-19 cases People's Daily 24 May 2021 -- The city of Shenzhen in south China's Guangdong Province on Sunday registered two new asymptomatic cases of the novel coronavirus, local authorities said.
- China Denies Alleged Illness of Wuhan Lab Employees in November 2019 Sputnik 24 May 2021 -- The Chinese Foreign Ministry refuted on Monday US media reports suggesting that three employees of the Wuhan Institute of Virology fell gravely ill right before the outbreak of COVID-19.
- Egypt receives raw materials to produce Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine People's Daily 24 May 2021 -- Egypt has received the first batch of the raw materials to manufacture China's Sinovac vaccine, said the Chinese embassy in Egypt on Sunday.
- Taiwan Criticizes WHO 'Indifference' After Summit Snub VOA 24 May 2021 -- Taiwan has criticized what it calls the "indifference" of the World Health Organization to the health rights of the island's people, according to Reuters.
- Taiwan voices 'deep displeasure' after being shunned by WHA CNA 24 May 2021 -- Taiwan has expressed its "deep displeasure" at not getting invited to this year's World Health Assembly (WHA) and being excluded from the decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO) for a fifth consecutive year.
- Taiwan's participation left off WHA agenda CNA 24 May 2021 -- A proposal to invite Taiwan to participate in the World Health Assembly (WHA) as an observer was left off the agenda of this year's session after a debate during the plenary meeting.
- WHA rejects Taiwan island for 5 straight years, dooms secessionism Global Times 24 May 2021 -- The island of Taiwan has been ruled out of the World Health Assembly (WHA) for five consecutive years, as the 74th assembly opened on Monday. Experts and the Chinese Foreign Ministry said Taiwan "seeking secessionism through the epidemic" won't succeed, dismissing the opposition and displeasure from the ruling party on the island.
- Taiwan authorities' WHA attempt a fiasco: Global Times editorial Global Times 24 May 2021 -- The 74th World Health Assembly (WHA) kicked off on Monday and has decided not to invite the island of Taiwan as an observer to attend the assembly, which has been proposed by some countries. For the fifth year in a row, the WHA objected the Taiwan-related proposal. Thirteen countries that maintain the so-called diplomatic relations with the island submitted abovementioned proposal. It concluded that the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities have lost their shirts like previous years, maybe even worse.
- More than 80 countries send letters to the WHO in support of the one-China principle, FM says on opposition to Taiwan's participation in the WHA Global Times 24 May 2021 -- Rejecting a proposal from several countries to invite the island of Taiwan as an observer to the meeting fully demonstrates that the one-China principle is the general trend in the international community and cannot be challenged, the spokesperson from the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Monday, shortly after the World Health Assembly (WHA) rejected the participation of the island.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson's Remarks on Issues Relating to Taiwan at the 74th Session of WHA PRC MofA 24 May 2021 -- The General Committee and the Plenary Session of the 74th World Health Assembly (WHA) have respectively decided to reject the so-called proposal of "inviting Taiwan to participate in the WHAas an observer" submitted by certain countries. This demonstrates the shared international commitment to the one-China principle, an overriding trend that cannot be challenged.
- 'Don't Play With Fire': China Warns US Not to Meddle in Taiwan Issue Sputnik 24 May 2021 -- The Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson insisted that Taiwan is an internal matter of China and warned against "interference by external forces."
- Kazakhstan Denies Citizenship To Three Ethnic Kazakhs Who Fled Xinjiang RFE/RL 24 May 2021 -- Kazakhstan has officially refused to grant citizenship to three ethnic Kazakhs who fled China's northwestern region of Xinjiang for illegally entering the country as they fled persecution.
- PLA warplanes rain down thousands of munitions in S. China Sea shooting exercise Global Times 24 May 2021 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy announced on Monday that it recently conducted a live-fire exercise in the South China Sea, in which warplanes rained down thousands of munitions at maritime targets as the pilots enhanced their sea assault and precision strike capabilities.
- US turns a blind eye to China's signal for defense ministers talk, disregards diplomatic protocol: source Global Times 24 May 2021 -- China sent a friendly signal for talks between Chinese and US defense ministers when US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin took up his post on January 22, but this was never met with a response, and Austin later requested to meet with another leader in the Central Military Commission, which is an unprofessional and unfriendly act of disregarding diplomatic protocol and international common practice, a Chinese source said on Monday, in response to a recent media report claiming China rebuffed Austin's requests for high-level military talks.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on May 24, 2021 PRC MofA 24 May 2021
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