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26 May 2021 - China Special Weapons News

  • Statement by President Joe Biden on the Investigation into the Origins of COVID-19 The White House 26 May 2021
  • Biden Orders Fresh Intelligence Report on COVID-19 Origin VOA 26 May 2021 -- Amid growing speculation that COVID-19 might have leaked from a Chinese laboratory, U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday instructed federal agencies "to redouble their efforts to collect and analyze information that could bring us closer to a definitive conclusion."

    • /strong> Press TV 26 May 2021 -- China has slammed the US for "spreading conspiracy theories and disinformation" following Washington's latest push to wage a new probe into the origins of the coronavirus, even after a recent World Health Organization (WHO) mission to China proved inconclusive.
  • Battling behind the scenes: US pressuring WHO on coronavirus origins tracing Global Times 26 May 2021 -- Upholding the true spirit of science, valuing facts and advocating for solidarity rather than confrontation in face of the pandemic should be a major lesson learned from the past year and shared at the ongoing 74th World Health Assembly (WHA), however, the US, exploiting its return to the WHO under the Biden administration, is turning the pivotal meeting, supposed to summarize the virus-fight experiences, into a battleground between science and politics.
  • Shenzhen registers 7 asymptomatic COVID-19 cases related to infections from abroad Global Times 26 May 2021 -- Seven asymptomatic cases have been reported in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong Province in recent days.
  • WHA delegates highlight China's support in fighting COVID-19 pandemic People's Daily 26 May 2021 -- Delegates from countries such as Egypt, Mexico, Niger and Gabon on Tuesday highlighted China's support in their fight against COVID-19 at the ongoing virtual World Health Assembly, the highest decision-making body of the World Health Organization.
  • Hong Kong reports 1 new COVID-19 case People's Daily 26 May 2021 -- Hong Kong reported one additional case of COVID-19 on Wednesday, taking the tally in the financial hub to 11,836.
  • Chinese mainland reports one new locally transmitted COVID-19 case People's Daily 26 May 2021 -- The Chinese mainland on Tuesday reported one new locally transmitted COVID-19 case in Guangdong Province, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Wednesday.

  • Philippine Coast Guard Plans to Upgrade South China Sea Monitoring Radio Free Asia 26 May 2021 -- The Philippine Coast Guard said Wednesday that it planned to upgrade its station on Pag-asa (Thitu), an island in the South China Sea, to improve monitoring in contested waters where Manila has complained about incursions by hundreds of Chinese ships.

  • Mainland urges DPP authorities to stop military confrontation People's Daily 26 May 2021 -- The Chinese mainland is urging the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in Taiwan to stop its attempt at military confrontation, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council Zhu Fenglian said on Wednesday.

  • China welcomes extension of nuclear monitoring agreement between Iran, IAEA: foreign ministry People's Daily 26 May 2021 -- China welcomes the extension of a temporary technical understanding between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and hopes it could be faithfully implemented, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said Tuesday.

  • PLA Xinjiang Military Command gets new anti-aircraft missile, rocket artillery Global Times 26 May 2021 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Xinjiang Military Command recently received delivery of China's latest field air defense missile system and 122 millimeter (mm) caliber multiple rocket launcher system, with many soldiers seen equipped with night vision goggles.

  • Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on May 26, 2021 PRC MofA 26 May 2021

  • China sanctions USCIRF commissioner as countermeasure to move against Chinese official Global Times 26 May 2021 -- China has decided to sanction Johnnie Moore, commissioner of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) as a countermeasure to US sanction against a Chinese official under the guise of so-called religious issues, said China's Foreign Ministry.

  • Are China-Europe ties going off the cliff? Global Times 26 May 2021 -- Chinese observers shrugged off recent voices that claimed China-Europe relations are headed off a cliff, stressing that some politicians and countries who were kidnapped by ideological conflicts and had illusions on the US cannot represent the entire Europe, nor define the future trend of bilateral relations as Chinese top leaders and officials offered their insight on how to manage the comprehensive strategic partnership between China and the EU in face of both opportunities and challenges and warned against politicizing trade issues.
  • China and EU not opponents: Wang Yi Global Times 26 May 2021 -- Political confrontation and economic decoupling with China go against the interests of Europe, as cooperation is the general direction and keynote of bilateral relations, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in an address to an online session on China at the Munich Security Conference on Tuesday.

  • HKSAR chief executive says no obvious capital outflow seen in Hong Kong People's Daily 26 May 2021 -- Carrie Lam, chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), said on Tuesday that there is no obvious capital outflow witnessed in Hong Kong.
  • Hong Kong Schools Record Exodus of Students as Families Leave The City Radio Free Asia 26 May 2021 -- Primary and secondary schools in Hong Kong are facing a steady exodus of students in the wake of a draconian national security law that has ushered in a city-wide crackdown on public criticism of the authorities, according to a major teachers' union.

  • Uyghur Tribunal Determination Could Change Paradigm For China Relations: Experts Radio Free Asia 26 May 2021 -- A legal determination on whether China's policies in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) constitute genocide can force states to reevaluate their ties to Beijing, experts said, a week ahead of the first hearing of an international people's tribunal investigating reports of abuses in the region.
  • China's Xinjiang denounces so-called "Uygur tribunal" as trampling of int'l law People's Daily 26 May 2021 -- A spokesperson of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Tuesday strongly condemned and rejected the so-called "Uygur tribunal" which attempts to hold a "hearing" on claims of "genocide" in the region.

  • Tesla 'Bows to Pressure,' Announces User Data to be Stored in China Radio Free Asia 26 May 2021 -- U.S.-based electric carmaker Tesla has bowed to pressure from Beijing and announced it will move Chinese user data to a new center in China, sparking concerns that the move will set a precedent for other tech companies when dealing with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).



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