Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
27 May 2021 - China Special Weapons News
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- Macao reports first case of coronavirus variant initially detected in India Global Times 27 May 2021 -- The Macao Special Administrative Region on Wednesday reported its first infection involving a coronavirus variant that was first detected in India, with the patient traveling abroad three days after getting the second dose of Sinopharm's COVID-19 vaccine.
- Over 560 mln COVID-19 vaccine doses administered across China People's Daily 27 May 2021 -- More than 566.72 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered across China as of Wednesday, the National Health Commission said Thursday.
- Chinese mainland reports 2 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 27 May 2021 -- The Chinese mainland on Wednesday reported two new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases in Guangdong Province, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Thursday.
- Biden 'does not care about facts and truth' about coronavirus: China Press TV 27 May 2021 -- US President Joe Biden is playing politics by calling for an investigation into the origins of the coronavirus, the Chinese government has said.
- ODNI Statement on COVID-19 Origins Director of National Intelligence 27 May 2021 -- Assistant Director of National Intelligence for Strategic Communications Amanda Schoch today issued the following statement on COVID-19 Origins:
- US to Make Intelligence on COVID-19 Origins Public VOA 27 May 2021 -- The United States will share the results of a new deep-dive by its top intelligence agencies into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic that has killed millions of people across the globe.
- Biden gives intel agencies 90 days to pinpoint COVID origins as lab leak theory debated Press TV 27 May 2021 -- President Joe Biden has tasked the US intelligence community with reporting on the origin of COVID-19 within 90 days, saying rival theories including the possibility of a laboratory accident in China are being pursued.
- Cornerstone of China's strategic deterrence against the US: more nuclear missiles and warheads Global Times 27 May 2021 -- As the US strategic containment of Chinas has increasingly intensified, I would like to remind again that we have plenty of urgent tasks, but among the most important ones is to rapidly increase the number of commissioned nuclear warheads, and the DF-41s, the strategic missiles that are capable to strike long-range and have high-survivability, in the Chinese arsenal. This is the cornerstone of China's strategic deterrence against the US.
- China’s Z-20 chopper shows all-weather capability in nighttime drill Global Times 27 May 2021 -- The People's Liberation Army (PLA) recently held a nighttime exercise with Z-20s, China's latest military utility helicopter, with analysts saying on Thursday that the Z-20 has displayed initial all-weather combat capability, and related tactics and techniques would come in handy in surprise attacks.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on May 27, 2021 PRC MofA 27 May 2021
- PRC Sanctions on a Former U.S. Official US Dept. of State 27 May 2021 -- "The United States condemns the People's Republic of China's (PRC) sanctions on a former U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) commissioner."
- Denial of Democracy in Hong Kong US Dept. of State 27 May 2021 -- The Chinese government continues to undermine the democratic institutions of Hong Kong, denying Hong Kong residents the rights that the People's Republic of China (PRC) itself has guaranteed.
- Hong Kong Bans Tiananmen Vigil on June 4 For Second Consecutive Year Radio Free Asia 27 May 2021 -- Authorities in Hong Kong have once more banned a candlelight vigil marking the 1989 Tiananmen massacre that was held once annually over three decades, citing coronavirus pandemic restrictions on public gatherings.
- Jimmy Lai's bank accounts were frozen in relation to crimes: Hong Kong police Global Times 27 May 2021 -- Hong Kong's security chief John Lee said that media tycoon Jimmy Lai's bank accounts were frozen because the frozen assets are suspected of being involved in crimes under the national security law, and it isn't the same thing as interfering in ordinary people's assets, according to a report by news.rthk.hk on Thursday.
- Australian Chinese Academic On Trial for Espionage in China VOA 27 May 2021 -- Australia is urging China to apply "basic international standards of justice" to the case of a Chinese-born Australian writer on trial in Beijing for espionage.
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