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03 June 2021 - China Special Weapons News
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- China Aims to Vaccinate 80% of 1.4 Billion Population by Year's End VOA 03 Jun 2021 -- China says it hopes to have 80% of its 1.4 billion citizens vaccinated by the end of the year.
- China to supply 1 billion vaccine doses overseas by year end Global Times 03 Jun 2021 -- China is able to provide more than 1 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines overseas in 2021, and the supply will be further expanded next year as two more China-made vaccines produced by CanSino and Wuhan Institute of Biological Products await approval by the World Health Organization (WHO), a Chinese vaccine official said at a forum.
- Chinese vaccines boost global fight against COVID-19 pandemic People's Daily 03 Jun 2021 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) validated on Tuesday the CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine developed by Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinovac for emergency use, which made it the second Chinese vaccine included in the WHO Emergency Use Listing after the previous one developed by another Chinese manufacturer Sinopharm.
- Over 700 mln COVID-19 vaccine doses administered across China People's Daily 03 Jun 2021 -- More than 700 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered across China as of Wednesday, the National Health Commission said Thursday.
- Guangdong reports 15 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 03 Jun 2021 -- South China's Guangdong Province registered 15 new locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, four of which were previously asymptomatic cases, the provincial health commission said on Thursday.
- Chinese mainland reports 15 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 03 Jun 2021 -- The Chinese mainland on Wednesday reported 15 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases in Guangdong Province, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Thursday.
- Hungarian FM thanks China for vaccine assistance People's Daily 03 Jun 2021 -- Hungary thanks China for the timely delivery of COVID-19 vaccines, which has helped protect the lives of Hungarian people, said visiting Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto.
- Group With Alleged Ties to China Hacked NYC Public Transport Company in April, Reports Suggest Sputnik 03 Jun 2021 -- The computer systems of New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority, a public benefit corporation overseeing public transportation in the NYC metropolitan area, was compromised in April by a hacker group with alleged ties to China, The New York Times reported, citing a document that described the breach.
- China helps Afghan peace with trilateral mechanism Global Times 03 Jun 2021 -- Together with Pakistan, China has shown responsibility and determination in helping Afghanistan's security and rebuilding after the irresponsible withdrawal of the US, Chinese experts said, as China's State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi is scheduled to host the fourth China-Afghanistan-Pakistan Trilateral Foreign Ministers' Dialogue via video link on Thursday.
- China raps US' maximum pressure, wants revocation of all unilateral sanctions imposed on Iran Press TV 03 Jun 2021 -- China has lambasted the so-called maximum pressure campaign by the United States against Iran as the root cause of disputes over Tehran's peaceful nuclear program, calling on Washington to remove the entire unilateral sanctions on the Islamic Republic as talks on the revival of a 2015 Iran nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), are vigorously pursued in the Austrian capital of Vienna.
- China's most advanced lightweight tank Type 15 enters PLA Navy Marine Corps service Global Times 03 Jun 2021 -- China's independently developed, most advanced lightweight tank, the Type 15, has been commissioned into the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy Marine Corps, latest reports show.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on June 3, 2021 PRC MofA 03 Jun 2021
- DOD Releases List of Chinese Military Companies in Accordance With Section 1260H of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 DoD 03 Jun 2021 -- Today, the Department of Defense released the names of "Chinese military companies" operating directly or indirectly in the United States in accordance with the statutory requirement of Section 1260H of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021.
- Letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate on Addressing the Threat from Securities Investments that Finance Certain Companies of the People's Republic of China The White House 03 Jun 2021
- Executive Order on Addressing the Threat from Securities Investments that Finance Certain Companies of the People's Republic of China The White House 03 Jun 2021
- FACT SHEET: Executive Order Addressing the Threat from Securities Investments that Finance Certain Companies of the People's Republic of China The White House 03 Jun 2021
- Biden Expands List of Sanctioned Chinese Firms VOA 03 Jun 2021 -- U.S. President Joe Biden signed an executive order Thursday expanding a Trump-era list of Chinese companies blacklisted for their alleged ties to the country's military.
- Biden Admin. Says Bans 59 Chinese Military, Surveillance Firms From Getting US Investments Sputnik 03 Jun 2021 -- US President Joe Biden has banned 59 Chinese military and surveillance firms from acquiring US investors or investments, expanding an original list of 44 Chinese companies targeted in a November executive order, the White House announced on Thursday.
- The US' spying all over the world is unacceptable: China's Foreign Ministry Global Times 03 Jun 2021 -- It is unacceptable that the US spies on its allies, and it's even worse that it spies on others around the world, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Thursday, in response to questions about China's comment on the US being criticized for spying on leaders of its allies.
- China, US Resume Normal Contacts on Trade, Chinese Government Says Sputnik 03 Jun 2021 -- China and the United States have resumed normal contacts on trade and economy with a view to resolving differences, the Chinese Commerce Ministry said on Thursday.
- On the 32nd Anniversary of Tiananmen Square US Dept. of State 03 Jun 2021 -- Tomorrow marks the 32nd anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre. Named after the nearby Gate of Heavenly Peace, the square is instead synonymous with the brutal actions by the Government of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in 1989 to silence tens of thousands of individuals advocating to have a say in their government and exercise their human rights and fundamental freedoms.
- China's Young People 'Know Little' of 1989 Tiananmen Massacre Radio Free Asia 03 Jun 2021 -- As the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) clamps down on dissidents ahead of Friday's anniversary of the Tiananmen massacre, younger people living in mainland China are largely unaware of the momentous events of the spring of 1989.
- 'Go to Victoria Park And Light a Candle': Alliance Leader Chow Hang-tung Radio Free Asia 03 Jun 2021 -- Barrister Chow Hang-tung was thrust into the limelight at the head of the the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China after several of its veteran leaders were jailed for taking part in the 2019 protest movement.
- Is Hong Kong's Last Pro-Democracy Newspaper Doomed? VOA 03 Jun 2021 -- Hong Kong is a city going through change, and Beijing wants no one to complain.
- 'Uyghur Tribunal' a latest farce by anti-China professionals, 'blasphemy against law' Global Times 03 Jun 2021 -- The so-called "Uyghur Tribunal" is just another anti-China farce, and the fake tribunal has nothing to do with law and is aimed at political and public opinion manipulation in the name of court, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at a Thursday press conference, calling the move a "blasphemy" against law.
- Objective, rational voices globally debunking Xinjiang-related lies: FM spokesperson People's Daily 03 Jun 2021 -- More and more objective and rational voices around the world are debunking lies and rumors related to northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, a foreign ministry spokesperson said Wednesday.
- Two Siblings of Norway-based Uyghur Activist Sentenced to Jail in China's Xinjiang Radio Free Asia 03 Jun 2021 -- Chinese authorities have sentenced the brother and sister of a prominent exiled Uyghur scholar and linguist to several years in jail in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), government and police officials in the region told RFA last month.
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