Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
07 June 2021 - China Special Weapons News
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- Blinken Slams China's Lack of Transparency Amid Review of COVID-19 Origins VOA 07 Jun 2021 -- The United States renewed its call to "get to the bottom of" the origins of COVID-19, singling out China for bending international organizations to its worldview as the U.S. restores its annual contributions to the World Health Organization.
- China has administered 777 million doses of COVID19 vaccines as of Sun: NHC Global Times 07 Jun 2021 -- China has administered 777 million doses of COVID19 vaccines as of Sun: NHC
- China to vaccinate 3-17 age group as experts confirm safety, efficacy Global Times 07 Jun 2021 -- China is expected to administer COVID-19 vaccines to at least 70 percent of the targeted population by year end, an official from the National Health Commission confirmed, as the country continues to ramp up its inoculation drive to approve the emergency use of COVID-19 vaccines for those aged between 3 and 17 years old.
- China approves COVID-19 vaccines for children above 3 years old Global Times 07 Jun 2021 -- China has begun to allow those aged between three and 17 years old to get shots of COVID-19 vaccines, making it the first country to approve these vaccines for such a young age group. Chinese observers said the country will follow the plan step-by-step out of safety concerns and based on production capacity.
- China's Shenzhen reports one new confirmed COVID-19 case People's Daily 07 Jun 2021 -- Health authorities of south China's Shenzhen Municipality reported one confirmed COVID-19 case on Monday.
- Macao tightens border control with Guangdong over COVID-19 People's Daily 07 Jun 2021 -- The Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) decided on Monday to tighten border control with the neighboring Guangdong Province in the mainland, given the COVID-19 epidemic situation in Guangdong.
- East China's Anhui clears areas with medium, high COVID-19 risks People's Daily 07 Jun 2021 -- The city of Lu'an in east China's Anhui Province downgraded the last medium-risk area for COVID-19 to low-risk, marking the clearance of all areas with medium or high risk for the novel coronavirus in the province, the health commission of Lu'an announced Monday.
- 21 COVID-19 vaccines enter clinical trials in China: official People's Daily 07 Jun 2021 -- China has witnessed 21 COVID-19 vaccines enter clinical trials, an official with the National Health Commission (NHC) said Sunday.
- 21 COVID-19 vaccines enter clinical trials in China: official People's Daily 07 Jun 2021 -- The southern Chinese city of Guangzhou on Sunday asked its residents not to leave the city unless necessary as a precaution against the latest COVID-19 resurgence.
- Chinese mainland reports five new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 07 Jun 2021 -- The Chinese mainland on Sunday reported five new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, all reported in Guangdong Province, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Monday.
- Hong Kong reports 7 new COVID-19 cases People's Daily 07 Jun 2021 -- Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection (CHP) reported seven cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, taking the tally in Hong Kong to 11,858.
- Over 763 mln COVID-19 vaccine doses administered across China People's Daily 07 Jun 2021 -- Over 763 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered across China as of Saturday, the National Health Commission said Sunday.
- China: US Senators' visit emboldens separatist forces in Chinese Taipei Press TV 07 Jun 2021 -- China has lambasted a recent visit by American senators to Chinese Taipei, saying it will embolden "separatist forces" in the self-governed island.
- PLA Eastern Theater Command's advanced howitzers test new tactic in coastal region Global Times 07 Jun 2021 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theater Command recently dispatched some of its most advanced artillery pieces to a coastal region and practiced the indirect fire tactic, which analysts said on Monday can reach longer ranges and is more flexible than previous approaches.
- PLA Navy organizes month-long open-sea training PLA Daily 07 Jun 2021 -- Recently, a naval flotilla under the PLA Southern Theater Command successfully completed a month-long open-sea training exercise after sailing more than 6,700 nautical miles along the waters of the South China Sea, the Sulawesi Sea and the Western Pacific.
- Indonesian Foreign Minister: Beijing's Help 'Crucial' in Supporting ASEAN Efforts on Myanmar Radio Free Asia 07 Jun 2021 -- China's backing is crucial to ASEAN's efforts to foster a peaceful resolution to the crisis in Myanmar, Jakarta's top diplomat said Monday.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on June 7, 2021 PRC MofA 07 Jun 2021
- Anti-foreign sanctions draft law proposed to top legislature Global Times 07 Jun 2021 -- China's anti-foreign sanctions draft law - the first of its kind - was proposed to the ongoing session of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) on Monday. The law is expected to provide strong legal support and guarantee for the country against the unilateral and discriminatory measures imposed by foreign countries.
- Hungary Appears To Backtrack On Controversial Chinese University Plans RFE/RL 07 Jun 2021 -- Hungary appears to have backed off from a controversial project to build a Chinese university in Budapest after thousands took to the streets of the capital over the weekend amid concerns it could help Beijing increase its influence in Europe.
- China-Hungary ties intact despite Budapest school branch on hold amid opposition's attempt to stigmatize exchanges Global Times 07 Jun 2021 -- After the march in Budapest against Hungary's plan to build a Chinese university branch - a move incited by the country's opposition party to stigmatize the cultural exchanges for political gain - the Hungarian prime minister appeared to suspend the plan and offered to hold a referendum on the project in 2023, which reflects the hurdles ahead in ties between China and Hungary marred by few opposition politicians' ulterior motives to hijack China-Hungary and China-EU ties.
- Uyghur Tribunal Wraps up With Testimony on Enforced Disappearances, Detentions, And Deaths Radio Free Asia 07 Jun 2021 -- Witnesses and experts testified about enforced disappearances, compulsory sterilization of women and forced contraception, organ harvesting, and torture in detainment by Chinese authorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) on the final day of a tribunal in London investigating whether China's treatment of its ethnic Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims constitutes genocide.
- CCP-Linked Figure Calls on Tiananmen Vigil Group to Disband Radio Free Asia 07 Jun 2021 -- The organizers of a now-banned candlelight vigil for the victims of the June 4, 1989 massacre in Beijing have been warned by a key supporter of the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to disband or face prosecution.
- Hu Yaobang is Seen as 'More of a Reformer Than Deng Xiaoping,' Says Hu Biographer. Radio Free Asia 07 Jun 2021 -- Retired veteran U.S. government intelligence analysts Robert Suettinger served as deputy national intelligence officer for East Asia at the National Intelligence Council from 1989 to 1994, and from 1987 to 1989 was President George H. W. Bush's director of the office of analysis for East Asia and the Pacific at the State Department's Bureau of Intelligence and Research.
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