Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
15 June 2021 - China Special Weapons News
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- China administers over 900 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine Global Times 15 Jun 2021 -- The Chinese mainland has administered 904.13 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine as of Monday, amid accelerated efforts to advance the nationwide inoculation campaign, China's Health Commission announced Tuesday.
- China, ASEAN pledge efforts to safeguard regional peace PLA Daily 15 Jun 2021 -- China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Tuesday pledged joint efforts to safeguard regional peace.
- Twenty-eight Chinese military planes enter Taiwan's ADIZ CNA 15 Jun 2021 -- As many as 28 Chinese military aircraft, including fighter jets, entered Taiwan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on Tuesday, two days after the Group of Seven (G7) highlighted the importance of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait.
- China passes law to protect status of military personnel PLA Daily 15 Jun 2021 -- On the afternoon of June 10, China passed a law on protecting the status, rights and interests of military personnel. The legislation was adopted at the 29th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC), and will be implemented since August 1 this year as scheduled. The new legislation includes 71 articles in 7 chapters, serving to regulate the protection rules to the honor and reputation of service members, define the basic system for guaranteeing their benefits, improve the pension and preferential treatment system, and clarify the legal accountability mechanism.
- FBI Agent Admits to Falsely Accusing Nanotech Research Professor of Being a Chinese Military Spy Sputnik 15 Jun 2021 -- Since 2018, the US Department of Justice has been pursuing a 'China Initiative' - a Trump-era program created in response to allegations of national security threats by Chinese state-affiliated entities and agents. According to DoJ data, some 80% of economic espionage prosecutions and 60% of trade secret theft cases are allegedly linked to Beijing.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on June 15, 2021 PRC MofA 15 Jun 2021
- Can Biden's 'Build Back Better World Partnership' Really Challenge China? VOA 15 Jun 2021 -- The announcement over the weekend that the G-7 would throw its weight behind a U.S.-led proposal to create an alternative to China's eight-year-old Belt and Road Initiative was met with cautious optimism by international development experts.
- China Refutes NATO Statement that it Poses 'Systemic Challenges' to International Community VOA 15 Jun 2021 -- Beijing says NATO's description that China poses "systemic challenges" to the international community is an exaggeration.
- China fires back at NATO's claims, says it won't sit back in face of systemic challenges Global Times 15 Jun 2021 -- China fired back on Tuesday over allegations against China from a communiqué released after the conclusion of the NATO summit and warned that it would not sit back if any others pose systemic challenges to it, and it will closely watch NATO's strategic adjustments toward China.
- China dismisses NATO's claim as continuation of Cold War mentality, bloc politics People's Daily 15 Jun 2021 -- The Chinese Mission to the European Union (EU) on Monday rejected NATO's claim of presenting "systemic challenges," saying it is a slander on China's peaceful development and represents "a continuation of the Cold War mentality and bloc politics."
- China urges NATO to view China's development in rational manner PLA Daily 15 Jun 2021 -- A spokesperson for the Chinese Mission to the European Union (EU) on June 15 urged the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to view China's development in a rational manner and stop hyping up the so called "China threat" in any form.
- Beijing warns NATO against exaggerating 'China threat theory' Press TV 15 Jun 2021 -- Beijing has warned NATO against exaggerating the perceived threat from China and "artificially creating confrontation," after US President Joe Biden urged Washington's European allies to stand up to the Asian power.
- G7 statement denounced as 'deliberate slandering' People's Daily 15 Jun 2021 -- China's embassy in the United Kingdom denounced on Monday a joint statement released at the conclusion of the G7 summit on Sunday, saying that the mentions of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region and other regions in China in the meeting's communique "distorted facts" and constituted "deliberate slandering" of China.
- Hungarian Lawmakers Vote To Donate State Land For Planned Chinese University RFE/RL 15 Jun 2021 -- Hungary's parliament has approved a proposal to donate state land to build a controversial Chinese university in Budapest despite a storm of local protests and criticism that the government is getting overly cozy with Beijing.
- Gov't official of China' HKSAR says country is Hong Kong's strongest backing PLA Daily 15 Jun 2021 -- Matthew Cheung, Chief Secretary for Administration of the government of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), said Sunday that the country is the strongest backing of Hong Kong and is where its confidence comes from.
- Belgium, Czech Republic Legislatures Pass Uyghur Genocide Declarations Radio Free Asia 15 Jun 2021 -- The Belgian parliament on Tuesday recognized China's treatment of Muslim Uyghurs in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) as crimes against humanity and warned of a "serious risk of genocide," joining other governments and legislatures that have made similar designations.
- Tajikistan Accused Of Helping China In Campaign Against Uyghurs RFE/RL 15 Jun 2021 -- Lawyers for Uyghur groups have given new evidence to the International Criminal Court (ICC) that allegedly shows the Tajik government is cooperating with Beijing to send Uyghurs to China, where they face detention and often much worse.
- China's New Law Lets Government Target Tech Firms Over Data Radio Free Asia 15 Jun 2021 -- A new law passed this week by China's National People's Congress (NPC) will give the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) the power to shut down companies in possession of user data deemed important or critical by officials.
- Many Young People in China 'Lie Flat' as Good Life Seems Unattainable VOA 15 Jun 2021 -- Fed up with a culture of overwork, through-the-roof housing prices and skyrocketing living costs, many Chinese youth are "lying flat" to express their frustration with the lack of upward social mobility.
- Anonymous Hacker-Turned-Political Blogger 'Detained, Tortured' in Shanghai Radio Free Asia 15 Jun 2021 -- Authorities in China have detained the anonymous author of the Program-Think politics blog, who evaded government surveillance for around 12 years, subjecting him to brutal interrogations in a bid to gain a "confession," RFA has learned.
- China's nuclear power plants are operating normally and in line with international standards: FM Global Times 15 Jun 2021 -- The current status of the Taishan Nuclear Power Plant in Taishan, South China's Guangdong Province meets technical specification requirements, and no abnormal radioactive indicators have been recorded, said the Foreign Ministry on Tuesday, in response to a report warning an "imminent radiological threat."
- FM says China's nuclear power plants operate normally, in line with intl standards; CNN criticized for selective reporting Global Times 15 Jun 2021 -- The Taishan Nuclear Power Plant in Taishan, South China's Guangdong Province meets technical requirements, and no abnormal radioactive indicators have been recorded, said the Chinese Foreign Ministry on Tuesday, in response to a US media report warning of an "imminent radioactive threat."
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