Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
16 June 2021 - China Special Weapons News
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- Turning point for Guangzhou with no new COVID-19 cases for 1st time since latest outbreak Global Times 16 Jun 2021 -- Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong Province detected no new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday - the first time since the recent resurgence, which started on May 21. With more communities being lifted from lockdown status, experts said that the turning point has arrived, without a possibility of another major outbreak.
- 80% of adults in Beijing have completed COVID-19 vaccination Global Times 16 Jun 2021 -- Some 17.9 million adults in Beijing have received COVID-19 vaccines, and 15.6 million have completed their inoculation, accounting for 80 percent of the city's population.
- Guangzhou reports no new COVID-19 cases for first time since recent resurgence, risk levels of some regions downgraded Global Times 16 Jun 2021 -- South China's Guangzhou reported no new COVID-19 cases for the first time since the recent resurgence that started on May 21, with the risk levels of some regions downgraded and more communities being lifted from lockdown.
- Hong Kong sees no new local infections of COVID-19 for 8 days People's Daily 16 Jun 2021 -- Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection (CHP) reported two new imported COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, marking the eight consecutive days with no local infections.
- Chinese mainland reports 21 new COVID-19 cases People's Daily 16 Jun 2021 -- The Chinese mainland on Tuesday reported 21 new COVID-19 cases, all from abroad, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Wednesday.
- China's Guangdong reports no new COVID-19 cases People's Daily 16 Jun 2021 -- No new locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases or asymptomatic cases were reported in south China's Guangdong Province on Tuesday, the provincial health commission said Wednesday.
- US Calls China's Conduct in South China Sea 'Unlawful' Radio Free Asia 16 Jun 2021 -- U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin highlighted what he called China's unlawful behavior in the South China Sea, while his Chinese counterpart said Beijing was determined to safeguard its core interests, at an ASEAN-hosted meeting on Wednesday.
- Indian Defence Minister: Beijing-Led Talks on South China Sea Should Not Undermine Others' Interests Sputnik 16 Jun 2021 -- A group of Southeast Asian nations and China have been jointly working on a code of conduct for the South China Sea for more than three years to prevent tensions in the region over maritime boundaries. With the first draft of such a regional framework made available in 2018, China had expressed hope that the code will be finished in 2021.
- Hawley, Colleagues Reintroduce Taiwan Defense Act Office of Senator Josh Hawley - Missouri 16 Jun 2021 -- "Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced he will reintroduce the Taiwan Defense Act (TDA), following new signs of China's increasing belligerence in the Asia-Pacific and imperial ambitions worldwide. Sen. Hawley's bill ensures the United States is able to defeat any attempted Chinese invasion of Taiwan."
- China's growing coercion of Taiwan increases risk of miscalculation: U.S. CNA 16 Jun 2021 -- China's growing military coercion near Taiwan has increased the risk of miscalculation, the U.S. Department of Defense said, after Beijing sent a record-high number of military aircraft into Taiwan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on Tuesday.
- Macao office in Taipei suspends operation following HK office closure CNA 16 Jun 2021 -- Macao's representative office in Taiwan on Wednesday announced the indefinite suspension of its operations starting Saturday, but gave no reason for the decision.
- Macao's decision to suspend office in Taipei following HK shows resolution to safeguard national solidarity with legal weapons: experts Global Times 16 Jun 2021 -- The Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) announced on Wednesday that it will suspend the operations of the Macao Economic and Cultural Office in Taiwan, following the ceasing of operations of a similar Hong Kong SAR office in the island in May.
- Macau follows Hong Kong in closing office in Chinese Taipei Press TV 16 Jun 2021 -- China's semi-autonomous city of Macau says it is closing its representative office in Chinese Taipei (Taiwan), a month after neighboring Hong Kong made the same move to protest Taipei's interference in its affairs.
- Macau Shuts Down Representative Office in Democratic Taiwan Amid Souring Ties Radio Free Asia 16 Jun 2021 -- The formerly Portuguese-run city of Macau, which has been under ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) control since 1999, is shutting down its representative office in democratic Taiwan, the city government said on Wednesday.
- Beijing says will respond to foreign 'collusion' over Chinese Taipei Press TV 16 Jun 2021 -- China has once again stated its opposition to foreign intervention in the affairs of Chinese Taipei (Taiwan), stressing that any such acts of "collusion" will receive a strong response.
- Beijing Blasts Foreign Meddling in Taiwan's Affairs, Flies Over Two Dozen Military Jets Near Island Sputnik 16 Jun 2021 -- The Taiwan issue reemerged as a major sore point in relations between China and the United States as soon as President Biden stepped into office in January, with the decision to invite the island's de-facto ambassador to the president's inauguration slammed by Beijing and resulting in an escalation of tensions.
- More Than Two Dozen Chinese Warplanes Enter Taiwan's Airspace VOA 16 Jun 2021 -- Taiwan's defense ministry said China flew 28 warplanes within its airspace Tuesday.
- Tibetan Exile MPs Sworn in Amid Political Controversy Radio Free Asia 16 Jun 2021 -- Newly elected members of Tibet's India-based exile parliament were sworn into office in two separate groups on June 8, with each group now denouncing the other's oaths as invalid, Tibetan sources say.
- China, Russia jointly release road map on lunar station program, emphasizing openness to intl partners Global Times 16 Jun 2021 -- In the latest show of the determination and confidence of China-Russia cooperation in the field of lunar and deeper-space exploration, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) and its Russian counterpart jointly released the International Lunar Research Station Roadmap (V1.0) and Guide for Partnership (V1.0), stressing once again their openness to all interested countries, international organizations and partners to join the International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) project, Global Times learned from the China National Space Agency (CNSA) on Wednesday.
- China set to send three astronauts into space ahead of CPC centenary celebration Global Times 16 Jun 2021 -- Space, here we come!
- China to Send 1st Crewed Mission to New Space Station on Thursday, Space Agency Says Sputnik 16 Jun 2021 -- China plans to send three astronauts aboard the Shenzhou-12 manned spacecraft to its new orbital station on 17 June, Ji Qiming, an assistant director at the China Manned Space Program, said on Wednesday.
- 8th ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting-Plus held online PLA Daily 16 Jun 2021 -- The 8th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Defense Ministers' Meeting-Plus was held via video link on June 16. Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister General Wei Fenghe attended the meeting and made a statement.
- Record PLA exercise 'warns Taiwan secessionists, US carrier activity' Global Times 16 Jun 2021 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) reportedly dispatched on Tuesday a record-breaking fleet of warplanes to conduct an exercise surrounding the island of Taiwan, with analysts saying on Wednesday that the drill indicated a stronger control over the Taiwan Straits by the PLA, and sent a strong signal to the Taiwan secessionists and their Western supporters following recent provocations, as well as to the activity by a US aircraft carrier near the region.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on June 16, 2021 PRC MofA 16 Jun 2021
- US Has Eye on China's Influence at UN VOA 16 Jun 2021 -- The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations reassured Congress Wednesday that she is working to monitor and rein in what she called China's "malign influence" at the world body.
- US, EU not qualified to lecture others in their joint statement: Chinese FM Global Times 16 Jun 2021 -- The multi-faceted approaches to China mentioned in the EU-US Summit Statement actually infringe on China's interests and China firmly opposes it, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said at a press conference on Wednesday.
- China says Belgium after destabilizing Xinjiang in case of Uighurs Press TV 16 Jun 2021 -- China has decried a resolution in Belgium's parliament warning of "serious risk of genocide" against Uighurs in Xinjiang.
- No leak at Taishan Nuclear Power Plant, no increase in environmental radiation limits: Officials Global Times 16 Jun 2021 -- Monitoring of the radiation environment around the Taishan Nuclear Power Plant in South China's Guangdong Province shows that the radiation levels around the plant are normal, indicating there is no leakage at the plant, China's Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) said on Wednesday, refuting CNN's report on an alleged leak and clarifying the concerned issues.
- Issues at China Nuclear Plant Point to Long-Term Concerns: Experts Radio Free Asia 16 Jun 2021 -- Reports of a potential radioactive leak at a French-built nuclear reactor at Taishan in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong point to longer-term safety concerns, but aren't a cause for immediate alarm, experts told RFA.
- China Goes After Online Fan Groups Amid Clampdown Ahead of Centenary Radio Free Asia 16 Jun 2021 -- China's internet regulator is cracking down on verbal abuse and "rumor-mongering" among fan groups on social media, a move which commentators say will include further suppression of any speech considered politically sensitive by the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP), but also forms part of an ongoing war on celebrity culture.
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