Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
22 June 2021 - China Special Weapons News
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- Chinese govt grants four COVID-19 vaccines for export Global Times 22 Jun 2021 -- Chinese government approved a list of COVID-19 vaccines for export on Tuesday in a bid to support the vaccine exports and support global cooperation against the pandemic.
- Hong Kong to partially relax COVID-19 control after 2 weeks with no local cases People's Daily 22 Jun 2021 -- Hong Kong will partially loosen its social distancing measures to allow daily activities further back to normal as there have been no new local cases of COVID-19 reported over the past 14 days.
- Chinese mainland reports 25 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 2 locally transmitted People's Daily 22 Jun 2021 -- The Chinese mainland on Monday reported 25 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases, including two locally transmitted cases and 23 arriving from outside the mainland, the National Health Commission said Tuesday.
- Sinopharm vaccination drive launched in Vanuatu People's Daily 22 Jun 2021 -- Vanuatu launched its Sinopharm vaccination drive at the National Convention Center in Port Vila on June 15, 2021.
- 7th Fleet Destroyer Transits Taiwan Strait US Navy 22 Jun 2021 -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit June 22 (local time) through international waters in accordance with international law.
- U.S. voices support for Taiwan amid Hong Kong office woes CNA 22 Jun 2021 -- The United States will stand by Taiwan as it faces intimidation from China, State Department spokesman Ned Price said Monday, after Taiwanese staffers at the country's representative office in Hong Kong were forced to return home due to visa issues.
- DPP urged to cease all actions disrupting Hong Kong People's Daily 22 Jun 2021 -- A mainland spokesperson on Monday urged the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authority in Taiwan to end the illusion of colluding with external forces to seek "Taiwan independence," and to immediately cease all actions aimed at disrupting Hong Kong under the guise of "assisting Hong Kong."
- DPP's political manipulation over vaccines harms Taiwan people: spokesperson People's Daily 22 Jun 2021 -- A Chinese mainland spokesperson said Monday that Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authority is harming the lives and health of the Taiwan people by conducting its political manipulation over vaccines.
- PLA amphibious assault ship Hainan stages chopper drill, shows confidence in performance Global Times 22 Jun 2021 -- The Hainan, the first Type 075 amphibious assault ship of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy, recently staged a helicopter aviation drill, and for the first time revealed its interior in a state broadcast report on Tuesday, showing that the warship is rapidly gaining operational capability, and the PLA is confident in its performance, analysts said.
- China's space-tracking ship completes tasks for Tianzhou-2, Shenzhou-12 missions PLA Daily 22 Jun 2021 -- China's Yuanwang-6 space-tracking ship returned to its homeport on Monday after completing its telemetry, tracking and command (TT&C) tasks for the Tianzhou-2 cargo spacecraft and Shenzhou-12 manned spaceship missions.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on June 22, 2021 PRC MofA 22 Jun 2021
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson's Remarks on the Statement by Friendly Countries in Support of China at the 47th Session of the Human Rights Council PRC MofA 22 Jun 2021
- More than 90 countries express support to China amid rampant anti-China campaign at UN human rights body Global Times 22 Jun 2021 -- More than 90 countries expressed their support and understanding to China's stance and 65 of them clearly opposed interference with China's domestic affairs on its Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Tibet Autonomous Region under the excuse of human rights.
- China opposes UN High Commissioner for Human Rights' remarks on Hong Kong, Xinjiang: Chinese spokesperson People's Daily 22 Jun 2021 -- The remarks made by the United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights on Hong Kong and Xinjiang related issues at the Human Rights Council on Monday were "erroneous" and "in disregard of facts," and interfered in China's internal affairs, said the spokesperson of the Chinese Mission to the UN at Geneva.
- US not qualified to blackmail, threaten China on coronavirus origins probe: FM Global Times 22 Jun 2021 -- The US has no right to blackmail or threaten China on the issue of the coronavirus origins probe, a spokesperson of China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in response to the White House's announcement that the US and its allies will "work together" to exercise necessary pressure on China regarding this issue.
- Mistrial of UT associate professor over false spying accusation latest example of US intelligence agencies' political manipulation, shattered credibility: FM Global Times 22 Jun 2021 -- The declared mistrial of Hu Anming, a Chinese national and former associate professor at the University of Tennessee, due to a failed accusation of espionage, has exposed the consistent tactics used by US intelligence agencies in conducting investigations based on presumption of guilt, and it is also another example of their political manipulation, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said on Tuesday.
- More Than 100 Activists Urge China to Halt Bangladesh Coal Power Project Radio Free Asia 22 Jun 2021 -- More than 100 activists from 21 countries sent a letter to China's government on Tuesday calling for it to end financing of a coal-fired power plant in Bangladesh, saying Beijing had notified Dhaka in February that it would no longer support highly polluting projects.
- Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Paper Shuts Down English-Language News Site Radio Free Asia 22 Jun 2021 -- Hong Kong's pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper shut down its online English news service on Tuesday, after a national security raid last week that saw five executives arrested for "colluding with a foreign power," and the paper's assets frozen.
- National security law for HK cannot be 'empty shell' and press freedom no 'amulet:' Lam and mainland officials on Apple Daily fate Global Times 22 Jun 2021 -- Chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government Carrie Lam said on Tuesday the national security law for Hong Kong is not an empty shell, and freezing assets is international practice to prevent relevant people from using them to endanger national security.
- Nations, Lawmakers Urge UN Investigation Into Abuses in China's Xinjiang Radio Free Asia 22 Jun 2021 -- An alliance of 40 countries led by Canada called on China on Tuesday to allow the U.N.'s human rights chief access to the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) to look into reported abuses of ethnic Uyghurs, including arbitrary detentions, torture, and forced labor.
- Chinese Authorities Reduce Life Sentence of Uyghur Prisoner Radio Free Asia 22 Jun 2021 -- Chinese authorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) have reduced to 19 years the life sentence of a Muslim Uyghur woman imprisoned for her alleged leadership role in deadly 2009 unrest, after she signed a written statement of remorse her supporters say was likely forced, a police officer said.
- Coalition of Countries Calls for Access to Uyghur Internment Camps in Xinjiang Region VOA 22 Jun 2021 -- A coalition of 41 countries is calling for access to internment camps in China's Xinjiang region to check on the situation of an estimated one million Muslim Uyghurs who allegedly are being detained under abusive conditions.
- National political advisors discuss implementing five-year plan People's Daily 22 Jun 2021 -- The Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) on Monday opened its 17th session on implementing the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025) and fostering the new development paradigm.
- 'Lie Down' Merchandise Removed From China's Online Stores Radio Free Asia 22 Jun 2021 -- Major online shopping sites in China are removing T-shirts and other products referring to "lying down," a social phenomenon in which young people are increasingly refusing to cooperate with pressures to find a good job, get a mortgage, or marry, among other things.
- Shanghai Police Formally Arrest Maths Lecturer For Fudan Murder Radio Free Asia 22 Jun 2021 -- Authorities in Shanghai have formally arrested an associate math professor at Fudan University on suspicion of murder following a stabbing attack that left his departmental ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) secretary dead.
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