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02 July 2021 - China Special Weapons News

  • Over 1.26 bln doses of COVID-19 vaccines administered in China People's Daily 02 Jul 2021 -- More than 1.26 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered in China by Thursday, the National Health Commission said Friday.
  • Chinese mainland reports 18 new COVID-19 cases, all imported People's Daily 02 Jul 2021 -- The Chinese mainland on Thursday reported 18 imported COVID-19 cases but no new locally transmitted cases, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Friday.

  • U.S. urges 'peaceful resolution' of cross-strait issues CNA 02 Jul 2021 -- The United States on Thursday reiterated its support for a "peaceful resolution" of cross-strait issues after Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) vowed to crush any Taiwan independence attempts as well as forces meddling with its unification goal.

  • China's nuclear deterrence buildup cannot be tied down by the US: Global Times editorial Global Times 02 Jul 2021 -- Commenting on a report in the Washington Post about China's nuclear capability building, US State Department spokesman Ned Price said on Thursday that the build-up of nuclear forces had become more difficult for China to hide and it appeared to be deviating from decades of nuclear strategy based on minimal deterrence. Price said China's nuclear arsenal "will grow more quickly, and to a higher level than perhaps previously anticipated." "This build-up is concerning," he noted.
  • US Concerned About Report China is Expanding Missile Silos VOA 02 Jul 2021 -- American researchers using commercial satellite imagery say China appears to be significantly expanding the number of launch silos for its arsenal of intercontinental range ballistic missiles, raising fears that nuclear weapons will become a new issue of contention between Washington and Beijing.

  • Grand celebrations showcase confidence Global Times 02 Jul 2021 -- Addressing a grand ceremony to celebrate the centennial of the Communist Party of China (CPC) at Tian'anmen Square in Beijing on Thursday marked by palpable joy and thundering cheers of a large crowd representing all sectors of Chinese society, Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, highlighted remarkable achievements of the past century, drew a promising future for the country's "irreversible" path toward rejuvenation while delivering stern warnings to forces that seek to undercut that path and divide the country.
  • Chinese Censors Delete Account of Journalist Who Criticized Centenary Performances Radio Free Asia 02 Jul 2021 -- A journalist who criticized the performance of a hand-picked youth representative at the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s centenary celebrations on Tiananmen Square has had her social media account deleted, RFA has learned.

  • Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on July 2, 2021 PRC MofA 02 Jul 2021

  • International Public Opinion Gives China's CCP, Xi Jinping Low Ratings: Report Radio Free Asia 02 Jul 2021 -- As the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) marks its centenary amid a wave of state propaganda aimed at audiences at home and overseas, international public opinion of Beijing remains low, a new research report has found.

  • Hong Kong Reels After One Year of National Security Law Imposed by China VOA 02 Jul 2021 -- As China exuberantly celebrated the 100-year anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party in Beijing, the mood and atmosphere for many in Hong Kong was different, as the territory marked the one-year anniversary of a controversial national security law critics say has significantly curtailed democratic freedoms.

  • US Lawmaker Calls for 'Special Envoy on Uyghur Genocide' Radio Free Asia 02 Jul 2021 -- A U.S. lawmaker from New Jersey has called for the establishment of a U.S. Special Envoy to address what is increasingly being seen as a Chinese campaign of genocide against the country's Muslim Uyghur minority group, adding the proposal as an amendment to a bill already under consideration by the House Foreign Affairs Committee of the U.S. Congress.



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