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08 July 2021 - China Special Weapons News
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- Sinovac shot seen highly effective in real-world Chile Global Times 08 Jul 2021 -- While some foreign media outlets cited individual incidences and inconclusive evidence to stir up a new wave of criticism against the efficacy of Chinese vaccines, the real-world effectiveness studies of Chinese company Sinovac's vaccine in Chile show higher levels of protection against the virus' spread and hospitalization.
- Two Chinese men re-infected with COVID-19 after recovery Global Times 08 Jul 2021 -- A Chinese man in East China's Fujian Province was re-infected with COVID-19 after recovering from it.
- Over 1.34 bln doses of COVID-19 vaccines administered in China People's Daily 08 Jul 2021 -- More than 1.34 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered in China as of Wednesday, the National Health Commission announced on Thursday.
- Chinese mainland reports two new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 08 Jul 2021 -- The Chinese mainland on Wednesday reported 17 new COVID-19 cases, of which 15 were imported and two were locally transmitted, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Thursday.
- China Closes Border With Myanmar Amid COVID-19 Surge Radio Free Asia 08 Jul 2021 -- China on Thursday closed the last two of its 10 border crossings with Myanmar amid a recent surge in cases of COVID-19 infection, suspending cross-border trade and leaving more than 1,300 trucks stranded on the Myanmar side, sources in Myanmar said.
- Central African Republic receives donation of Chinese COVID-19 vaccine People's Daily 08 Jul 2021 -- The government of the Central African Republic (CAR) received on Tuesday a batch of COVID-19 vaccine donated by China.
- China Accuses Australia of Meddling in Papua New Guinea Vaccination Efforts VOA 08 Jul 2021 -- Chinese state-owned media has claimed that Australian consultants in Papua New Guinea have been hindering the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines flown in from China. It was alleged that they had engaged "in political manipulation and bullying" there.
- Environmental Concerns, Rising Costs Plague China's Flagship Indonesian Project Radio Free Asia 08 Jul 2021 -- An ongoing China-backed high-speed railway project in Indonesia has worsened air quality, clogged canals, and damaged homes of many people who live along the 89-mile stretch of the future line, residents told BenarNews, an RFA-affiliated online news service.
- US Think-Tank: China Coast Guard Harasses Malaysian Oil, Gas Operation Off Sarawak Radio Free Asia 08 Jul 2021 -- Chinese coast guard ships since early June have been putting pressure on and harassing new Malaysian oil and gas projects in the South China Sea off Sarawak state on Borneo Island, a U.S.-based think-tank said in a report released this week.
- China: Collective Efforts Required to Contain Afghan Insecurity 'Spillover' VOA 08 Jul 2021 -- China has declared the future of Afghanistan's worsening conflict a "practical challenge" to neighboring countries and stressed the need for collectively tackling it to ensure regional peace.
- Future AWACS to include multiple platforms: Chinese designers Global Times 08 Jul 2021 -- A future airborne warning and control system (AWACS) will likely not be one single early warning aircraft, but a cluster of platforms that can accomplish different missions and build an information network, said chief designers of China's early warning aircraft this week.
- China to hold major military activity in Yellow Sea amid fall of rocket debris Global Times 08 Jul 2021 -- China will hold a major military activity in the Yellow Sea from Friday to Tuesday, the country's maritime safety authorities announced on Thursday. The event will coincide with the anticipated fall of rocket debris on Friday, also in the Yellow Sea.
- Photos: Is China Testing Another Su-27 Derivative for Aircraft Carriers Alongside Its Infamous J-15? Sputnik 08 Jul 2021 -- As China puts the final touches on a catapult-assisted takeoff aircraft carrier, expectations are high about newer, heavier aircraft with the potential to join Chinese naval aviation. However, photos posted on Chinese social media might have accidentally hinted at an as-yet unknown potentiality: A J-11B or J-16 modified for carrier operations.
- China Tests Underwater Robotic Vehicle Able to Fire Torpedoes Without Human Control - Reports Sputnik 08 Jul 2021 -- The unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) was reportedly deployed on a fixed course some 9 meters (30 feet) below the surface in the Taiwan Strait trials. It was able to pinpoint the submarine's location, adjust course, circle the target, and then fire an unarmed torpedo at the dummy.
- Full Text: Keynote address by Xi Jinping at CPC and World Political Parties Summit People's Daily 08 Jul 2021 -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chinese president, on Tuesday delivered a keynote address at the CPC and World Political Parties Summit via video link in Beijing.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on July 8, 2021 PRC MofA 08 Jul 2021
- US is behind anti-China bloc that smears China People's Daily 08 Jul 2021 -- Canada, on behalf of Western countries, made unwarranted accusations against China over issues related to Xinjiang, Hong Kong and Tibet in a statement at the 47th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
- US urged to drop its fantasy of meddling in HK: Foreign Affairs Ministry's commissioner office Global Times 08 Jul 2021 -- After US President Joe Biden declared to extend a national emergency with respect to Hong Kong, the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region condemned the US government's continuous meddling in Hong Kong affairs - purely China's internal affairs, and urged it to correct its mistakes.
- Whoever sanctions China over Hong Kong will receive relentless retaliation: Global Times editorial Global Times 08 Jul 2021 -- The European Parliament (EP) on Thursday adopted a resolution appealing to sanctions on officials of both Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland as well as a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games. On Wednesday, US President Joe Biden extended a national emergency designation with respect to Hong Kong put in place by former president Donald Trump in 2020. These two developments together mark the blind arrogance and paranoia against China among some people in the US and Europe.
- European Parliament HK resolution not binding, no bearing on EU: analysts Global Times 08 Jul 2021 -- Just a few days after the holding of the China-France-Germany virtual summit where the top leaders of the three countries reached an agreement to expand cooperation, some politicians in the European Parliament are trying to interrupt the recovering China-Europe ties again by using the "human rights" and China's Hong Kong affairs as excuses to launch a new round of provocations.
- National security law reinforces foundation of "one country, two systems": various sectors of Hong Kong People's Daily 08 Jul 2021 -- As the national security law in Hong Kong has come into force for a year, various sectors of the financial hub agreed that the law has been effective in bringing back peace and order and reinforcing the foundation of "one country, two systems."
- Dozens of Pro-Democracy Politicians Resign in Hong Kong Ahead of Oath Requirement Radio Free Asia 08 Jul 2021 -- Dozens of democratically elected district council members in Hong Kong are resigning amid government plans to screen and disqualify them through a new political vetting system and compulsory oaths of allegiance.
- China tightens crackdown on capital market violations People's Daily 08 Jul 2021 -- China has tightened crackdown on illegal activities in the securities market to promote the high-quality development of the country's capital market.
- On the 6th Anniversary of the 709 Crackdown in China US Dept. of State 08 Jul 2021 -- This July 9, we honor the more than 300 lawyers and human rights defenders who were unjustly detained, interrogated, and imprisoned by authorities in the People's Republic of China (PRC) on July 9, 2015, in what is known as the "709 crackdown."
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