Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
09 July 2021 - China Special Weapons News
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- Over 1.35 bln doses of COVID-19 vaccines administered in China People's Daily 09 Jul 2021 -- More than 1.35 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered in China by Thursday, the National Health Commission said Friday.
- Chinese mainland reports 8 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 09 Jul 2021 -- The Chinese mainland on Thursday reported 23 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, of which 15 were imported and eight were locally transmitted, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Friday.
- China's Guangzhou cleared of local COVID-19 cases People's Daily 09 Jul 2021 -- Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province, on Thursday was cleared of locally transmitted COVID-19 cases.
- Macao to loosen border control with Guangdong over eased COVID-19 situation People's Daily 09 Jul 2021 -- The Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) announced on Thursday to loosen border control with the neighboring Guangdong Province in the mainland, given the improving COVID-19 epidemic situation in Guangdong.
- 22 COVID-19 vaccines enter clinical trials in China: health official People's Daily 09 Jul 2021 -- Twenty-two COVID-19 vaccines have been approved to enter clinical trials in China, a health official said Thursday.
- Iron wire on China-Myanmar border built during virus spike in Sep 2020, prevents illegal border crossing amid COVID-19 resurgence Global Times 09 Jul 2021 -- Pictures and videos of the walls made of iron wire standing along the border line between China and Myanmar have gone viral in recent days as the sudden spike of COVID-19 cases in some border cities of Southwest China's Yunnan Province has attracted national attention on strengthening epidemic prevention from overseas.
- China Builds Fences, Walls in Clampdown on Secret Myanmar Border Crossings Radio Free Asia 09 Jul 2021 -- China, which has recently closed its border with Myanmar amid a wave of COVID-19 cases, is enforcing the closure with a newly built barbed-wire fence spanning around 600 kilometers between Ruili, Lijiang, and the Gaoligong mountains in its southwestern province of Yunnan, local residents told RFA.
- Japanese FM vaguely responds to question about Japan's position on the island of Taiwan Global Times 09 Jul 2021 -- Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a reply to the Global Times on Thursday that they have no comments on the Japanese Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso's wrong remarks on the island of Taiwan, but said it is "expected the parties concerned to peacefully resolve [the issue] through direct dialogue, which is the government's position from the past to the present."
- New light-duty tank delivered to PLA Navy's amphibious force PLA Daily 09 Jul 2021 -- China's ZTQ-15 light tank has been delivered to the amphibious force of the People's Liberation Army Navy, according to the Navy.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on July 9, 2021 PRC MofA 09 Jul 2021
- China urges U.S. to stop obstructing China's implementation of 'One Country, Two Systems' People's Daily 09 Jul 2021 -- The Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on Tuesday expressed indignation and condemnation over the so-called "continuation of the national emergency with respect to Hong Kong" and the extension of relevant Hong Kong-related sanctions announced by the White House on Wednesday, saying it constitutes another proof of the unrepentant interference of the U.S.
- Wang Yi reiterates China's resolve on HK issue during EU meeting, opposes hypocritical 'lecturers' Global Times 09 Jul 2021 -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a video conference with EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Thursday, during which Wang urged Brussels to cast aside all obstructions and push bilateral ties forward, and reiterated China's stance on issues related to Hong Kong, Xinjiang and human rights, saying that China confronts all sorts of hypocritical "lecturers."
- One year on, facts and figures about national security law in Hong Kong People's Daily 09 Jul 2021 -- One year after coming into force, the national security law in Hong Kong has brought back peace and stability and created conditions for the global financial hub gripped by violence and vandalism in 2019 to forge ahead and open a new chapter.
- Mainland will thwart DPP's interference in HK affairs: spokesperson People's Daily 09 Jul 2021 -- The Chinese mainland will resolutely thwart the attempts of Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authority to meddle in Hong Kong affairs, a mainland spokesperson said Thursday.
- Commissioner's office of Chinese foreign ministry in HKSAR urges U.S. consular official to stop interfering in HK's judicial proceedings People's Daily 09 Jul 2021 -- The Office of the Commissioner of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Thursday expressed strong disapproval and firm opposition, condemning the act of a U.S. consular official who openly exerted pressure on judicial proceedings in the HKSAR, grossly interfered in the internal affairs of the HKSAR and its judicial independence, and attempted to whitewash anti-China, destabilizing forces in Hong Kong suspected of violating the law.
- HKSAR gov't condemns latest U.S. move for blatant interference in China's internal affairs People's Daily 09 Jul 2021 -- The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government Thursday condemned the so-called "continuation of the national emergency with respect to Hong Kong" announced by the White House, describing it as a continuation of the U.S.' blatant interference in China's internal affairs.
- Top Hong Kong Law Enforcers 'Apologize' Over Illegal Dinner Gathering Radio Free Asia 09 Jul 2021 -- Three high-ranking officials in Hong Kong law enforcement on Friday apologized for attending a dinner at an exclusive club in March despite restrictions on public gatherings of more than four people.
- Commerce Department Adds 34 Entities to the Entity List to Target Enablers of China's Human Rights Abuses and Military Modernization, and Unauthorized Iranian and Russian Procurement US Dept. of Commerce 09 Jul 2021 -- The Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) added 34 entities to the Entity List for their involvement in, or risk of becoming involved in, activities contrary to the foreign policy and national security interests of the United States. Of these 34 entities, 14 are based in the People's Republic of China (PRC) and have enabled Beijing's campaign of repression, mass detention, and high-technology surveillance against Uyghurs, Kazakhs, and members of other Muslim minority groups in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Regions of China (XUAR), where the PRC continues to commit genocide and crimes against humanity. Commerce added another five entities directly supporting PRC's military modernization programs related to lasers and C4ISR programs to the Entity List.
- U.S. Adds 34 To Entities Blacklist, Including 14 Chinese Companies Tied To Abuse Of Uyghurs RFE/RL 09 Jul 2021 -- The United States has added 14 Chinese companies to its economic blacklist over alleged human rights abuses and surveillance of Uyghurs, Kazakhs, and other members of Muslim minority groups in China's Xinjiang Province.
- US Blacklists More Chinese Companies Over Human Rights Abuses in Xinjiang Radio Free Asia 09 Jul 2021 -- The U.S. Commerce Department on Friday added 14 Chinese companies to its Entity List, for direct involvement in human rights abuses in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), saying they have "enabled Beijing's campaign of repression, mass detention, and high-technology surveillance" against Uyghurs, Kazakhs, and members of other Muslim minority groups.
- China Mulls Crackdown on National Pastime: Singing Karaoke Radio Free Asia 09 Jul 2021 -- China's ministry of culture is planning a clampdown on one of the nation's favorite pastimes -- belting out a few favorite tunes on a karaoke night with friends.
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