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20 July 2021 - China Special Weapons News
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- China hopes WHO can maintain scientific, serious nature of COVID-19 origin tracing: FM People's Daily 20 Jul 2021 -- China hopes that the World Health Organization (WHO) will adhere to the spirit of science, professionalism and objectivity, and work with the international community to maintain the scientific and serious nature of COVID-19 origin tracing, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said on Monday.
- South China's Guangdong reports asymptomatic COVID-19 case related to imported case Global Times 20 Jul 2021 -- Qingyuan city in South China's Guangdong Province reported an asymptomatic case of COVID-19 related to an imported case on Tuesday.
- Chinese mainland reports 8 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 20 Jul 2021 -- The Chinese mainland on Monday reported eight new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases in Yunnan, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Tuesday.
- Another batch of Sinopharm's COVID-19 vaccine arrives in Indonesia People's Daily 20 Jul 2021 -- Indonesia has received another batch of Sinopharm's COVID-19 vaccine which arrived at Soekarno Hatta Airport in the province of Banten, an official said on Monday.
- US turns cyberspace into another anti-China battlefield, 'futile to contain Beijing' Global Times 20 Jul 2021 -- In an apparent attempt to contain China and as part of its ceaseless efforts to form an anti-China chorus among its major allies, the Biden administration is seeking to turn cyberspace into a new battlefield by ganging up with its allies to accuse China of conducting cyberattacks worldwide, an allegation that was swiftly denounced by Chinese diplomats, internet institutions and experts as China has always been a long-term victim of US cyberattacks.
- Politicization and stigmatization won't solve cyber security concerns: Chinese Mission to the EU and embassies Global Times 20 Jul 2021 -- The Chinese Mission to the European Union (EU) and Chinese embassies in Norway, the UK, Canada, and New Zealand on Tuesday slammed EU and NATO for making groundless accusations that China engaged in malicious cyber activities that "undermined the integrity of cyberspace worldwide." Boasting themselves as the guardians of cyber security, some Western countries have been eavesdropping massively and indiscriminately across the world, the Mission said.
- China: US-led hacking allegations fabricated out of nothing Press TV 20 Jul 2021 -- China has roundly rejected the "groundless" and "irresponsible" hacking allegations made by the United States and its allies, saying they are "fabricated out of nothing."
- Communist Party Meeting in Tibet Underscores China's Assimilation Drive Radio Free Asia 20 Jul 2021 -- Chinese Communist Party officials in Tibet this month reaffirmed Beijing's hardline policies pushing for Tibet's complete assimilation into China's dominant Han culture, calling for "political education" to further weaken Tibetans' loyalty to exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, according to state media reports.
- Explainer: Why Is China Talking To The Taliban? RFE/RL Gandhara 20 Jul 2021 -- As U.S. troops draw down in Afghanistan, Chinese officials have stepped up contacts with the Taliban as it surges across the country and builds strategic footholds against Afghan government forces.
- Taiwan to open representative office in Lithuania: foreign minister CNA 20 Jul 2021 -- Taiwan is opening a representative office in Lithuania to expand its relations with the Baltic state and other Central European countries, Taiwan's Foreign Minister Joseph Wu (吳釗燮) announced Tuesday in a virtual press conference.
- 'Taiwan representative office' shows 'malicious intent' of Lithuania that impacts foundation of China ties Global Times 20 Jul 2021 -- The island of Taiwan said Tuesday it has reached an agreement with Lithuania to establish a Taiwanese representative office" in its capital, Vilnius, a provocative move criticized by the international community, as Chinese experts said it's a violation of the one-China principle and could lead to changing formal ties between China and the Baltic country.
- China slams Chinese Taipei's plan to open embassy in Lithuania Press TV 20 Jul 2021 -- China has slammed a plan by Chinese Taipei to open an embassy in Lithuania, urging Vilnius to respect Chinese sovereignty over the self-ruled island.
- Hong Kong Bans Broadcaster From Saying 'Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen' Radio Free Asia 20 Jul 2021 -- Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK), a government department that enjoyed editorial independence before a draconian national security law banned criticism of the authorities in July 2020, has been ordered to stop referring to Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen as president.
- PLA holds drills in all major Chinese sea areas amid consecutive US military provocations Global Times 20 Jul 2021 -- As the US recently launched consecutive military provocations against China, including landing military aircraft on the island of Taiwan and intruding in Chinese territorial waters in the South China Sea, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) held exercises in all major Chinese sea areas over the past week in moves that military experts said on Tuesday could be seen as countermeasures that displayed the PLA's determination and preparedness.
- PLA increases use of simulators in pilot training, high efficiency reported Global Times 20 Jul 2021 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force is increasing the use of simulators in pilot training, an approach that can significantly reduce cost, increase pilot's training time and practice special scenarios that are hard to replicate with real aircrafts, a recent report said.
- False accusations against China by Japan's defense white paper and officials damage bilateral relations: Defense spokesperson PLA Daily 20 Jul 2021
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on July 20, 2021 PRC MofA 20 Jul 2021
- Lawyers Submit Closing Arguments in Hong Kong's First National Security Trial Radio Free Asia 20 Jul 2021 -- Lawyers for the prosecution and the defense wrapped up their arguments on Tuesday in the trial of a Hong Kong motorcyclist accused of "terrorism" and "inciting secession" after he flew a banned slogan while riding down a street on July 1, 2020.
- U.S. bullying act will never hinder Hong Kong's prosperity and development People's Daily 20 Jul 2021 -- On July 16 local time, the U.S. government arbitrarily issued the so-called "business advisory", which smeared the business environment in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), and sanctioned officials of China's central government in Hong Kong.
- Hongkongers should be taught about their Chinese identity at an early age: Hong Kong education secretary Global Times 20 Jul 2021
- US-Trained Uyghur Scientist Found Detained After His WeChat Went Silent Radio Free Asia 20 Jul 2021 -- A Uyghur research scientist at a Chinese university in Shanghai who suddenly went silent in April after an active presence on social media has been confirmed detained, the latest of many intellectuals from Xinjiang to disappear from public life into internment camps or prisons.
- UK Parliamentary Committee Puts Out Uyghur-Language Report on Abuses in Xinjiang Radio Free Asia 20 Jul 2021 -- A UK parliamentary report cataloguing human rights abuses in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) and calling for international action to halt atrocities has been published in the Uyghur language to support the embattled Turkic Muslim group, lawmakers said.
- China to remove fines, revise family planning law to boost birthrate Global Times 20 Jul 2021 -- The Chinese central government released a document on Tuesday in which it vowed to revise the law on population and family planning, giving full legal weight to the third-child policy, which experts said may indicate plans to end all limits on family size.
- Chinese Billionaire Who Helped Rights Lawyers Describes 'Inhumane' Detention Radio Free Asia 20 Jul 2021 -- Agriculture billionaire Sun Dawu, who is currently standing trial in the northern Chinese province of Hebei on a slew of charges that rights activists say are politically motivated, was subjected to "cruel and inhumane treatment," his defense team said.
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