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23 July 2021 - China Special Weapons News
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- China rejects WHO's phase-2 COVID-19 origins study, calling it 'lack of respect for common sense, arrogant toward science' Global Times 23 Jul 2021 -- While calling the World Health Organization (WHO)'s second phase study proposal on COVID-19 origins lacking respect to common sense and arrogant to science, Chinese health officials and observers on Thursday said China will not accept such a plan and the next stage study should be carried out in more countries and places around the world on the basis of wide consultations among member states, not in places that have already been inspected.
- China says 'no' to US smears over COVID-19; 'WHO's phase-II plan caters to US' lab leak theory' Global Times 23 Jul 2021 -- China says "no" to those in the US who have used the COVID-19 issue to smear China, as their practice revealed their disregard for common sense and arrogance towards science, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Friday, after the White House said the US was disappointed by China rejecting the World Health Organization's (WHO) latest COVID-19 origins study plan.
- Vaccines still effective as vaccinated COVID-19 cases in Nanjing outbreak show mild symptoms: expert Global Times 23 Jul 2021 -- Despite that nearly all COVID-19 cases in the latest outbreak in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, had received vaccines, experts are assured that the vaccines are effective in protecting people from the virus, especially in avoiding serious illness and hospitalization.
- Over 1.5 bln doses of COVID-19 vaccines administered in China People's Daily 23 Jul 2021 -- More than 1.5 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered in China as of Thursday, the National Health Commission announced on Friday.
- Chinese mainland reports 12 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 23 Jul 2021 -- The Chinese mainland on Thursday reported 48 new COVID-19 cases, of which 36 were imported and 12 were locally transmitted, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Friday.
- New batch of China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine arrives in Myanmar People's Daily 23 Jul 2021 -- A new batch of China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine and related materials arrived in Myanmar's Yangon on Thursday, according to a release from the Chinese Embassy in Myanmar.
- Philippines receives more Sinovac vaccines from China People's Daily 23 Jul 2021 -- China delivered an additional batch of Sinovac CoronaVac vaccines to the Philippines on Friday to support the Southeast Asian country's campaign against the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Sri Lanka receives another batch of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines from China People's Daily 23 Jul 2021 -- Sri Lanka on Thursday received another batch of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines from China.
- New Zealand, China Clash Over Hacking Claims VOA 23 Jul 2021 -- New Zealand's trade minister said Thursday he does not expect Chinese economic retaliation to increasing tensions over claims of Chinese cyberhacking. China this week called on New Zealand to "abandon [its] Cold War mentality" after New Zealand's government criticized Beijing for supporting hacking following a cyberattack on tech giant Microsoft.
- US moves to drop charges of visa fraud against Chinese researcher ahead of talks Press TV 23 Jul 2021 -- The US Justice Department has moved to drop all charges against a Chinese researcher who was arrested last year by the US authorities over visa fraud and hiding her military credentials.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on July 23, 2021 PRC MofA 23 Jul 2021
- Department Statement on DJI Systems DoD 23 Jul 2021 -- The Department of Defense (DOD) position is that systems produced by Da Jiang Innovations (DJI) pose potential threats to national security. Existing DOD policy and practices associated with the use of these systems by U.S. government entities and forces working with U.S. military services remain unchanged contrary to any written reports not approved for release by the DOD.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson's Remarks on China's Decision to Impose Sanctions on Relevant US Individuals and Entity PRC MofA 23 Jul 2021
- US 'Undeterred' Over China Sanctions VOA 23 Jul 2021 -- The White House said Friday that it is "undeterred" by the latest sanctions announced by China targeting several U.S. citizens, which came days after Washington sanctioned seven Chinese officials over Beijing's crackdown in Hong Kong.
- China won't accept US 'position of strength' in Sherman's Tianjin visit: FM Global Times 23 Jul 2021 -- The US is not qualified to lecture China or interfere in Chinese affairs, nor is it qualified to say it deals with China from "a position of strength," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said at a press conference on Friday, referring to US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman's upcoming visit to China, as analysts noted that the results of her visit depend on US sincerity.
- Congressional Commission Asks Olympic Body to Postpone 2022 Beijing Winter Games Radio Free Asia 23 Jul 2021 -- A bipartisan Congressional committee on China has asked the president of the International Olympic Committee to postpone and relocate the 2022 Beijing Winter Games if China does not end its severe human rights abuses against Muslim Uyghurs in its Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
- Ten Hong Kong Democrats Plead Guilty to Tiananmen Vigil Charges Radio Free Asia 23 Jul 2021 -- Ten democratic politicians and activists have said they will plead guilty to 'illegal assembly' charges for attending a gathering marking the anniversary of the Tiananmen massacre in Hong Kong.
- Chinese President's Visit to Tibet Sends a Message to India, Experts Say Radio Free Asia 23 Jul 2021 -- The visit this week to Tibet by Chinese President Xi Jinping underscores China's concerns over security on the border with its southern neighbor India, where military clashes between the two countries took place last year, experts told RFA on Friday.
- Xi inspects Lhasa in Tibet People's Daily 23 Jul 2021 -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Thursday made an inspection tour of Lhasa, capital city of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.
- Xi visits Nyingchi in Tibet People's Daily 23 Jul 2021 -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, has visited the city of Nyingchi in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.
- Xi visits Tibet, first time in Party's, country's history Global Times 23 Jul 2021 -- President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, visited Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region from Wednesday to Friday for the 70th anniversary of Tibet's peaceful liberation, the first time in the history of the Party and the country, the Xinhua News Agency reported Friday.
- Flood-Hit Henan Struggles in Disaster Aftermath With More Rain Coming Radio Free Asia 23 Jul 2021 -- As flood-stricken residents of the central Chinese province of Henan scrambled to clean up following disastrous flooding in and around the provincial capital Zhengzhou, the meteorology bureau warned of more heavy rains brought in by Typhoon In-Fa, which is predicted to make landfall at the weekend.
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