28 July 2021 - China Special Weapons News

More places enhance steps amid new Nanjing outbreak Global Times 28 Jul 2021 -- The COVID-19 outbreak in Nanjing, capital of East China's Jiangsu Province, continues to escalate at an unpredicted speed due to the high population flow of the airport and the strong transmission capacity of the Delta variant.
Over 1.58 bln doses of COVID-19 vaccines administered in China People's Daily 28 Jul 2021 -- More than 1.58 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered in China by Tuesday, the National Health Commission said Wednesday.
Chinese mainland reports 55 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 28 Jul 2021 -- The Chinese mainland on Tuesday reported 55 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, including 48 in Jiangsu Province, three in Sichuan and two each in Liaoning and Yunnan, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Wednesday.
Sri Lanka receives largest COVID-19 vaccine donation from China People's Daily 28 Jul 2021 -- Sri Lanka on Tuesday received the largest COVID-19 vaccine donation from China which arrived here on board two chartered Sri Lankan Airlines flights, the Chinese Embassy to Sri Lanka said in a statement.

China Urges Afghan Taliban to Cut Ties with All Terrorists VOA 28 Jul 2021 -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi reportedly pressed the leaders of Afghanistan's insurgent Taliban group Wednesday to "make a clean break" from all terrorists, including the anti-China East Turkistan Islamic Movement, or ETIM, during a meeting he hosted.
China Vows to Support 'Pivotal' Taliban Forces in Afghanistan, Demands it Cut Ties With ETIM Sputnik 28 Jul 2021 -- As the United States and coalition forces are set to fully withdraw troops by September, the Taliban* has been taking districts and border crossings around the country in a flurry of offensives against the Kabul government's troops, triggering security concerns in China, which shares a border with the war-ravaged nation.
Taliban Says Delegation In China For Talks With Beijing Officials RFE/RL Gandhara 28 Jul 2021 -- The Taliban says a nine-member delegation led by Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the co-founder of the militant group, has held talks with Chinese officials in Beijing.
Top-level Taliban delegation visits China, 'offers assurances' Press TV 28 Jul 2021 -- A top-level Taliban delegation visiting China has assured Beijing that Afghanistan will never be used as a base against the security of any other nation, the militant group says.

7th Fleet Destroyer Transits Taiwan Strait US Navy 28 Jul 2021 -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit July 28 (local time) through international waters in accordance with international law.
US Guided Missile Destroyer Benfold Transits Taiwan Strait Sputnik 28 Jul 2021 -- A US guided missile destroyer transited the Taiwan Strait in accordance with international law, the US 7th Fleet announced on Wednesday.
U.S. official opposes unilateral changes in cross-Strait status quo CNA 28 Jul 2021 -- The United States' secretary of defense has reaffirmed Washington's commitment to help Taiwan defend itself against a potential Chinese invasion and its opposition to a "unilateral change" to the cross-Taiwan Strait status quo.
Separatist forces advocating "Taiwan independence" doomed to fail: spokesperson People's Daily 28 Jul 2021 -- A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Wednesday said that the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authority and separatist forces seeking "Taiwan independence" are doomed to fail if they dare to provoke.

Blinken Meets Tibet Exile Government Representative in India Radio Free Asia 28 Jul 2021 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken held a meeting with a representative of Tibet's exile government in New Delhi, India Wednesday, a move that Tibet analysts said showed Washington's commitment to supporting Tibetan rights in the face of harsh Chinese rule.

China, Russia vow to cement cooperation as defense ministers meet in Dushanbe PLA Daily 28 Jul 2021 -- On July 28, Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister Wei Fenghe held talks with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Both of them are attending the Defense Ministers' Meeting of the SCO Member States.
New group of Chinese peacekeepers leaves for Lebanon PLA Daily 28 Jul 2021 -- A new group of 205 Chinese peacekeepers headed for Lebanon on Wednesday for a yearlong peacekeeping mission.
Chinese media rebuff new US concerns over nuclear weapons Press TV 28 Jul 2021 -- Chinese media have rebuffed concerns by US officials over a recent report which calls into question Beijing's commitment to its "minimum deterrence" strategy and accused the Asian-Pacific country of expanding its nuclear capabilities.

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on July 28, 2021 PRC MofA 28 Jul 2021

Biden Warns That Cyberattacks Could Lead To 'A Real Shooting War' RFE/RL 28 Jul 2021 -- President Joe Biden warned that a major cyberattack on the United States could lead to an actual "shooting war," in comments that mentioned Russia and China as threats to U.S. national security.
CSAF signs charter for China Aerospace Studies Institute US Air Force 28 Jul 2021 -- Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. recently signed the charter for the Air Force's China Aerospace Studies Institute, signaling the service's intent to focus education, awareness and understanding more heavily on China's growing military threat.

China Used Vaccines, Trade To Get Ukraine To Drop Support For Xinjiang Scrutiny RFE/RL 28 Jul 2021 -- Ukraine succumbed to Chinese pressure to remove its name from an international statement about human rights abuses in China's western Xinjiang region by threatening to limit trade and withhold access to COVID-19 vaccines, Ukrainian officials and lawmakers with knowledge of the issue told RFE/RL.

Man found guilty of secession, terrorism in Hong Kong People's Daily 28 Jul 2021 -- A man was convicted of inciting others to commit secession and engaging in terrorist activities on Tuesday in Hong Kong.
1st person convicted under HK National Security Law People's Daily 28 Jul 2021 -- In the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region's first conviction under the National Security Law for Hong Kong, the city's High Court found on Tuesday that a motorcyclist who rammed police officers was guilty of terrorism and incitement to secession.
Hong Kong Markets Battered as Foreign Investor Confidence Wavers Radio Free Asia 28 Jul 2021 -- Shares in major Chinese companies have sustained major losses in Hong Kong recent days following regulatory changes by the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) affecting online food delivery and e-commerce platforms, as well as the private education sector.

China's WeChat Suspends New User Registrations Amid Tech Crackdown Radio Free Asia 28 Jul 2021 -- Chinese social media platform WeChat has suspended new user registrations pending a security upgrade, its parent company Tencent said.

Court in China's Hebei Jails Agricultural Magnate Sun Dawu For 18 Years Radio Free Asia 28 Jul 2021 -- A court in the northern province of Hebei on Wednesday handed down an 18-year jail term to an agricultural billionaire who aided China's embattled human rights lawyers.

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