Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
13 August 2021 - China Special Weapons News
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- China proposes virus origins study in countries linked to animal infection and Wuhan wet market suppliers, rejects WHO's plan Global Times 13 Aug 2021 -- China rejects the WHO's next-phase origins-tracing work proposal as it is not based on the scientific evidence gathered from the first-phase study jointly conducted by Chinese and foreign experts in Wuhan, Central China's Hubei Province, earlier this year. The proposal was also made without full consultation with WHO member states, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Friday.
- Update: China rejects WHO's next-phase origins study based on non-scientific evidence, calls on US to 'open its door' Global Times 13 Aug 2021 -- South China's Guangdong Province penalized 20 local officials on Thursday for dereliction of duty in dealing with the local COVID-19 outbreak in May and June, making it the latest province to punish officials for their poor performance in the coronavirus fight, which is seen as an important part of China's dynamic and flexible epidemic prevention and control strategy that has proven effective in the country's fight against the virus.
- China penalizes 70 derelict officials amid Delta resurgence Global Times 13 Aug 2021 -- South China's Guangdong Province penalized 20 local officials on Thursday for dereliction of duty in dealing with the local COVID-19 outbreak in May and June, making it the latest province to punish officials for their poor performance in the coronavirus fight, which is seen as an important part of China's dynamic and flexible epidemic prevention and control strategy that has proven effective in the country's fight against the virus. Besides Guangdong, about 50 officials were punished in places which saw flare-ups connected to the Delta variant, including Nanjing, Yangzhou and Zhengzhou — the highest amount and most intense handling after Hubei in 2020.
- Ravaging Delta variant complicates China's control, highlights need of dynamic zero-case Global Times 13 Aug 2021 -- China on Friday reported 47 new domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases and 52 imported cases, which is the first time the latter exceeds the former since the latest Delta variant-related resurgence.
- Half of China's population fully vaccinated as focus turns to teenagers Global Times 13 Aug 2021 -- More than 777 million Chinese - more than half of the Chinese population - have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, the National Health Commission (NHC) reported in its latest progress update released on Friday.
- China at "low risk" of developing large-scale COVID-19 outbreak: official People's Daily 13 Aug 2021 -- China is at a "low risk" of developing a nationwide, large-scale COVID-19 outbreak, as the recent resurgence of the epidemic since late July has been generally under control, a health official said on Friday.
- China steps up punishment for breaching COVID-19 prevention measures People's Daily 13 Aug 2021 -- China's public security organs are stepping up the investigation and punishment of actions that undermine the country's COVID-19 control and prevention efforts, the Ministry of Public Security said on Friday.
- Over 777 mln people in China complete COVID-19 vaccination People's Daily 13 Aug 2021 -- More than 777 million people in China had completed COVID-19 vaccination by Thursday, a health official said Friday.
- Chinese mainland reports 47 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 13 Aug 2021 -- The Chinese mainland on Thursday reported 47 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, including 26 in Jiangsu Province, 14 in Henan, four in Hubei, two in Hunan and one in Yunnan, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Friday.
- China rejects WHO call for further coronavirus origins probe Press TV 13 Aug 2021 -- China has rejected the World Health Organization (WHO)'s calls for a new probe into the origins of the coronavirus, saying it supports "scientific" over "political" efforts to find out how the virus started.
- Vietnam's COVID-19 epicenter starts applying Sinopharm vaccine among local citizens People's Daily 13 Aug 2021 -- Southern Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), the country's current COVID-19 epicenter, on Friday started administering China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine among its Vietnamese citizens.
- Malaysia orders additional batch of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines People's Daily 13 Aug 2021 -- The Malaysian government has ordered an additional batch of COVID-19 vaccines from Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinovac, Malaysian pharmaceutical company Pharmaniaga said on Thursday.
- Philippines receives more Sinovac vaccines from China People's Daily 13 Aug 2021 -- China delivered an additional batch of Sinovac CoronaVac vaccines to the Philippines on Thursday to support the Southeast Asian country's inoculation campaign against the COVID-19 pandemic.
- First batch of Chinese COVID-19 vaccine through COVAX facility handed over to Pakistan People's Daily 13 Aug 2021 -- The first batch of COVID-19 vaccine that China provided to the COVAX facility was officially handed over to Pakistan during a ceremony held here on Thursday.
- Cambodian Dam Project Ignored Economic, Social, Cultural Rights, Report Says Radio Free Asia 13 Aug 2021 -- A China-financed hydropower project in Cambodia's northeast has uprooted thousands of local indigenous and ethnic minority people since its completion in 2018, and the developer and the Cambodian government ignored their ethical responsibilities to facilitate its completion, Human Rights Watch said in a report this week.
- China, Russia joint drills conclude with live-fire anti-terrorism operation featuring J-20 Global Times 13 Aug 2021 -- China and Russia on Friday wrapped up the five-day Zapad/Interaction-2021 joint strategic exercises in Northwest China with the live-fire phase featuring some of the most advanced weapons in the world and strong, saturation firepower that analysts said would be overwhelming to any enemy.
- China-Russia joint exercise ZAPAD/INTERACTION-2021 wraps up PLA Daily 13 Aug 2021 -- The China-Russia joint exercise ZAPAD/INTERACTION-2021 (Xibu Unity-2021) wrapped up at the combined-arms tactical training base of the PLA Army in Qingtongxia City of West China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region on Friday. General Wei Fenghe, Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister, observed the live-fire drill, held a bilateral talk and witnessed the signing of cooperation paper with Russian Defense Minister General Sergei Shoigu .
- Russian Defence Minister notes the coordination of actions of the Russian and Chinese military personnel in Sibu/Interaction 2021 exercise PLA Daily 13 Aug 2021 -- Russian Defence Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu praised the joint actions of Russian and Chinese military personnel during Sibu/Interaction 2021 exercise, the active phase of which took place today in the PRC at the Qintongxia training ground.
- Russia and China increasing the interaction of their armed forces on land, in the air and at sea PLA Daily 13 Aug 2021 -- After the active phase of Sibu/Interaction 2021 exercise at a meeting of the heads of the military departments of Russia and China, the Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation, General of the Army Sergei Shoigu, said that building up cooperation between the Russian and Chinese armed forces on land, in the air and at sea is an important area of military activity. departments of the two countries.
- Exercise ZAPAD/INTERACTION-2021: Live-fire drill kicks off PLA Daily 13 Aug 2021 -- The live-fire drill of joint exercise ZAPAD/INTERACTION-2021 kicked off at the combined-arms tactical training base of the PLA Army in Qingtongxia City of West China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, on August 13.
- Russian commander: Chinese and Russian militaries reach new height in coordinated operations PLA Daily 13 Aug 2021 -- The first-phase joint planning drill of the exercise ZAPAD/INTERACTION-2021 has been successfully wrapped up. Lieutenant-General Mikhail Nosulev, the deputy commander of Russia's Eastern Military District and deputy commander of the exercise's joint command, said that the Chinese and Russian armed forces have reached a new height in coordinated operations through the exercise, and demonstrated their military professionalism and strong determination in combating international terrorism.
- 'We Must Try Our Best to Reduce the Troubles,' Says China's New Envoy to US Radio Free Asia 13 Aug 2021 -- China's new ambassador to the United States, Qin Gang, met with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman in Washington Thursday, in the first senior diplomatic meeting between China and the U.S. since Qin took up his post in the U.S. capital in July. Qin, 55, had served as vice-minister of foreign affairs since 2018, and from 2011-14, was spokesman for China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Rita Cheng of RFA's Mandarin Service spoke briefly to Qin after his meeting with Sherman, which comes amid the highest level of friction between Beijing and Washington in decades. He said he reiterated China's longstanding positions on Taiwan, a self-governing island over which China claims sovereignty.
- Ambassador states China's position to Sherman at meeting with rare 'eased atmosphere,' but courtesy 'no back down' on issues of principle Global Times 13 Aug 2021 -- Chinese Ambassador to the US Qin Gang on Thursday met with US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman in Washington, amid the most eased of atmospheres for an official meeting in the past couple of years, especially compared with the bilateral talks in Alaska and Tianjin, highlighting the importance of managing differences.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying's Remarks on the US and EU's Wanton Comments on China's Recall of Its Ambassador to Lithuania PRC MofA 13 Aug 2021
- Pro-China Media Keeps up Attacks on Hong Kong Civil Society Radio Free Asia 13 Aug 2021 -- Authorities in Hong Kong on Friday kept up their crackdown on the city's civil society, with march organizers the Civil Human Rights Front the latest in the firing line under a draconian national security law imposed by the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
- China opposes any force using terrorism to seek geopolitical gains, Chinese FM says after Pakistan blames India, Afghanistan for Dasu terror attack Global Times 13 Aug 2021 -- China and Pakistan will keep strengthening security cooperation mechanisms to ensure the safety of Chinese projects, citizens and institutions in Pakistan and China firmly opposes any force using terrorism to seek geopolitical gains, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said after Pakistan announced Indian and Afghan intelligence agencies are apparently involved in the Dasu terrorist attack that killed nine Chinese nationals on July 14.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying's Remarks on the Pakistani Government's Release of the Progress in the Investigation of the Dasu Terrorist Attack PRC MofA 13 Aug 2021
- China's Tutoring Ban Could Bring Millions of Job Losses Radio Free Asia 13 Aug 2021 -- Private tutoring companies in China are already laying off thousands of staff following a ban on out-of-school tutoring by the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
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