Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
28 August 2021 - China Special Weapons News
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- Over 2.01 bln doses of COVID-19 vaccines administered in China People's Daily 28 Aug 2021 -- Over 2.01 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered in China as of Friday, data from the National Health Commission showed Saturday.
- China's Zhengzhou clears all COVID-19 medium-, high-risk areas People's Daily 28 Aug 2021 -- Central China's Zhengzhou city cleared all its medium- and high-risk areas for COVID-19 on Saturday, with closed-management measures in affected areas lifted, reported the city authorities.
- Chinese mainland reports 1 new locally transmitted COVID-19 case People's Daily 28 Aug 2021 -- The Chinese mainland on Friday reported one new locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 case in Yunnan Province, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Saturday.
- Chile receives new shipment of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines People's Daily 28 Aug 2021 -- Chile received a new shipment of COVID-19 vaccines from the Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinovac on Friday.
- South Sudan set to receive 100,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccines from China People's Daily 28 Aug 2021 -- South Sudan said Friday it is expecting 100,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccines from China to help in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Uganda to receive 300,000 more doses of COVID-19 vaccine from China People's Daily 28 Aug 2021 -- Uganda's vice-president Jessica Alupo has said that the east African country is set to receive some 300,000 more doses of COVID-19 vaccine from China.
- PLA on alert, holds drills amid US Taiwan Straits transit of US warships Global Times 28 Aug 2021 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) stayed on high alert and closely monitored two US warships as the latter sailed through the Taiwan Straits on Friday, with the PLA also holding multiple military exercises on both sides of the Straits on the same day.
- U.S. Navy, Coast Guard ships sail through Taiwan Strait, 8th transit under Biden CNA 28 Aug 2021 -- A U.S. Navy ship and a Coast Guard vessel sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Friday, making the eighth transit under the Biden Administration after the president took office in January.
- China condemns US as warships transit Taiwan Straits PLA Daily 28 Aug 2021 -- Sri Lanka's Defense authorities on Saturday received a batch of 300,000 doses of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine, donated by the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China.
- PLA sends warships and fighters to conduct joint patrol and training in East China Sea PLA Daily 28 Aug 2021 -- On August 27, the Eastern Theater Command (ETC) of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) sent forces from multiple services including warships, fighter bombers and fighter jets to conduct a joint alert patrol in the sea and airspace over the East China Sea and also to carry out drills on joint air-sea assault and so on, said Army Senior Colonel Shi Yi, spokesperson for the PLA ETC, in a written statement on Saturday.
- Pentagon: China will soon surpass Russia as top nuclear threat Press TV 28 Aug 2021 -- A senior US military official says China will soon surpass Russia as the top nuclear threat to the United States, warning that the two nuclear powers have no mechanisms to avoid miscommunication.
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