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31 August 2021 - China Special Weapons News
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- China's COVID-19 vaccine boosts Cambodia's inoculation drive People's Daily 31 Aug 2021 -- A flight carrying a new batch of 2 million doses of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines arrived in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia on Tuesday, giving another boost to the kingdom's inoculation drive, a senior health official said.
- Hong Kong reports 2 new imported COVID-19 cases People's Daily 31 Aug 2021 -- Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection (CHP) reported two new imported cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, taking the total tally to 12,112.
- Over 2.05 bln doses of COVID-19 vaccines administered in China People's Daily 31 Aug 2021 -- More than 2.05 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered in China as of Monday, data from the National Health Commission showed Tuesday.
- Chinese mainland reports no new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 31 Aug 2021 -- The Chinese mainland on Monday reported no new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Tuesday.
- China urges US to scrap warrant on 'fentanyl trafficker,' provide more evidence Global Times 31 Aug 2021 -- The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Tuesday requested the US to stop offering a reward of $5 million for the arrest of a Chinese national described by the US as a transnational drug trafficker, as such a move undermines the foundation of bilateral anti-drug cooperation and obstructs future collaboration.
- New Chinese Law Requires Foreign Vessels to Report to Maritime Authorities When Entering Waters Sputnik 31 Aug 2021 -- China has long struggled to exert control over the large parts of the South China Sea it claims, including by erecting floating radar stations and dredging the seafloor to expand the waterway's tiny islands. However, so have several other nations, many of which claim the same islands and waters.
- China: US pullout from Afghanistan proves failure of American practices Press TV 31 Aug 2021 -- China says the US withdrawal from Afghanistan proves that America's arbitrary military interventions in and imposition of its values on other countries are failed practices.
- PLA Air Force becomes strategic, to display latest weapons, achievements at airshow Global Times 31 Aug 2021 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force will display its latest achievements that have transformed the Chinese military into a strategic force on its way to becoming world class, at the Airshow China 2021, the service announced on Tuesday, with military observers predicting that the "20 family" aircraft, namely the J-20 fighter jet, Y-20 large transport aircraft and Z-20 utility helicopter, will likely again be in the spotlight but with new surprises.
- PLA Macao Garrison completes 22nd troop rotation PLA Daily 31 Aug 2021 -- In accordance with the Law of the People's Republic of China on Garrisoning the Macao Special Administrative Region (Macao SAR) and under the order of the Central Military Commission (CMC), the PLA Macao Garrison on Monday morning completed the 22nd rotation of organic units since it began garrisoning Macao in 1999.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on August 31, 2021 PRC MofA 31 Aug 2021
- US Pens Deal for New Military Base in Micronesia in Latest Move to Keep China Out of Pacific Sputnik 31 Aug 2021 -- As the US pursues "great power competition" with China, Washington is on the hunt for new bases in the Pacific it can use to potentially get an upper hand in the fight. The latest site to be agreed upon is in the Federated States of Micronesia, a group of archipelagoes on the far side of the Philippine Sea from China.
- HK legal sector returns to rationality with election of pro-establishment Law Society president Global Times 31 Aug 2021 -- The election of the new pro-establishment president of the Law Society of Hong Kong has once again shown the pillar role of the national security law for Hong Kong in maintaining the region's order and stability, legal experts said Tuesday, suggesting a return to rationality in the region's legal community.
- China's Ruling Party Limits Underage Gamers to Three Hours' Play a Week Radio Free Asia 31 Aug 2021 -- Authorities in China are cracking down on widespread gaming among minors, limiting anyone under 18 to just three hours' online gaming per week, the country's press, publications, and gaming censor said in a statement.
- China's Central Government Moves to Take Back Leased Rural Land Radio Free Asia 31 Aug 2021 -- The ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is moving to strengthen central control over the country's land, setting up a scheme to allow farmers to be bought out of household responsibility leases set up in the post-Mao Zedong era and requiring the proceeds of land sales to be paid into central government coffers.
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