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08 September 2021 - China Special Weapons News
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- Nearly 2.12 bln doses of COVID-19 vaccines administered in China People's Daily 08 Sep 2021 -- Nearly 2.12 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered in China as of Tuesday, data from the National Health Commission showed Wednesday.
- Chinese mainland reports 19 new imported COVID-19 cases People's Daily 08 Sep 2021 -- Tuesday saw 19 imported COVID-19 cases newly reported on the Chinese mainland, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Wednesday.
- Clinical trials underway on all China-developed COVID-19 vaccines People's Daily 08 Sep 2021 -- All of the COVID-19 vaccines developed by China, including both those currently in use and those pending approval, have now embarked on clinical trials, a Chinese health official said at a press conference Tuesday.
- China reduces COVID-19 medium-risk areas to three People's Daily 08 Sep 2021 -- China had reduced the number of COVID-19 medium-risk areas to three as of Monday, since it cleared all high-risk areas in late August, a health official said Tuesday.
- Chinese official calls for confidence in COVID-19 vaccines, faster vaccination People's Daily 08 Sep 2021 -- Research data and facts on the ground indicated that domestic and overseas uses of vaccines were effective in COVID-19 control and prevention, a Chinese official said Tuesday, calling on people to maintain confidence in vaccines and get vaccinated as soon as possible.
- Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group enters South China Sea, upholds Freedom of Seas, commitments to Allies and Partners US Navy 08 Sep 2021 -- The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group (VINCSG) is operating in the South China Sea for the first time during the group's 2021 deployment.
- 7th Fleet Conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation US Navy 08 Sep 2021 -- On Sept. 8, USS Benfold (DDG 65) asserted navigational rights and freedoms in the Spratly Islands, consistent with international law. This freedom of navigation operation ("FONOP") upheld the rights, freedoms, and lawful uses of the sea. USS Benfold demonstrated that Mischief Reef, a low-tide elevation in its natural state, is not entitled to a territorial sea under international law.
- PLA on alert amid US' provocative destroyer, carrier activities in South China Sea Global Times 08 Sep 2021 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Southern Theater Command on Wednesday vowed to stay on high alert and safeguard China's sovereignty and security, and protect peace and stability in the South China Sea, after it warned off a US destroyer that trespassed into Chinese sovereign waters in the region on the day, a few days after a US aircraft carrier entered the region for a provocative deployment.
- US destroyer warned off after trespassing into areas adjacent to China's Meiji reef in South China Sea: military spokesperson Global Times 08 Sep 2021 -- On Wednesday, the US guided missile destroyer USS Benfold trespassed into areas adjacent to the Meiji reef in the South China Sea without China's permission, and the naval and aerial forces of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Southern Theater Command conducted whole-process tracking and monitoring of the US destroyer and warned it off, said a PLA Southern Theater Command spokesperson in a written statement.
- Chinese military warns off US warship trespassing into China's territorial waters PLA Daily 08 Sep 2021 -- The US guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold trespassed into waters off the Meiji Reef, China's Nansha Islands in the South China Sea on September 8 without Chinese government's permission. The naval and air forces of the Southern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) conducted whole-process tracking and monitoring and warned off the US destroyer, a military spokesperson said in a written statement Thursday.
- China warns off US warship sailing close to Spratly islands Press TV 08 Sep 2021 -- China's army forces have "warned off" a US destroyer from the South China Sea, describing Washington as the "biggest destroyer of peace" in the region.
- China's pledge of $31m worth of food, supplies, vaccines to Afghanistan 'essential for anti-terrorism, poverty fight' Global Times 08 Sep 2021 -- China will provide Afghanistan 200 million yuan ($31 million) worth of grains, winter supplies, vaccines and medicines in line with the needs of the Afghan people, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said during a meeting with his counterparts from Afghanistan neighboring countries on Wednesday, one day after the Afghan Taliban announced a new interim government.
- China to provide emergency aid of 200m yuan, including food, 3 million vaccines to Afghanistan Global Times 08 Sep 2021 -- China and all other five Afghanistan's neighboring countries will work together in handling new challenges caused by the US' hasty pullout from Afghanistan and the latest situation in the country, with China announcing an emergency humanitarian aids including foods, medicines and COVID-19 vaccines on Wednesday after the Afghan Taliban on Tuesday announced key members of its new interim government.
- Chinese firms plan Afghan platform to examine opportunities and pitfalls of investment Global Times 08 Sep 2021 -- Chinese business representatives in Afghanistan are to establish an industry platform for investment promotion after the Taliban announced the formation of an interim government on Tuesday.
- China to maintain communication with new Afghan government Press TV 08 Sep 2021 -- China has expressed readiness to maintain communication with the leaders of the new interim government in Afghanistan, calling its establishment a "necessary step" in restoring order to the war-ravaged country.
- China Ready to Communicate With New Afghan Gov't and Its Leader, Foreign Ministry Says Sputnik 08 Sep 2021 -- President Joe Biden earlier stated that China will have issues dealing with the Taliban* following the complete withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan.
- One-China principle underlined over Taiwan participation in regional economic cooperation People's Daily 08 Sep 2021 -- The Taiwan region's participation in regional economic cooperation must be handled in accordance with the one-China principle, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday.
- DPP authority overestimates its strength: mainland spokesperson People's Daily 08 Sep 2021 -- Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authority overestimated its strength and attempted to make provocations internationally, a Chinese mainland spokesperson said Tuesday.
- UK sends 'less-capable' warships to Asia-Pacific, 'no threat to PLA' Global Times 08 Sep 2021 -- With two offshore patrol vessels setting out from a UK naval base on Tuesday, the country reportedly started to permanently station its warships in the Asia-Pacific region, at a time when the US is rallying its allies to the region in an attempt to confront and contain China.
- Chinese peacekeeping engineers to South Sudan (Wau) complete construction tasks PLA Daily 08 Sep 2021 -- The 11th Chinese peacekeeping engineering contingent to South Sudan (Wau) completed the road construction for the main supply line from Wau to Aweil and repair of the defense facilities of Aweil Super Camp on September 6, local time.
- 56 counterfeiting dens wiped out in military-police joint actions PLA Daily 08 Sep 2021 -- Since January 2021, a one-year-long nationwide special operation aiming to crack down military-related counterfeiting crimes has been jointly conducted by the Politics and Law Commission of the Central Military Commission (CMC), and the Criminal Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security (MPS), in a bid to effectively crack down on military-related counterfeiting crimes.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on September 8, 2021 PRC MofA 08 Sep 2021
- HK police vows action as HK Alliance refuses to hand in requested information Global Times 08 Sep 2021 -- The radical opposition group, Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China (known as Hong Kong Alliance), was criticized for not abiding by laws after declining the Hong Kong police's request for more information on its possible status as a foreign agent. And the Hong Kong police chief said on Tuesday that such moves would lead to swift and effective action from the police.
- Hong Kong district councilors refusing to take oath to be disqualified: Carrie Lam People's Daily 08 Sep 2021 -- Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam Tuesday said district councilors who refuse to attend the oath-taking ceremony will be disqualified.
- Hong Kong police arrest 4 members of anti-China group People's Daily 08 Sep 2021 -- The Hong Kong police on Wednesday arrested four people on suspicion of breaching the national security law in Hong Kong.
- Hong Kong Police Arrest Key Members of Tiananmen Vigil Organizing Group Radio Free Asia 08 Sep 2021 -- Police in Hong Kong on Wednesday arrested key members of a group that once organized an annual candlelight vigil for the victims of the June 4, 1989 massacre in Beijing, the group said.
- Hong Kong Police Arrest Organizers of Annual Tiananmen Square Vigils VOA 08 Sep 2021 -- Four members of a Hong Kong group that organizes the annual observances of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown were arrested Wednesday after refusing to cooperate with a police investigation into its activities.
- China announces stronger punishment for bribers, may 'blacklist' them in market access Global Times 08 Sep 2021 -- China is strengthening punishment on bribers, with measures including establishing a "blacklist" and holding such people legally responsible, said the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in a document published on Wednesday, a move that experts said will add to China's progress in the anti-graft campaign.
- Ai Weiwei: Swiss Banks Said They Would Shut Down My Accounts Radio Free Asia 08 Sep 2021 -- Credit Suisse has said it will shut down a Swiss bank account belonging to dissident artist Ai Weiwei's foundation, citing his "criminal record" in China, although he has never been convicted of a crime, according to Ai.
- Chinese Investments in Laos Soar, but Little Wealth is Spread Radio Free Asia 08 Sep 2021 -- China's investment in Laos has climbed since 1989 to a cumulative $16 billion, but little of this money has benefited ordinary citizens, while the negative impact from Chinese development projects isn't being counted accurately, Lao sources say.
- China's Maoists Mark Death of Great Helmsman With Tributes, Street Events Radio Free Asia 08 Sep 2021 -- State-run mainstream media in China appeared to have ignored the 45th anniversary of the death of late supreme leader Mao Zedong this week, although leftist websites ran tributes to the "Great Helmsman."
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