Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
10 September 2021 - China Special Weapons News
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- Sinovac launches world's 1st phase-III clinical trials in S. Africa for COVID-19 vaccines for groups aged 6 months to 17 years Global Times 10 Sep 2021 -- The world's first phase-III clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccines available for children aged as young as 6 months have been launched in South Africa, Chinese biopharmaceutical firm Sinovac together and partner South Africa-based Numolux Group announced on Friday.
- China to donate additional 100m COVID-19 vaccines to developing countries by end of year: Xi Global Times 10 Sep 2021 -- To date, China has provided more than one billion doses of finished and bulk vaccines to over 100 countries and international organizations, and will strive to provide a total of two billion doses by the end of this year, Chinese President Xi Jinping said at the 13th BRICS Summit on Thursday, adding that China will donate an additional 100 million doses of vaccines to fellow developing countries within this year on top of the $100 million donation to COVAX.
- Nearly 2.13 bln doses of COVID-19 vaccines administered in China People's Daily 10 Sep 2021 -- Nearly 2.13 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered in China as of Thursday, data from the National Health Commission showed Friday.
- Chinese mainland reports 17 new imported COVID-19 cases People's Daily 10 Sep 2021 -- The Chinese mainland on Thursday reported 17 imported COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Friday.
- Taliban Tells China No Sign of Banned Uyghur Outfit in Afghanistan Radio Free Asia 10 Sep 2021 -- A shadowy Uyghur Islamic group that China has used as justification for increasingly harsh rule over the Muslim ethnic minority in its far-western Xinjiang region is not present in Afghanistan and won't be allowed to return, a Taliban spokesman told Chinese state media.
- China hopes Afghan Taliban fulfills counter-terrorism promises on ETIM: FM Global Times 10 Sep 2021 -- China hopes the Afghan Taliban will fulfill its promises, break off from terrorist organizations, including the East Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM) and take effective actions to firmly crack down on it, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said at a press conference on Friday in response to the Taliban spokesperson's comments that ETIM has no place in Afghanistan in an exclusive interview with the Global Times.
- China Announces $31 Million Aid Package for Afghanistan VOA 10 Sep 2021 -- China on Wednesday announced a $31 million aid package for Afghanistan, in what appears to be one of the first new foreign aid pledges for the Taliban-ruled country.
- China Scrambles Its J-16, Su-30 Fighter Jets to Repel US Spy Plane P-8 Near Taiwan - Video Sputnik 10 Sep 2021 -- Taiwan has been governed independently from mainland China since 1949. Beijing has urged the US to stop fuelling tensions in the region while interacting with Taiwan. On Friday, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said that the Taiwan question is the most important and sensitive issue in China-US relations.
- China, UK to enhance military cooperation PLA Daily 10 Sep 2021 -- General Li Zuocheng, member of China's Central Military Commission (CMC) and chief of the Joint Staff Department under the CMC, took a video call from General Sir Nick Carter, UK's Chief of the Defence Staff, on September 10.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on September 10, 2021 PRC MofA 10 Sep 2021
- US' China policy causes serious difficulties in bilateral ties, Xi says to Biden over phone Global Times 10 Sep 2021 -- The US' China policy has resulted in serious difficulties in bilateral relations and runs counter to the fundamental interests of the peoples in the two countries and the common interests of all countries, Chinese President Xi Jinping said to US President Joe Biden on Friday over the phone, in the first call in seven months since February and days after the Taliban announced an interim government following the US' pull-out from Afghanistan.
- Xi-Biden phone call positive sign amid fraught ties; signals growing US anxiety to seek China's help Global Times 10 Sep 2021 -- US should take actions to respect China's basic interests, discard illusions of suppressing China while asking for cooperation
- US President Biden, Xi Jinping Speak by Phone, With Beijing Saying US 'Needs Cooperation' Radio Free Asia 10 Sep 2021 -- U.S. President Joe Biden and China's President Xi Jinping spoke in a phone conversation Thursday described by the White House as part of an effort to manage competition between the two powers, while Beijing on Friday called the outreach driven by American "anxiety" and need for Chinese cooperation on a range of global issues.
- One HK district councilor removed, seven in question after first oath-taking ceremony since new rules Global Times 10 Sep 2021 -- A district councilor in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) was immediately disqualified after failing to attend an oath-taking ceremony on Friday, while seven district councilors' oath-taking remain questionable following the first of four planned ceremonies after the city strengthened oath-taking requirements in May.
- Hong Kong Alliance taken to court, a bail application denied Global Times 10 Sep 2021 -- The case in which the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China (Hong Kong Alliance) and its three chairs were charged with incitement to subvert state power was presented before a court in Hong Kong on Friday.
- HKSAR security chief vows to ensure elections smoothly held in Hong Kong People's Daily 10 Sep 2021 -- Chris Tang, secretary for security of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government, said on Thursday that the security bureau and all disciplined services will strive to ensure that the three upcoming major elections in Hong Kong will be conducted in a safe environment of social stability.
- Tiananmen Vigil Organizers Denied Bail As Rights Groups, U.K. Slam Subversion Charges Radio Free Asia 10 Sep 2021 -- A court in Hong Kong on Friday denied bail to one of the organizers of a now-banned candlelight vigil for the victims of the June 4, 1989 Tiananmen massacre, amid an international outcry at subversion charges laid against three of its key members.
- Veteran Chinese Democracy Activist Stands Trial For 'Subversion' Over Articles Radio Free Asia 10 Sep 2021 -- A court in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangsu has tried Guo Quan, a former professor from Nanjing Normal University, for "incitement to subvert state power" after he criticized the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s response to the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic in Wuhan.
- Beijing Blasts 'Uyghur Tribunal' Investigating Human Rights in Xinjiang VOA 10 Sep 2021 -- China is criticizing a process called the "Uyghur Tribunal," a quasi-judicial effort by opponents of the Chinese government's treatment of Uyghurs and other Muslim ethnic minorities designed to publicize evidence of alleged human rights abuses.
- China Opens Rail Line, Trade Route to Indian Ocean Through Myanmar VOA 10 Sep 2021 -- China last month inaugurated a new trade route via ship, road and rail running through Myanmar in keeping with Beijing's dogged building spree across the Southeast Asian country to reach the Indian Ocean and points west.
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