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15 September 2021 - China Special Weapons News
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- Fujian reports 50 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, schools and tourist spots shut down Global Times 15 Sep 2021 -- Fujian has recorded 152 cases in five days. The province has phased in a stricter epidemic prevention and control measures now, as multiple cities suspended schools and sped up mass testing for COVID-19.
- 91% of Chinese students aged 12-17 have received two COVID-19 vaccine doses Global Times 15 Sep 2021 -- About 91 percent of students aged 12 to 17 have received two doses of COVID19 vaccines in China, said a notice from China's Ministry of Education (MOE) on Wednesday.
- Mainland and Macao residents eligible for quarantine-free travel to HK as coronavirus-cut communication resumes Global Times 15 Sep 2021 -- The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government further expanded programs to facilitate mainland residents to travel to Hong Kong, a move welcomed by both Hongkongers and residents in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, who also called for travel restrictions to ease further to stimulate Hong Kong economy.
- Hong Kong reports one new imported COVID-19 case People's Daily 15 Sep 2021 -- Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection (CHP) reported one new imported case of COVID-19 on Wednesday, taking the total tally of confirmed infections in Hong Kong to 12,149.
- Nearly 2.16 bln doses of COVID-19 vaccines administered in China People's Daily 15 Sep 2021 -- Nearly 2.16 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered in China as of Tuesday, data from the National Health Commission showed Wednesday.
- China updates mass testing protocol to better cope with Delta variant People's Daily 15 Sep 2021 -- China has updated its protocol on mass testing to better respond to possible COVID-19 resurgence caused by the highly transmissible Delta variant.
- Chinese mainland reports 50 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 15 Sep 2021 -- The Chinese mainland on Tuesday reported 50 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, all in Fujian Province, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Wednesday.
- Indonesia Sends Navy Ship to Tail Chinese Survey Ship, Data Show Radio Free Asia 15 Sep 2021 -- Indonesia has dispatched one of its naval ships close to a Chinese survey vessel that is operating in its exclusive economic zone, BenarNews has learnt.
- Japan's massive drills intend to challenge China's sovereignty militarily Global Times 15 Sep 2021 -- The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) on Wednesday started nationwide exercises involving all units for the first time in nearly 30 years in an attempt to boost deterrence and strengthen its capabilities. Japanese media said such a massive move is to deal with "China's ramped-up regional assertiveness." But Chinese experts noted that Japan is trying to display its hard power to serve the US Indo-Pacific strategy to contain China militarily.
- Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks at the four-party meeting with the ministers of foreign affairs of the People's Republic of China, Pakistan, and representatives from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran on the sidelines of the SCO Heads of State Council meeting in Dushanbe, September 16, 2021 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 16 Sep 2021
- Quad summit will see limited concrete outcomes as US, Japan, India, Australia are 'four ward mates with different illnesses': experts Global Times 15 Sep 2021 -- The US is reorganizing its allies and partners to fix its image as "the leader" when it found increasing difficulties worldwide such as the Afghan issue, climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Quad summit next week is another try made by US President Joe Biden, but Chinese experts said on Tuesday that the summit will make no big change on its hostility against China though the statement released by the White House about the summit didn't mention China.
- Fanning flames: Taiwan's DPP authority to send trade delegation to Lithuania, Czech, Slovakia Global Times 15 Sep 2021 -- The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities on the island of Taiwan is scheduled to send a 65-person economic and trade delegation to Lithuania, Czech and Slovakia in October to "show ties between democratic friends," an obvious provocation and an attempt to "fan the flames" amid the current spat between Chinese mainland and Lithuania.
- S.Korea hopes China to play constructive role in Korean Peninsula issue, Moon Jae-in tells Wang Yi Global Times 15 Sep 2021 -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in said South Korea hopes China will continue to play a constructive role in Korean Peninsula issue when he met with visiting Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Wednesday.
- PLA flotilla returns from far sea voyage, breaks island chains Global Times 15 Sep 2021 -- A naval flotilla belonging to the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) that crossed multiple strategic sea lanes near Japan and sailed near US waters since August has reportedly returned to the East China Sea recently, displaying the PLA Navy's strong far sea capabilities that can break the so-called island chains that the US hoped to contain China, observers said on Wednesday.
- China shows off defense diplomacy with multinational peacekeeping exercise Press TV 15 Sep 2021 -- China has highlighted its role in United Nations peacekeeping operations by hosting multinational exercises called "Shared Destiny 2021."
- China, Singapore hold eighth defense policy dialogue PLA Daily 15 Sep 2021 -- Lieutenant General Shao Yuanming, vice chief of the Joint Staff Department under China's Central Military Commission (CMC) and Chan Heng Kee, permanent secretary of Singapore's Ministry of Defense, co-chaired the eighth China-Singapore Defense Policy Dialogue (DPD) between the defense ministries of the two countries via video link on September 14.
- Int'l peacekeeping drill concludes in central China PLA Daily 15 Sep 2021 -- "Shared Destiny-2021," a multinational peacekeeping live exercise organized by the Chinese military, concluded at a training base in Queshan County of central China's Henan Province on Wednesday.
- SCO "Peace Mission-2021" joint exercise kicks off first in-situ joint training PLA Daily 15 Sep 2021 -- The "Peace Mission-2021" joint anti-terrorism military exercise of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) kicked off on September 14, local time. The Chinese participating troops and their counterparts jointly implemented the first in-situ joint training on the same day.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on September 15, 2021 PRC MofA 15 Sep 2021
- China, US Tug-of-War Tightens as Both Try to Cement Friendships around Asia VOA 15 Sep 2021 -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's Asia tour this month following visits to the same region by two U.S. officials will intensify a superpower tug-of-war. Analysts say smaller countries can get a bounty of assistance from both China and the United States as long as they avoid offending Beijing.
- Chinese FM Wang Yi urges the US to take an objective attitude toward China's development Global Times 15 Sep 2021 -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, urged the US on Tuesday to take an objective attitude toward China's development and seek peaceful co-existence, cooperation and win-win relations.
- Chinese FM meets S.Korean president, wraps up four-nation visit Global Times 15 Sep 2021 -- In the final stop of his four-nation Asia trip, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday, with both sides agreeing to boost ties, and Moon called on China to continue to play a constructive role in the Korean Peninsula issue.
- Wang Yi's talk with Singapore PM 'productive, candid,' hedges US' negative influence: expert Global Times 15 Sep 2021 -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Tuesday and had a "productive and candid discussion on international and regional developments," according to Lee's Facebook message.
- China blasts 'despicable action' to ban its envoy from UK parliament Press TV 15 Sep 2021 -- The British parliament has banned Chinese Ambassador to London Zheng Zeguang from attending the country's legislature over Beijing's sanction against a number of UK MPs in March for spreading "lies" about China's internal affairs. Beijing has reacted to the move by calling it 'despicable.'
- Hong Kong Court Jails Nine Over Banned Tiananmen Massacre Vigil Radio Free Asia 15 Sep 2021 -- A Hong Kong court on Wednesday jailed nine former opposition lawmakers and democracy activists for up to 10 months after they pleaded guilty to charges linked to "illegal assembly" in connection with a banned vigil marking the June 4 anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen massacre last year.
- Nine Hong Kong Activists Sentenced for Taking Part in Banned Vigil VOA 15 Sep 2021 -- Nine Hong Kong pro-democracy activists were sentenced to several months in jail for taking part in an unauthorized candlelight vigil in observance of the brutal 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown on student protesters.
- Evergrande crisis' impact on China's housing market remains to be seen: senior official Global Times 15 Sep 2021 -- The impact of real estate giant Evergrande's liquidity crisis on China's property market remains to be seen, a senior official at the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Wednesday, vowing to ensure that there was no spillover into the real estate industry.
- Protests Spread As China's Real Estate Giant Evergrande Mired in Debt Radio Free Asia 15 Sep 2021 -- Protesters have been gathering outside the offices of Chinese property giant Evergrande in recent days to demand their money back, as the company struggles to repay debts of more than U.S.$300 billion amid a liquidity crisis.
- China to Sell Over 7 Million Barrels of State Reserve Crude Oil in First-Ever Auction Sputnik 15 Sep 2021 -- Beijing's intention to sell its crude oil was unveiled earlier in September by the National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration, but without providing any details on the time or the amount of barrels to be sold.
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