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16 September 2021 - China Special Weapons News
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- China's Henan to launch COVID-19 booster shots in batches from September Global Times 16 Sep 2021 -- Henan Province in Central China is preparing to launch COVID-19 booster shots for people in key groups aged between 18 and 59 who have received two shots of inactivated vaccines six months prior, under the requirements of the country, Henan Daily reported on Thursday.
- 40% of confirmed COVID-19 cases in E. China's Putian are minors under 12 Global Times 16 Sep 2021 -- Over 40 percent of confirmed cases in the latest COVID-19 resurgence in Putian, East China's Fujian Province, are minors under 12 years old, said a local health official at a press conference on Thursday.
- Over 1 bln people in China complete COVID-19 vaccination People's Daily 16 Sep 2021 -- More than 1 billion people in China had completed their vaccination against COVID-19 as of Wednesday, showed official figures unveiled Thursday.
- Chinese mainland reports 49 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 16 Sep 2021 -- The Chinese mainland on Wednesday reported 49 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, with 48 in Fujian and one in Yunnan, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Thursday.
- Chinese Sinopharm vaccines to boost Jamaica's vaccination drive: medical officer People's Daily 16 Sep 2021 -- Jamaica is expected to receive doses of the Chinese-made Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine before the end of the year, according to the island's Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie.
- 'Cold War mentality' in US, British, Australia pact: China Press TV 16 Sep 2021 -- China has reacted to a new trilateral security alliance announced by the United States, Britain and Australia aimed at addressing defense and security concerns in the Indo-Pacific region, calling on the three countries to shake off their 'Cold War' mentality.
- China Accuses US of Intensifying Arms Race by Creating AUKUS Sputnik 16 Sep 2021 -- The newly-formed AUKUS (Australia-UK-US) defence alliance threatens stability in the region and provokes an arms race, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said on 16 September.
- Nuke sub deal could make Australia 'potential nuclear war target' Global Times 16 Sep 2021 -- The US, UK and Australia have announced a new alliance named "AUKUS" to target China, and they even made a deal to provide nuclear submarines to Australia. Chinese military experts warned that such a move will potentially make Australia a target of a nuclear strike if a nuclear war breaks out even when Washington said it won't arm Canberra with nuclear weapons, because it's easy for the US to equip Australia with nuclear weapons and submarine-launched ballistic missiles when Australia has the submarines.
- AUKUS to bring 'nuclear-powered submarine fever' across globe: Global Times editorial Global Times 16 Sep 2021 -- US President Joe Biden, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison almost announced simultaneously on Wednesday that the three countries will form an enhanced trilateral security partnership called "AUKUS." This has been regarded as an effort of the US to build a new alliance against China. The pact will support Australia in acquiring nuclear-powered submarines and enabling patrol of nuclear-powered submarines in the Indo-Pacific region.
- China Slams 'Irresponsible' Three-Way Security Pact on Nuclear-Powered Submarines Radio Free Asia 16 Sep 2021 -- China hit out on Thursday at a trilateral security pact between the U.S., the U.K., and Australia that will help Canberra develop nuclear submarines, calling it "severely damaging" to regional peace and stability.
- China Warns Against Exclusionary Blocs After AUKUS Launched Sputnik 16 Sep 2021 -- China opposes the creation of exclusionary blocs that may harm the interests of third parties, Embassy in Washington spokesperson Liu Pengyu said in a statement to Sputnik when asked to respond to the newly-launched Australia-UK-US (AUKUS) defense pact.
- Mainland vows countermeasures against "Taiwan independence" moves People's Daily 16 Sep 2021 -- A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Wednesday voiced resolute opposition to any attempt to seek "Taiwan independence" through so-called "constitutional amendments."
- U.S. attempts to make issue out of Taiwan futile: mainland spokesperson People's Daily 16 Sep 2021 -- U.S. attempts to make an issue out of Taiwan so as to contain China would be futile, said a Chinese mainland spokesperson Wednesday, criticizing the United States' cold-war mentality and obsession with a zero-sum game.
- Chinese FM stresses efforts in safeguarding peace in S.China Sea after rejecting port visit of German warship Global Times 16 Sep 2021 -- China urges non-regional countries to respect regional countries' efforts in safeguarding peace and stability in the South China Sea, and to play a constructive role on the issue, a spokesperson for Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday in response to China's decision to decline a German warship from docking at a Chinese port.
- Iran, Russia, China, Pakistan urge formation of inclusive Afghan govt. Press TV 16 Sep 2021 -- The foreign ministers of Iran, Russia, China, and Pakistan urge the formation of an inclusive government in the now-Taliban-ruled Afghanistan that serves to represent all Afghan ethnicities.
- Will Afghan Taliban honor its promise to China to make clean break with ETIM? Global Times 16 Sep 2021 -- "Where have the members of the 'East Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM)' gone after leaving Afghanistan? How many of them are staying in the country?" These are the questions people are asking after the Afghan Taliban spokesperson said in an exclusive interview with the Global Times that many ETIM members had been told to leave Afghanistan. The topic has drawn broad attention in both China and overseas. The Chinese government has reiterated its concerns over the terrorist group as it has been posing a direct threat to China's national security.
- Xi urges China's strategic space assets to be well managed, well used, well protected Global Times 16 Sep 2021 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping inspected a military base in Northwest China's Shaanxi Province on Wednesday, during which he stressed the development of space monitoring and control capabilities.
- Shenzhou-12 separates from space station core module People's Daily 16 Sep 2021 -- The spacecraft Shenzhou-12, which is carrying Chinese astronauts Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo, separated from the space station core module Tianhe at 8:56 a.m. Thursday (Beijing Time).
- China urges stepped up efforts aimed at improvement of Syria's humanitarian situation Press TV 16 Sep 2021 -- China has called on the international community to step up efforts aimed at considerable improvement of the humanitarian situation in war-ravaged Syria.
- Myanmar Villagers Destroy Chinese Fence Amid Border Dispute Radio Free Asia 16 Sep 2021 -- Residents of Myanmar's northern Shan state have destroyed a fence built by Chinese authorities they say encroaches on their country's territory, prompting observers to warn that if the dispute goes unresolved it could seriously damage relations between communities living along the two nations' shared border.
- India Feels the Squeeze in Indian Ocean with Chinese Projects in Neighborhood VOA 16 Sep 2021 -- From a new rail and road link that gives China overland access for the first time to the Indian Ocean via Myanmar to infrastructure projects in Sri Lanka's east and north, concerns are running high in India as its rival, China, edges closer to its coast, analysts have told VOA.
- China urges India to stick to UNSC resolution to refrain from engaging in nuclear tests: FM Global Times 16 Sep 2021 -- China hopes all parties in South Asia, including India, will make constructive efforts in maintaining peace and stability in the region, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Thursday in response to India's plan to conduct a trial of intercontinental-range ballistic missile that covers Beijing and other Chinese cities, citing the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1172. The resolution condemned India's nuclear bomb tests in 1998 and demanded it to refrain from engaging in further tests.
- South Korean President Asks China for Assistance in Returning N. Korea to Dialogue Sputnik 16 Sep 2021 -- During a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, South Korean President Moon Jae-in expressed hope that China will continue to support the peace process on the Korean Peninsula and efforts to denuclearise North Korea, the South Korean presidential administration said.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on September 16, 2021 PRC MofA 16 Sep 2021
- China Envoy Banned from Visiting Britain's House of Commons VOA 16 Sep 2021 -- The speaker of the British House of Commons, Lindsay Hoyle, has banned China's ambassador to Britain, Zeguang Zheng, from entering Parliament until Beijing lifts sanctions it imposed six months ago on five Conservative lawmakers and two peers.
- Hong Kong Police Order Tiananmen Vigil Organizers to Take Down Online Content Radio Free Asia 16 Sep 2021 -- Hong Kong's national security police have ordered the organizers of a now-banned candlelight vigil for the victims of the June 4, 1989 Tiananmen massacre to delete all of their online posts, the group said via its Facebook page on Thursday.
- 9 Hong Kong Activists Sentenced for Taking Part in Banned Vigil VOA 16 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.
- Civil servants who refuse to swear allegiance to HKSAR leave posts, paving way to smooth elections Global Times 16 Sep 2021 -- A hundred twenty-nine Hong Kong civil servants refused to swear allegiance to the Basic Law and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), a majority of whom have left their post, which would help the government run more smoothly and create a more positive political environment for the upcoming elections, experts said.
- Apple Daily's printing factory ordered to freeze under the national security law: HK Secretary for Security Global Times 16 Sep 2021 -- Chris Tang Ping-keung, Secretary for Security in Hong Kong, said on Wednesday that he had issued a freezing order for Apple Daily's printing factory located in Tseung Kwan O (TKO), in accordance with the rule of the national security law for Hong Kong.
- Evergrande related stocks plunge as liquidity crisis deepens Global Times 16 Sep 2021 -- Stocks related to China's second-largest property developer Evergrande Group closed lower on Thursday as worries deepened that the company's debt crisis could have spillover effects on the country's financial market and real estate sector.
- China Plans to Launch Experimental Reactor That May Revolutionise Atomic Energy Industry Sputnik 16 Sep 2021 -- Should the experiment prove to be successful, it might give a strong impulse to President Xi Jinping's declared plans to make China's energy generation carbon neutral by 2060.
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