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14 October 2021 - China Special Weapons News
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- China calls on new WHO origins-tracing group to uphold science, resist being used as political tool Global Times 14 Oct 2021 -- Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson, along with some scientists, on Thursday urged a new WHO group on coronavirus origins to uphold the spirit of science, unbiased attitude, a global perspective, and warned it against being used as a political tool after the world health body on Wednesday nominated 26 experts to form the new team to investigate the virus origins.
- Chinese mainland reports 21 new COVID-19 cases People's Daily 14 Oct 2021 -- The Chinese mainland on Wednesday reported 21 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 20 imported ones and one local infection, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Thursday.
- Iran: Partnership deal with China facilitated large volume of vaccine imports Press TV 14 Oct 2021 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman says the imports of tens of millions of Chinese-made coronavirus vaccines might not have happened if it had not been for the 25-year comprehensive strategic partnership deal between Iran and China.
- India Dismisses Chinese Objections to Leaders' Visit to Disputed State VOA 14 Oct 2021 -- Days after talks to resolve a 17-month military standoff between India and China stalled, the Asian rivals are involved in a new war of words over a recent visit by the Indian vice president to Arunachal Pradesh, a state in eastern India claimed by China.
- China's Land Management Policies in Tibet 'Unsustainable': Report Radio Free Asia 14 Oct 2021 -- Chinese policies aimed at mitigating climate change on the Tibetan plateau are destroying traditional Tibetan approaches to managing the land, and serve only to further government efforts to move nomads from their grazing grounds, according to a report released this week.
- US in no position to point figures over Taiwan question: Chinese FM Global Times 14 Oct 2021 -- Taiwan island is China's territory and the US is in no position to point fingers over the Taiwan question, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said, slamming US Defense Department Spokesperson John Kirby's statement on recent military exercises conducted by the Chinese People's Liberation Army near the island of Taiwan.
- As China targets 'separatists,' Taiwan defense chief warns: Bullets don't discriminate CNA 14 Oct 2021 -- Taiwan's defense chief has warned war would have no regard for political affiliation, after China claimed recent People's Liberation Army (PLA) exercises were targeted only at those seeking independence.
- Taipei 'won't start war with China but will defend itself full on if attacked' Press TV 14 Oct 2021 -- Chinese Taipei has ruled out the possibility of starting a war with China but stressed it will defend itself "full on" if attacked, as tensions between the two sides continue to escalate after a record number of Chinese fighter jets flew into the self-ruled island's self-designated air defense zone.
- Defense Minister: Taiwan 'Absolutely Will Not Start a War' With China Sputnik 14 Oct 2021 -- Tensions between China and Taiwan - the latter officially known as the Republic of China - have remained at an all-time high following a series of flyby operations conducted by Chinese forces that saw aircraft cross into the island nation's air defense identification zone.
- Spokesperson slams Taiwan DPP's "de-Sinicization" history-distorting textbook People's Daily 14 Oct 2021 -- A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Wednesday slammed attempts by Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authority to push forward a revised middle school history textbook that takes a de-Sinicization approach and contains "Taiwan independence" content.
- DPP authority slammed for touting false "two states" theory People's Daily 14 Oct 2021 -- A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Wednesday slammed the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authority in Taiwan for making remarks touting the so-called "two states" theory.
- Chinese ambassador slams AUKUS pact as "textbook case" of nuclear proliferation People's Daily 14 Oct 2021 -- The AUKUS pact among the United States, Britain and Australia, which will enable Australia to build nuclear-powered submarines with technology provided by the United States and Britain, is a "textbook case" of nuclear proliferation based on the Cold War mentality and narrow-minded geopolitical calculation, a Chinese diplomat said Wednesday.
- Ambassador Li Song remarks on nuclear submarine cooperation of AUKUS PLA Daily 14 Oct 2021 -- The Permanent Mission of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations Office at Geneva and other International Organizations in Switzerland hosted a press conference via video link on October 13.
- US submarine collision raises red flag on maritime security People's Daily 14 Oct 2021 -- US nuclear submarines are really making a splash these days. First, they elbowed aside their French counterparts in an extravagant submarine deal that America had secretly signed with Australia, a "stab in the back" so hurtful that it prompted France to recall its ambassadors.
- Russia, China kick off joint naval drills in Sea of Japan Press TV 14 Oct 2021 -- Russia and China have commenced four-day joint naval drills in the Sea of Japan with the participation of several warships and at least a dozen military aircraft, the Russian military says.
- China, Russia hold joint naval drill in Sea of Japan, display 'higher level of trust, capability' Global Times 14 Oct 2021 -- With China's advanced Type 055, a 10,000 ton-class large destroyer, for the first time joining an exercise with a foreign navy, China and Russia on Thursday kicked off a joint naval drill in the Sea of Japan, in a move that Chinese experts said not only displays the two sides' high level of strategic mutual trust, but also will enhance their capability to jointly deal with maritime security threats and safeguard regional peace and stability, at a time when Western countries are building antagonistic regional security organizations like the Quad and AUKUS.
- From A Secret Base in Tajikistan, China's War On Terror Adjusts To A New Reality RFE/RL 14 Oct 2021 -- In a remote stretch of land near the Wakhan Corridor not far from Tajikistan's mountainous border with northeastern Afghanistan, China's regional ambitions are adjusting to a new reality on the ground.
- China Builds New Missile-Armed Heavy Drone Capable of Evading Enemy Air Defences Sputnik 14 Oct 2021 -- The People's Republic has poured hundreds of billions of dollars into the defence industry in recent years, making steady progress in the creation of a host of advanced drones, missile systems, aircraft, warships, and other weapons amid US moves to 'pivot to Asia' and beef up its own military footprint in the Asia-Pacific region.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on October 14, 2021 PRC MofA 14 Oct 2021
- Hong Kong Continues to Hemorrhage People Amid Ever-Widening Political Controls Radio Free Asia 14 Oct 2021 -- Tens of thousands of people have left Hong Kong in recent weeks amid a citywide crackdown on dissent, a new emphasis on patriotic propaganda in the education system and the jailing or disqualification of most of its political opposition.
- China Smears Uyghur Woman Who Testified About Forced Sterilization Radio Free Asia 14 Oct 2021 -- Chinese officials have denounced a former Uyghur internment camp detainee who was forcibly sterilized about three years ago and has spoken publicly about her ordeal, as part of an ongoing smear campaign to discredit those who have exposed abuses against the mostly Muslim minority group.
- Chinese Leader Calls For 'Self-Reliance' Amid Ongoing Energy Crisis Radio Free Asia 14 Oct 2021 -- China's leaders have vowed to keep the lights on and production lines running in crucial sectors of industry, as northern parts of the country braced for colder weather amid a severe coal shortage and power rationing by local governments.
- Microsoft to Shut Down LinkedIn in China Over Censorship Concerns VOA 14 Oct 2021 -- Microsoft will close LinkedIn in China later this year, the company announced Thursday.
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