Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
14 November 2021 - China Special Weapons News
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- Hard-hit NW China's Lanzhou to reopen schools after 27-day suspension due to COVID-19 resurgence Global Times 14 Nov 2021 -- Lanzhou, a city in Northwest China's Gansu Province, will reopen schools from Tuesday after a 27-day suspension since October to prevent COVID-19 resurgence.
- Northeast China's Dalian urged to ratchet up efforts to stifle COVID-19 resurgence Global Times 14 Nov 2021 -- Epidemic prevention and control in Dalian, Northeast China's Liaoning Province, has entered a critical stage, Chinese Vice Premier Sun Chunlan said during her inspection in the city amid a COVID-19 surge that recorded 100 new confirmed cases in the past two days, characterized by clusters of companies, families and schools in the city.
- Mongolia logs 666 new COVID-19 cases, 9 more deaths People's Daily 14 Nov 2021 -- Mongolia reported on Sunday 666 new COVID-19 cases and nine more related deaths over the past 24 hours, bringing the total caseload to 374,041 and the national death toll to 1,805.
- China tightens COVID-19 prevention measures at border ports People's Daily 14 Nov 2021 -- China has stepped up epidemic prevention and control measures at its land border ports to cope with pressure from the inflow of COVID-19 cases, the General Administration of Customs (GAC) said on Saturday.
- China's latest COVID-19 resurgence spreads to 21 provinces People's Daily 14 Nov 2021 -- The latest COVID-19 resurgence in China had spread to 21 provincial-level regions as of Saturday, where new locally transmitted cases or asymptomatic carriers were reported during the past few days, a health official said Saturday.
- Chinese mainland reports 70 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 14 Nov 2021 -- The Chinese mainland on Saturday reported 70 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Sunday.
- Over 84 million Chinese children vaccinated against COVID-19 People's Daily 14 Nov 2021 -- Nearly 84.4 million children between 3 and 11 have been vaccinated against COVID-19 across China, and over 49.4 million among them have had booster shots, a health official said Saturday.
- U.S. to ensure that competition with China doesn't affect Taiwan: Hsiao CNA 14 Nov 2021 -- The United States will seek to ensure that its competition with China does not escalate into conflict and affect stability in Taiwan in an upcoming virtual meeting between the two countries' presidents, according to Taiwan's representative to the U.S.
- Wang Yi talks to Blinken ahead of Xi-Biden summit, warns US not to support 'Taiwan independence' Global Times 14 Nov 2021 -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Saturday spoke with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on phone as both sides prepare for a virtual meeting of Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden scheduled on November 16 Beijing Time. Wang stressed the importance of "meeting each other half way" and warned the US to not support "Taiwan independence."
- US decries Beijing's 'military, diplomatic, and economic pressure' on Chinese Taipei Press TV 14 Nov 2021 -- The United States has expressed concerns about what it describes as China's "military, diplomatic, and economic pressure" on Taiwan.
- US, China diplomats trade warnings over Taipei ahead of Biden-Xi summit Press TV 14 Nov 2021 -- The top diplomats from China and the United States have exchanged stern warnings over the issue of Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) and Washington's support for pro-independence forces in the self-ruled island ahead of Monday's summit between their leaders.
- Why Western Countries Back Taiwan Despite Their Pro-China Policies VOA 14 Nov 2021 -- Taiwan resident Freddy Lim has noticed his homeland has gotten an unusual amount of high-profile attention from other countries. Over the past four months, officials from two European countries, the European Parliament and the United States have made overtures to Taiwan. Lim, a member of the Taiwan parliament's foreign relations committee, suspects a record was set.
- Dolkun Isa re-elected as head of World Uyghur Congress in diaspora vote Radio Free Asia 14 Nov 2021 -- Veteran activist Dolkun Isa, whose elderly parents both died in custody at the start of a Chinese mass internment campaign, has been re-elected president of the World Uyghur Congress (WUC) in a vote by Uyghur diaspora delegates from 25 countries, the group said Sunday.
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