Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
15 November 2021 - China Special Weapons News
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- Port city Dalian expected to contain current COVID-19 resurgence within two weeks Global Times 15 Nov 2021 -- Dalian, the port city in Northeast China's Liaoning Province, is seeing a decelerating upward trend in the current COVID-19 resurgence, and is expected to contain the wave in two weeks, according to the city's officials.
- Over 2.389 bln COVID-19 vaccine doses administered on Chinese mainland People's Daily 15 Nov 2021 -- More than 2.389 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccine had been administered on the Chinese mainland as of Sunday, data from the National Health Commission showed Monday.
- China's Dalian starts citywide COVID-19 testing People's Daily 15 Nov 2021 -- Dalian, a port city in northeast China's Liaoning Province, on Sunday started a new round of citywide nucleic acid testing to curb the spread of COVID-19.
- Chinese mainland reports 32 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 15 Nov 2021 -- The Chinese mainland on Sunday reported 32 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Monday.
- Parts of northeastern China under fresh lockdown as delta variant hits Dalian Radio Free Asia 15 Nov 2021 -- China placed parts of the northeastern city of Dalian under lockdown over the weekend, amid a fresh wave of cases of the delta coronavirus variant.
- US statements on Taiwan question gone 'astray, out of tune' Global Times 15 Nov 2021 -- US statements on affairs related to China's Taiwan island have gone astray, out of tune and backward in the past 40 years, deviating from the consensus reached between China and the US when establishing diplomatic relations, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Monday, in response to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's false comments on Taiwan question.
- Taiwan's new submarine, warplanes cannot change widening military gap with mainland: experts Global Times 15 Nov 2021 -- The island of Taiwan will reportedly usher in new progress on several types of weapons and equipment, including the island's first indigenous submarine prototype, F-16V fighter jets and an advanced supersonic jet trainer. However, no matter how the island develops or purchases arms, the great disparity in military strength across the Straits cannot be changed, said experts, warning that resisting reunification by force is bound to meet a dead end.
- Taiwan May Top Biden - Xi Call, But Experts Say Not to Expect Much VOA 15 Nov 2021 -- Taiwan is expected to top the agenda when U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet virtually late Monday in Washington to discuss how both countries can "responsibly manage" their ongoing competition, experts say.
- Chinese navy fleet returns from Gulf of Aden escort missions PLA Daily 15 Nov 2021 -- A Chinese naval fleet Monday returned to a military port in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang Province, after concluding escort missions in the Gulf of Aden and the waters off Somalia.
- China's aviation industry showcases latest military products at Dubai Airshow PLA Daily 15 Nov 2021 -- The 2021 Dubai Airshow officially kicked off at the Al Maktoum International Airport, Dubai World Center, United Arab Emirates (UAE), on November 14, local time. China's aviation industry brought a series of key military trade products to the exhibition this year, fully showing the innovation-driven development it has made in the military trade products. This is also the first time that the Chinese military aviation sector has systematically exhibited its products in a large comprehensive international airshow abroad since the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on November 15, 2021 PRC MofA 15 Nov 2021
- Remarks by President Biden and President Xi of the People's Republic of China Before Virtual Meeting The White House 15 Nov 2021
- Background Press Call by Senior Administration Officials on President Biden's Virtual Meeting with President Xi of the People's Republic of China The White House 15 Nov 2021
- Biden, Xi video summit likely to seek 'guardrails,' damage control Radio Free Asia 15 Nov 2021 -- Damage control, rather than resolution of key differences, is likely to be the main focus when U.S. president Joe Biden meets his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping at a video summit late on Monday Washington time.
- Biden, Xi Come to Table with Clear Strategies VOA 15 Nov 2021 -- Monday's virtual meeting between President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping is their first face-to-face, president-to-president encounter since Biden took office: The two spoke by phone in February and September, and then-Vice President Biden met in person with then-Vice President Xi nearly a decade ago.
- Low Expectations Ahead of Biden-Xi Virtual Meeting VOA 15 Nov 2021 -- The White House says President Joe Biden will hold direct, frank discussions with his Chinese counterpart on a range of issues when the leaders meet virtually Monday evening in their first presidential engagement.
- 'Utterly Shameful': Uyghurs' Frustration Grows Over Lack Of International Action Against China RFE/RL 15 Nov 2021 -- Four years after Beijing launched a brutal crackdown that swept more than 1 million Uyghurs, Kazakhs, and other Muslim minorities in detention camps and prisons in its western Xinjiang Province, members of the Uyghur diaspora and activists are frustrated over a lack of international recognition for alleged atrocities committed by the Chinese government.
- Husbands of undocumented North Koreans beg China not to deport their wives Radio Free Asia 15 Nov 2021 -- The Chinese husband of a North Korean escapee is pleading with authorities daily to show mercy to his detained wife, after hearing that Beijing will soon repatriate more than 1,100 illegal North Koreans, possibly sending them to their deaths, sources in China told RFA.
- Chinese Demand for Coal Surges, But Australia Remains Frozen Out VOA 15 Nov 2021 -- China's output of coal increased to its highest level since at least March 2015 after authorities gave permission for mine expansions to boost supply and ease record prices. Chinese coal imports from Russia surged in September, but one of its traditional suppliers — Australia — remains frozen out of the lucrative trade because of diplomatic tensions.
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