Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
30 November 2021 - China Special Weapons News
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- Xi announces supplying Africa with additional 1 bln COVID-19 vaccine doses, pledges to jointly implement nine programs PLA Daily 30 Nov 2021 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday announced that China would provide an additional 1 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Africa and pledged to jointly implement nine programs on China-Africa future cooperation.
- China pledges another 1bn COVID-19 vaccines for Africa amid Omicron scare Press TV 30 Nov 2021 -- China has pledged to deliver another 1 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Africa and encourage Chinese companies to invest no less than $10 billion in the continent over the next three years.
- Over 1.1 bln people in China complete COVID-19 vaccination People's Daily 30 Nov 2021 -- More than 1.1 billion people in China had completed their vaccination against COVID-19 as of Monday, a spokesperson with the National Health Commission said Tuesday.
- Chinese mainland reports 21 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 30 Nov 2021 -- The Chinese mainland on Monday reported 21 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, all in Inner Mongolia, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Tuesday.
- Update: China ready to deal with Omicron variant with technological reserve for vaccines: CDC official Global Times 30 Nov 2021 -- China-developed vaccines remain effective against the new mutated variant Omicron, but to better cope with this new variant, China has made technological reserve preparations in vaccine development, an official from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said.
- Global Gateway: Can The EU's Giant Infrastructure Plan Rival China's Belt And Road? RFE/RL 30 Nov 2021 -- The European Union will invest some 300 billion euros ($340 billion) on infrastructure and other projects as part of Global Gateway, a new venture from the 27-country bloc designed to compete with China's vast and influential Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
- Chinese officials restrict what Tibetan children are taught about the Dalai Lama Radio Free Asia 30 Nov 2021 -- Authorities in northwestern China's Qinghai province have ramped up efforts to vilify the Dalai Lama, now questioning Tibetan children to discover what their parents have told them about the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, sources in the region say.
- Taiwan calls China 'overbearing' after Far Eastern Group fines CNA 30 Nov 2021 -- Premier Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) on Tuesday criticized China for trying to exert political pressure on Taiwanese companies after it fined two members of the Far Eastern Group last week for multiple violations at their factories in China.
- Beijing 'hunts' Taiwan citizens overseas, gets hundreds sent to China: report Radio Free Asia 30 Nov 2021 -- China makes a point of 'hunting' citizens of democratic Taiwan held on criminal charges around the world and insisting they be extradited to the People's Republic of China, which has never controlled Taiwan, a rights group said on Monday.
- China urges US, UK, Australia to correct wrong decision over nuclear submarine deal Global Times 30 Nov 2021 -- The US, the UK and Australia have drawn lines based on ideology and created a new military bloc with their nuclear submarine cooperation, increasing the risk of military conflict and geopolitical tension, showing a typical "Cold War" mentality, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at a press briefing on Monday, when commenting on a new agenda meeting held by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on November 26.
- Chinese, Indonesian defense ministers hold talks via video link PLA Daily 30 Nov 2021 -- Chinese State Councilor and Minister of National Defense General Wei Fenghe on Tuesday held talks with Indonesian Minister of Defense Prabowo Subianto via video link.
- China, Cambodia hold fifth military joint working group meeting PLA Daily 30 Nov 2021 -- The China-Cambodia military joint working group held its fifth meeting via video link on November 30. The two sides exchanged in-depth views on military-to-military exchanges and cooperation and other issues of common interest.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on PRC MofA 30 Nov 2021
- Experts Say China's Stance in Indo-Pacific Added Realism to 5-Nation Naval Drill VOA 30 Nov 2021 -- Naval forces from the U.S., Australia, Canada, Germany and Japan have concluded a 10-day military drill in the Philippine Sea off the southern coast of Japan, with analysts saying the threat posed by China in the Indo-Pacific region has increased the importance of the military exercises.
- US to reinforce bases in Indo-Pacific with major focus on China, Russia Press TV 30 Nov 2021 -- The Pentagon has announced plans to reinforce military bases and deployments in the Indo-Pacific region to counter what it claims to be threats from China and Russia.
- US to Upgrade Military Infrastructure, Develop New Bases in Australia, Guam to Counter China Sputnik 30 Nov 2021 -- In February, US President Joe Biden asked Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin "to conduct a global posture review to ensure the footprint of American service members worldwide is correctly sized and supports strategy". The Pentagon says that the review will help it "best allocate military forces in pursuit of our national interests".
- US global posture review targets China; exposes weakness in 1st island chain Global Times 30 Nov 2021 -- US President Joe Biden recently accepted recommendations from the Pentagon in a global posture review to prioritize the Indo-Pacific region, with a particular focus on China, through military infrastructure buildups in Guam, Australia and the Pacific Islands, US media reported on Tuesday.
- China, Africa further cement ties Global Times 30 Nov 2021 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping said China will provide Africa with another 1 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccine, and he said China and African countries should insist on unity in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, deepen pragmatic cooperation, promote green development and safeguard fairness and justice.
- Interview: 'China wants to make sure that the Uyghur genocide is never discussed' Radio Free Asia 30 Nov 2021 -- A United Nations whistleblower fired last week for accusing the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR ) of providing the names of Chinese government opponents and activists who sought accreditation to participate in U.N. activities has called for an external investigation of the body.
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