Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
17 December 2021 - China Special Weapons News
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- Over 2.65 bln COVID-19 vaccine doses administered on Chinese mainland People's Daily 17 Dec 2021 -- More than 2.65 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses had been administered on the Chinese mainland as of Thursday, data from the National Health Commission showed Friday.
- Chinese mainland reports 56 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 17 Dec 2021 -- The Chinese mainland on Thursday reported 56 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Friday.
- US warns of 'aggression', China holds more live-fire exercises in South China Sea Radio Free Asia 17 Dec 2021 -- The Chinese military has been holding more live-fire drills in the contested South China Sea this week, state media reported, while accusing the United States of "saber-rattling and making provocations."
- China-Russia Collaboration in Space Poses Challenge for West VOA 17 Dec 2021 -- China and Russia have begun collaborating on technology to rival the United States' GPS and European Galileo satellite navigation systems, as the two countries pursue closer military and strategic ties.
- Chinese peacekeeping infantry battalion to S. Sudan (Juba) completes rotation PLA Daily 17 Dec 2021 -- The Chinese peacekeeping infantry battalion to South Sudan (Juba) held the seventh ceremony of force command handover on December 16 at the Chinese peacekeeping camp of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), Juba, the capital of South Sudan.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on December 17, 2021 PRC MofA 17 Dec 2021
- 'US has no scruples about smearing China by every means': Beijing Press TV 17 Dec 2021 -- Beijing has said that the United States has "no scruples about smearing China by every means" after Congress passed a bill against the Xinjiang region and imposed new sanctions to the area for alleged human rights abuses.
- China Deplores New US Sanctions Against Xinjiang Tech Companies Sputnik 17 Dec 2021 -- Beijing strongly deplores new US sanctions barring Chinese exports for eight Xinjiang tech companies, the spokesperson of China's Ministry of Commerce said on Friday.
- Lithuania arranges the leave of diplomatic staff in China abruptly without notification: Chinese FM Global Times 17 Dec 2021 -- Lithuania has never applied for an extension of its diplomats' identification documents, and its Foreign Minister's claim that the application requests "went unanswered by China" was a pure fabrication, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Friday.
- Leaders' Chat Moves Russia, China Toward Stronger Anti-US Unity, Analysts Say VOA 17 Dec 2021 -- A video chat between Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin this week consolidates efforts by the two Eurasian powers to face down their mutual rival the United States in 2022, analysts say.
- China and Russia to establish independent financial systems: Russian media Global Times 17 Dec 2021 -- Russia and China have agreed to develop shared financial structures to deepen economic ties in a way that will not be affected by pressure of third countries following talks between the top leaders, Russian media outlet RT reported on Wednesday.
- HK LegCo candidates gear up for 1st election without threats and provocations; residents prepare to defend new normal by voting Global Times 17 Dec 2021 -- It has been a very busy week for candidates running for the Hong Kong Legislative Council (LegCo) election, to be held on Sunday, as some of them have a packed schedule for campaigning, attending forums to mobilize the public to vote, and using all kinds of social media platforms. As Hong Kong will soon embrace its first LegCo election since the national security law for Hong Kong and electoral reform took effect, which bars radical anti-China and anti-government rioters from entering the local governance structure, the city is expecting a peaceful, rational and practical election, which, experts said, will also be the new normal for the political landscape.
- Hong Kong election committee member appraises candidates' competence People's Daily 17 Dec 2021 -- Witman Hung, a Hong Kong election committee member, praised the candidates of the LegCo election, saying the competence, willingness, knowledge and experience of the over 50 candidates he met in the past months was much better than previous ones.
- HKSAR LegCo election ready to kick off People's Daily 17 Dec 2021 -- China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) will hold a Legislative Council (LegCo) election on Sunday, the first since improvements were made to the region's electoral system earlier this year.
- Record low turnout expected in first Hong Kong election under Beijing's rules Radio Free Asia 17 Dec 2021 -- Voters look set to stay away from the weekend's legislative elections in Hong Kong in record numbers, despite wall-to-wall government propaganda urging them to cast their ballot under new rules that effectively bar pro-democracy candidates from standing.
- Macao SAR to improve election system to ensure governance by patriots: plan People's Daily 17 Dec 2021 -- China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) will improve its election system to ensure that the governance of Macao is firmly held in the hands of patriots, according to the SAR's second five-year plan issued Thursday.
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