ARCID China Update Vol.4, No.1

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Department of Medical Sciences investigates samples from the batch and finds that the sediment is safe. June 30

There are 91,792 confirmed cases with 4,636 deaths in mainland China, 259,301 confirmed cases with 2,023 deaths in Thailand, 50,385 confirmed cases with 602 deaths in Cambodia, 2,121 confirmed cases with 3 deaths in Laos, 157,277 confirmed cases with 3,334 deaths in Myanmar, and 16,863 confirmed cases with 81 deaths in Vietnam.

(A) Foreign Affairs January 2

State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi remarks at an interview with Xinhua News Agency and China Media Group on the international situation and China’s diplomacy in 2020 that China will work with ASEAN to defeat the pandemic, bolster regional economic recovery, and stay committed to sustainable development. Moreover, China will further upgrade opening-up and cooperation, advance high-quality Belt and Road cooperation

January 11-12

State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi pays an official visit to Myanmar. On January 11, Wang Yi meets with Myanmar’s President U Win Myint, State Counsellor and Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi, and Union Minister for the Office of the State Counsellor U Kyaw Tint Swe. Both sides are willing to implement the agreement on the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor (CMEC), support the Kyaukphyu Deep Sea Port, the ChinaMyanmar Border Economic Cooperation Zone, the New Yangon City, extend activities of the ChinaMyanmar Year of Culture and Tourism 2021, promote people-to-people exchanges, and play an active role in advancing China-ASEAN relations and Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC). China will continue to support Myanmar to fight against the pandemic and provide anti-pandemic supplies and Covid-19 vaccines.

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