2021年CRI 贺一诚表示全力支持全国人大完善香港特区选举制度（在线收听）

Chinese military spokesperson says separatists who attempt to split China will not meet a good end.

Wu Qian says Taiwan is part of China and a Chinese internal affair.

He says China will never tolerate any separatist forces attempting to split the country.

The spokesperson also says China does not renounce the use of force, and reserves the option of taking all necessary measures to safeguard China's sovereignty and territorial integrity.

A senior official says Macao firmly supports the improvement of Hong Kong's electoral system.

Macao chief executive Ho Iat Seng made the remarks on the sidelines of the ongoing annual session of the National People's Congress.

He says improving Hong Kong's electoral system is the NPC's responsibility.

"The improvement of Hong Kong's electoral system this time is very important. So Macao issued a statement, showing our full support to the relevant revisions and decisions of the NPC. The NPC is the highest organ of state power, and it has the power and responsibility to do what it should do for the political development of the two special administrative regions."

The chief executive also says patriotic education is essential for the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macao.

The World Health Organization has expressed concern over the proposed vaccine passports for international travel during the COVID-19 pandemic.

WHO emergencies Chief Dr. Michael Ryan says he does not recommend the vaccine certifications being considered in some countries.

"At the present time the use of certification of vaccination as a requirement is not advised because quite simply, vaccination is just not available enough around the world and is not available certainly on an equitable basis."

He says that requiring a vaccine passport could cause inequality and unfairness to be branded into the system.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has highlighted racial disparities in COVID-19 vaccinations in New York City.

He says that Black, Hispanic and Asian communities continue to have low levels of vaccination.

He announced the launch of ten new vaccination sites as distribution levels from the federal government continue to increase.

Los Angeles County officials are stepping up efforts to fight hate crimes against Asian Americans.

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon says it's unfortunate that Anti-Asian hate crime has reared its head again during COVID-19 in the US.

The county has launched the "LA vs. Hate" initiative to encourage people to report anti-Asian hate crimes.

Victims and witnesses to incidents of hate are encouraged to call 211 to help fight the scourge of violence against people in the Asian community.

The European Parliament has held a tribute for the Italian envoy killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo last month.

The Italian ambassador, an Italian policeman and their Congolese driver were killed in an attack by gunmen in North Kivu.

President of the European Parliament David Sassoli:

"The European parliament will dedicate a session to what happened, next Thursday. I want to open today's plenary session by sending our deepest condolences to the families and to the victims. Our thoughts are with them and with all the victims of violence."

The ambush on the UN convoy occurred when they were traveling to a school to visit a World Food Program project in eastern Congo.

中国军方发言人表示，妄图分裂祖国的坏分子，绝不会有好下场。

吴谦表示，台湾是中国不可分割的一部分，属于中国内政。

他表示，中国绝不容忍任何分裂势力企图分裂祖国。

这位发言人还表示，中国不放弃使用武力，并保留采取一切必要措施维护中国主权和领土完整的选项。

一名高级官员表示，中国澳门坚决支持中国香港选举制度的完善。

中国澳门特区行政长官贺一诚在全国人民代表大会年度会议期间发表上述讲话。

他说，完善香港选举制度是全国人大的责任。

“香港这一次（选举制度）修改很重要，所以我们作为澳门特别行政区也马上发表了声明，我们全力地支持和拥护全国人大有关的修改和决定。全国人民代表大会是最高的国家权力机构，它有这个权力和责任，去为了我们两个特别行政区的政制发展，去做好它应该做的工作。”

澳门特区行政长官还表示，爱国主义教育对香港和澳门特别行政区至关重要。

世界卫生组织对新冠肺炎疫情期间拟议的用于国际旅行的疫苗护照表示担忧。

世卫组织紧急事务主任迈克尔·瑞安博士表示，他不建议一些国家考虑疫苗认证。

“目前，不建议将疫苗接种证明作为旅行的一项要求，因为很简单，全球疫苗的接种并不足够，也不是公平获得的。”

他表示，要求办理疫苗护照，可能会加深获得疫苗的不平等、不公平的现象。

纽约州州长安德鲁·科莫强调了纽约市新冠肺炎疫苗接种方面的种族差异。

他表示，黑人、西班牙和亚裔社区的疫苗接种率仍然很低。

他宣布，随着联邦政府的分配水平不断提高，纽约将启动10个新的疫苗接种点。

洛杉矶县官员正在加大力度打击针对亚裔美国人的仇恨犯罪。

洛杉矶县地方检察官乔治·加斯康表示，在美国新冠肺炎疫情期间，反亚裔仇恨犯罪再次抬头，这很不幸。

县政府已发起“洛杉矶对抗仇恨”的倡议，鼓励人们举报反亚裔仇恨犯罪。

鼓励仇恨事件的受害者和目击者拨打211电话，帮助打击针对亚裔社区的暴力祸害。

欧洲议会为上月在刚果（金）遇害的意大利特使举行悼念仪式。

北基伍发生持枪袭击事件，造成意大利大使、一名意大利警察以及他们的刚果司机丧生。

欧洲议会主席大卫·萨索利：

“欧洲议会将于下周四召开会议讨论此事。在今天的全体会议开幕之际，我谨向遇难者及其家属表示最深切的哀悼。我们的心与他们同在，与所有暴力受害者同在。”

联合国车队在前往刚果东部一所学校参观世界粮食计划署项目时遭遇伏击。