Lockdowns were imposed in parts of Beijing on Saturday to try and prevent the spread of a new coronavirus cluster, highlighting the challenges that lie ahead even for places where outbreaks are under … (…
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Fresh virus cluster in China raises fears for pandemic control
China Just Crossed Another Dangerous New Line For Huawei—But Is It Already Too Late?
The battle between the U.S. and China over Huawei has intensified, with the U.K. caught in the middle. Here’s why what happens next is critical. ( read original story …)
Beijing reports new Covid-19 cases linked to food market
District of 2 million people in ‘wartime emergency mode’ after fresh outbreak dashes optimism … ( read original story …)
Beijing district in ‘wartime emergency mode’ after spike in local Covid-19 cases
Beijing’s Fengtai district has launched “wartime-like control measures” following a spike in novel coronavirus cases centred around a major wholesale market called Xinfadi. All six confirmed Covid-19 … ( read original story …)
Beijing Closes Market, Locks Down Area in New Virus Outbreak
The largest wholesale food market in Beijing has been shuttered behind police guard and the surrounding neighborhood locked down after more than 50 people tested positive for the new coronavirus in … ( read original…
China Sentences Australian to Death as Bilateral Relations Fray
An Australian man has been sentenced to death in southern China, potentially escalating diplomatic tensions that have seen the two countries clash over trade, tourism and education. ( read original story …)
Beijing District in ‘Wartime Emergency’ After Virus Cluster at Major Food Market
A Beijing district put itself on a “wartime” footing and the capital banned tourism and sports events on Saturday after a cluster of novel coronavirus infections centred around a major wholesale … ( read original…
China Shuts Vast Beijing Market as It Hunts Coronavirus Cluster
The C.D.C. projects up to 140,000 deaths in the U.S. by early July. A bat expert navigates a political minefield. Dozens of members of the Guatemalan president’s staff have tested positive. ( read original story…
Foreigners in China worry about their future as Beijing, Washington clash
American student Sam Goldstein thought he had the perfect plan for this year. After securing a prestigious Fulbright scholarship from the US government to research excavated manuscripts from the … ( read original story …)
Twitter removes over 170,000 China-linked accounts spreading false coronavirus, Hong Kong information
Twitter has removed over 170,000 accounts linked to China that were engaged in “a range of manipulative and coordinated” activities around issues such as the coronavirus pandemic and Hong Kong. ( read original story …)
Beijing Shuts Down Seafood Market After Dozens Test Positive for Coronavirus
Nearly all of the 53 people had worked or shopped at the market, which is said to supply 90 percent of the Chinese capital’s fruit and vegetables. ( read original story …)
U.S.’s Pompeo to meet China’s top diplomat in Hawaii seeking to ease tensions: media
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will meet China’s top diplomat Yang Jiechi in Hawaii, trying to ease tensions between the world’s two largest economies over various issues, according to media … ( read original…
Faced With Crisis and Re-Election, Senate Republicans Blame China
Politically endangered Republicans are scrambling to make their contests referendums on China rather than the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story …)
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