A draft of the legislation, which many fear will be used to suppress dissent, was deliberated by lawmakers in Beijing, but reports said a vote would come later. ( read original story …)
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U.K. Contact Tracing, India-China Tensions, Stolen Van Gogh: Your Friday Briefing
The announcement was an embarrassing turnaround after the government said contact tracing would be publicly available by May, our correspondents wrote. Now, the app is aimed for w … ( read original story …)
New Cases in Beijing, Australia Tightens Rules: Virus Update
China’s capital reported another 22 coronavirus infections bringing the number of cases in Beijing’s fresh outbreak to at least 205. The Australian state of Victoria moved to tighten restrictions … ( read original story …)
Beijing tests food, parcel couriers for coronavirus as city checks widen
Officials in Beijing are carrying out nucleic acid tests on all food and parcel delivery personnel as they ramp up efforts to rein in an outbreak of the coronavirus in the Chinese capital, … (…
China Readies Strict Security Law for Hong Kong
Chinese lawmakers are discussing legislation that could drastically curtail freedoms in the semiautonomous territory. ( read original story …)
New Cases Climb in Beijing, Brazil Tops 1 Million: Virus Update
China’s capital reported another 22 coronavirus infections bringing the number of cases in Beijing’s fresh outbreak to at least 205. California, Florida and Arizona set one-day records and Texas … ( read original story …)
Mainland China Reports 27 New Coronavirus Cases, Including 22 in Beijing
Another seven asymptomatic COVID-19 patients, those who are infected with the coronavirus but show no symptoms, were also reported as of June 19 compared with five a day earlier. ( read original story …)
China Sees European Virus Strain in Beijing, WHO Says More Study Needed
China has released genome sequencing data from samples taken in Beijing, which officials there said identified a European strain based on preliminary studies. Some 183 people have been infected in the … ( read original…
Escalating Huawei feud, China indicts two Canadians in spying case
Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor have been detained since 2018 as Beijing pressures Canada to drop extradition proceedings against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou. ( read original story …)
Coronavirus in China: outbreak shatters Beijing’s confidence in strict lockdown
There was an air of optimism in Beijing at the beginning of June. Many believed that the worst was over for the city. There had been no new coronavirus infections for nearly two months, lockdown…
Coronavirus: China shaken as Beijing outbreak dents confidence in authorities
Beijing entered June believing the worst was behind it. There had been no new coronavirus infections for nearly two months, lockdown was over, and schools were to reopen for all grades.“I sensed a … (…
Coronavirus live updates: China publishes virus genome data from Beijing outbreak as capital city reports 25 cases
The coronavirus has infected more than 8.46 million people around the world as of Friday, killing at least 453,216 people. ( read original story …)
Pompeo says way U.S. treats Hong Kong depends on how China does
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday the United States would in future treat Hong Kong as a Chinese city rather than an autonomous one to the extent that China treats the territory…
