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Tencent's Coronavirus-Tracking Platform Gets Mixed Reviews
While some say revealing a patient’s diagnostic status is in the public interest, others argue it’s infringing upon their privacy.
‘Hardcore’ Quarantine Measures Risk Fracturing Social Cohesion
As China battles the novel coronavirus outbreak, regions across the country are sealing themselves off. But we should be wary of the consequences of local protectionism.
Coronavirus News: China’s Silent Factories Fuel Workers’ Fears
Janey Zhang, the owner of an umbrella factory in China’s east coast city of Shangyu, spends her days watching the news for coronavirus updates and fielding calls from cash-strapped employees asking when they can go back to work.
‘Like Europe in Medieval Times’: Virus Slows China’s Economy (Published 2020)
Workers can’t return to their jobs as supply lines get snarled, extending the forced holiday and fracturing the country.
Italy’s Hopes for Closer China Ties Hit by Flight Ban Rift
An Italian ban on flights to and from China has ruffled diplomatic ties with Beijing, less than a year after Rome had positioned itself for a privileged relationship by signing up to the Chinese Belt and Road infrastructure project.
China Pork Prices Head Toward Record High on Supply Concerns
The rapid spread of the coronavirus in China has failed to dampen a scorching pork rally, with prices heading toward a record high on supply concerns in the world’s biggest meat consumer.
The coronavirus outbreak has exposed the deep flaws of Xi’s autocracy | Richard McGregor
China’s political system was meant to be all-powerful, capable of dealing with any crisis. The death of one doctor has shaken that claim
Coronavirus Latest: U.S. Embassy in China Suspends Visa Services
The U.S. will temporarily suspend regular visa services in mainland China from Monday as the coronavirus epidemic leaves it with “limited staffing.”
The Coronavirus and Xi Jinping’s Worldview by Kevin Rudd
No matter how bad the coronavirus epidemic gets, the crisis will not change how China is governed under President Xi Jinping. Since coming to power in 2012, Xi has strengthened the Communist Party's hold on power and developed a comprehensive national agenda from which all else – including domestic crisis management – must follow.
US start-up in talks to help China fight coronavirus with iPad-sized device
Silicon Valley-based GenapSys is in early talks with Chinese health authorities to help fight the coronavirus epidemic with its gene-sequencing technology, it says.
Coronavirus concerns fuel anti-Chinese sentiment in the Philippines
While the Southeast Asian nation has just three confirmed cases, experts say fears over the virus’ spread are threatening to become an ‘epidemic of racism’.
Gone But Not Soon Forgotten: Li Wenliang’s Online Legacy
One of the coronavirus whistleblower’s earliest posts on Weibo was an expression of solidarity for a journalist who suggested that officials’ negligence had contributed to a deadly train crash in 2011.
Eight in 10 Chinese hotel rooms sit empty as outbreak spoils holiday
About eight in every 10 hotel rooms in China fell vacant during the Lunar New Year holiday after the deadly coronavirus outbreak triggered global travel alerts, flight restrictions and border controls.
Coronavirus rumors are hurting Chinatowns around the world
From San Francisco to London, irrational fears are keeping customers away.
China’s Top LNG Buyer Refuses Cargoes Amid Virus Outbreak | OilPrice.com
China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), the country’s largest importer of liquefied natural gas (LNG), has declared force majeure on deliveries of LNG cargoes
Under Quarantine, Huanggang Students Fret Over ‘Gaokao’
China’s leaders have called the coronavirus crisis a “major test,” but the high school seniors at the heart of the epidemic are preoccupied with a different sort of exam.
China’s Entertainment Sector Suffers Amid Coronavirus Epidemic
Delayed release dates and stalled projects are likely to hurt the country’s TV and film industry like never before, insiders say.
The WHO can’t seem to figure out what to call Taiwan in its coronavirus updates
The UN body's repeated snafus reflects the complicated status of Taiwan in the international arena, where China attempts to block its participation.
Videos Showing Anti-Asian Incidents In NYC Raise Fears Of A Racist Backlash To Coronavirus
"We need to stand up and say we are New Yorkers here and we are equal. The illness is a disease no one wanted."
China adds new symptoms to coronavirus diagnostic list
Health authorities also warn that discovery of virus in patients’ faeces suggest that it could be another source of transmission.
