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In city under siege, can police force rise to repair image?
The arrest of a district councillor in the small hours is not in the spirit of ethical policing. Police have to be accountable to the public and transparent in their exercising of arrest action.
‘Unique’ extradition hearing for Meng as coronavirus empties Vancouver court
Meng, her lawyers and opposing Canadian government counsel took part by telephone, with the judge the only key party present in the courtroom.
Chinese ventilator makers working ‘around the clock’ amid global shortage
Hospitals worldwide need ventilators to treat seriously ill Covid-19 patients, and they’re turning to China to supply them – but getting hold of key parts from Europe and the US is a challenge.
A New Shortage in China’s Coronavirus-Hit Economy: Jobs for Biggest Graduating Class in Years
The coronavirus pandemic is making a hard situation worse for China’s growing number of job-seeking college graduates, intensifying pressure on Communist Party officials who see steady employment as critical to maintaining economic and social order.
China Cracks Down on ‘Nth Room’ Child Porn Sites
Authorities are investigating five websites implicated in digital sex crimes, similar to a high-profile case in South Korea.
China unexpectedly cuts reverse repo rate by most in five years to support virus-hit economy
China's central bank unexpectedly cut the rate on reverse repurchase agreements by 20 basis points on Monday, the largest in nearly five years, as authorities ramped up steps to relieve pressure on an economy ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic.
Sinopec expects lower 2020 refining runs as coronavirus hits demand
Asia's top refiner China Petroleum Chemical Corp, or Sinopec, expects its full-year 2020 refining runs will be lower than in 2019 because of a contraction in Chinese fuel demand caused by the coronavirus outbreak.
Chinese e-commerce giant takes aim at rival leader Alibaba in cloud as China market heats up
JD.com, a major Chinese e-commerce company, is looking to become the technology platform of choice for U.S. customers in a cloud computing market dominated by Alibaba.
China Created a Fail-Safe System to Track Contagions. It Failed. (Published 2020)
After SARS, Chinese health officials built an infectious disease reporting system to evade political meddling. But when the coronavirus emerged, so did fears of upsetting Beijing.
'They see my blue eyes then jump back' – China sees a new wave of xenophobia
Fears rise that Beijing is stoking mistrust of foreigners as part of the government’s attempt to rebuild a reputation tarnished by the coronavirus crisis
New research may point to possible role of children in coronavirus spread
Covid-19 symptoms tend to be milder in kids, according to studies in Zhejiang and Wuhan, with asymptomatic infections ‘not uncommon’. But experts say more investigation is needed.
Coronavirus Crisis Awakens a Sleeping Giant: China’s Youth (Published 2020)
How the ruling Communist Party manages the coming months will help shape how hundreds of millions of young people see its authoritarian political bargain for decades to come.
The US and China should fight the coronavirus now, quarrel later
There will be time to dwell on how much China’s initial cover-up and the US government’s slow response to Covid-19 cost the world. But first, the US and China must work together to fight the crisis.
Coronavirus prompts ‘surge of hate speech’ toward Chinese on Twitter
Tech start-up detects 900 per cent uptick in abuse directed at China and individuals of Asian origin on social media platform.
More Americans Should Probably Wear Masks for Protection (Published 2020)
Experts have started to question whether masks may offer at least some protection to healthy individuals and essential workers.
All Stung Out: China’s Bee Industry Crisis, Explained
The COVID-19 pandemic has been devastating, but the beekeeping industry has been abuzz with discontent for years.
Students try to flee UK by chartered plane for ‘safer’ China
Universities attempt to calm international students stuck on deserted campuses who can’t get flights home
China’s Struggles with Hospice Care
As social transformations sweep the country, who will tend to the dying?
U.S. Officials Push for Expelling Suspected Chinese Spies at Media Outlets (Published 2020)
Trump administration officials are discussing taking action after China said it would expel almost all American journalists for The New York Times, The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal.
China’s Fresh Green Debt Is Drying Up as Virus Hits Economy
Green financing for Chinese borrowers has slowed to a trickle due to the virus outbreak, threatening the nation’s goals to clean up its environment.
