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To Halt COVID-19, Chinese Border City Turns to Facial Recognition
Ruili, located across from Myanmar, hopes to curb coronavirus infections by closely tracking its more than 267,000 residents.
Politics, health collided in Taiwan's tortured BioNTech vaccine talks
As talks for Taiwan to access BioNTech SE's (22UAy.DE) COVID-19 vaccine via two major Taiwanese companies reached a head last week, the German firm's Chinese sales agent put forward a template contract seeking access to Taiwanese medical records.
Hong Kong leader hopeful over talks on reopening mainland China border
Philippines’ top diplomat in city also says plan being discussed to allow in vaccinated Hongkongers and people with work visas from countries currently under direct flight ban.
China's southwest Yunnan province reports 9 new local cases
Chinese authorities in the southwestern province of Yunnan reported nine new confirmed locally transmitted cases for July 11, of which seven were detected in the city of Ruili bordering Myanmar.
Bat Scientists Warn That the World May Never Know Covid-19 Origins
Researchers believe bats harbor deadly viruses that cause SARS, Ebola and other diseases, but proving it can be frustratingly inconclusive.
Tech Firms to Buy Covid-19 Vaccines on Behalf of Taiwan’s Government
The roundabout arrangement with TSMC and Foxconn effectively ends a monthslong geopolitical impasse over whether Taiwan could buy vaccines directly from BioNTech.
Leaders of North Korea, China vow to strengthen ties
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The North Korean and Chinese leaders expressed their desire Sunday to further strengthen their ties as they exchanged messages marking the 60th anniversary of their countries’ defense treaty.
In One Collapsing Village, the Other Side of China’s Rise
When Liang Hong returned to her village after spending a decade away, she discovered that the small truths at home painted a larger picture of China’s economic and societal trends.
A Group of Scientists Presses a Case Against the Lab Leak Theory of Covid
In a review of recent studies and comparisons to other outbreaks, a group of virologists contends that there is more evidence to support a natural spillover from animals to humans.
Hong Kong: Hundreds arrested as protest movement returns | DW | 11.05.2020
Police say they have arrested 230 people, some as young as 12, after a weekend of pro-democracy demonstrations. Activists are concerned that pandemic lockdown measures will be used by China to roll back more rights.
Studies show coronavirus adapts to people, China vaccine works in monkeys
The following is a brief roundup of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus. New coronavirus is adapting to different populations
China's 'Wolf Warrior' Diplomacy Prompts International Backlash
Late last year, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi gathered together his country’s envoys for a pep talk, telling them they needed to be more assertive in representing Beijing’s interests overseas and vocal in defending the Chinese Communist government from criticism.
The Chinese of Chattanooga | The World of Chinese
Building an overseas Chinese community in the heart of Trump country
NATO warns allies to block China buying spree | DW | 17.04.2020
Will the financial fallout from COVID-19 make European infrastructure vulnerable to the Chinese government's checkbook? Some experts warn that Europe is already in precarious straits. Teri Schultz reports from Brussels.
Germany's Maas: Trump coronavirus response took 'too long' | DW | 10.04.2020
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has criticized Donald Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic, saying it was too slow. He also condemned China and Hungary's response to the spread of COVID-19.
Coronavirus Pandemic latest news and updates
It’s been more than year since an outbreak of a new strain of coronavirus was first reported in Wuhan, China. Declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization in March, 2020, it has now infected more than 150 million people worldwide.
What the COVID-19 Pandemic May Mean for China's Belt and Road Initiative
As the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic spreads worldwide, the public health crisis and response will lay bare China’s leadership aspirat…
Education Denied | The World of Chinese
As China implements online learning due to the Covid-19 outbreak, students in rural areas are struggling to keep up
A third of China remains on at least partial lockdown from COVID-19
Artwork tagged “#LiWenliang #coronavirus” from Chongqing-based artist Matsuyama Miyabi’s Instagram account. You can buy prints of her work on Etsy. The unexpected change in diagnostic…
Xi claims there are ‘positive changes’ in the COVID-19 epidemic
Photo credit: Caixin. The death toll in China from the novel coronavirus-caused disease, named COVID-19 yesterday by the World Health Organization, continues to increase. The current…
Xi visits hospital in Beijing and video chats with Wuhan doctors
Xí Jìnpíng 习近平 teleconferences with frontline health workers. Source: Xinhua News Agency. After weeks of a worsening coronavirus epidemic, which has now infected over 42,000…
Wholesome and Inspiring Videos from the Coronavirus Outbreak
Despite the Coronavirus still spreading, some in China have captured happy, inspiring moments on film. Here are 4 videos that have been uplifting to many…
Editor’s note for Friday, February 7, 2020
Dear Access member, In case you missed it, our conference call with the famous (some say infamous) economist Yukon Huang discussing the political and economic…
Li Wenliang, coronavirus whistleblower, dies of the virus
An image circulating on Chinese social media of “epidemic-fighting hero Li Wenliang” (抗疫英雄李文亮 kàngyì yīngxióng Lǐ Wénliàng). The Global Times and other state media reported…
