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View photosA screen shows a CCTV state media broadcast of Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Wuhan at a shopping centre in Beijing as the country is hit by the outbreak of the novel coronavirusBy Yew Lun Tian and Se Young LeeBEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday…

China Tech Groups Censored Information About Coronavirus (ft.com) Posted by msmash on Wednesday March 04, 2020 @12:10PM from the closer-look dept. Chinese social media platforms, including Tencent's WeChat, censored keywords related to coronavirus as early as December , potentially limiting the Chinese public's ability to protect themselves from the virus.…

Frank M. Snowden, a professor emeritus of history and the history of medicine at Yale, spoke to the New Yorker on Tuesday about the coronavirus outbreak. Snowden, who has written a book on the history of epidemics, said that China's response to the outbreak was "clumsy" and hearkened back to measures…

TAIPEI (Reuters) - China is pressuring Taiwan with “provocative” air force maneuvers near the island and spreading fake news to sow discord during the coronavirus outbreak, security sources and government officials in Taiwan say. FILE PHOTO: A F-16 fighter jet takes off during a military drill at Zhi-Hang Air Base…

In an act of diplomatic reciprocity, the Trump administration is cutting the number of Chinese nationals allowed to work for Beijing’s state-run media outlets in the U.S. by nearly half, citing China’s expulsion of three U.S. correspondents last month and Beijing’s increasingly hostile actions toward foreign — and local —…

BEIJING (Reuters) - China’s president Xi Jinping said that a series of national clinical research centers would be set up to help contain the coronavirus outbreak, state television CCTV reported on Monday. FILE PHOTO: Chinese President Xi Jinping leaves after a news conference at Prague Castle in Prague, Czech Republic,…

By David Stanway and Yawen Chen SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) - Mainland China reported the biggest daily rise in coronavirus cases since Feb. 22 on Sunday as more infections emerged among prison inmates in the epicenter of the outbreak, but officials emphasized the overall situation continues to improve. A total of 573…

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong police fired tear gas on Saturday to disperse hundreds of black-clad protesters, some armed with petrol bombs, during a rally to mark six months since the authorities stormed a subway station and arrested demonstrators. Riot police shoots a tear gas to disperse anti-government protesters…

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump spray rose petals to pay tribute at Raj Ghat, the memorial for Mahatma Gandhi, in New Delhi, India on February 25, 2020.Photo: Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump claimed the novel coronavirus was very much under control in the United States at a news…

Fears over the potential impact of the coronavirus spreading in Europe, Asia and the Middle East have sent stocks plummeting in Monday’s open — with tech stocks among the hardest hit. The reason for the declines are clear: Over the weekend, cases outside of China swiftly rose in Europe and…