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China Tech Groups Censored Information About Coronavirus Xi Jinping

China Tech Groups Censored Information About Coronavirus

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.…
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March 4, 2020
An epidemics historian has called China’s response to the coronavirus outbreak ‘clumsy’ — and says it ‘terrifies’ him for the future Xi Jinping

An epidemics historian has called China’s response to the coronavirus outbreak ‘clumsy’ — and says it ‘terrifies’ him for the future

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…
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March 4, 2020
‘Provocative’ China pressures Taiwan with fighters, fake news amid virus outbreak Xi Jinping

‘Provocative’ China pressures Taiwan with fighters, fake news amid virus outbreak

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…
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March 3, 2020
The Trump Administration Has Put New Restrictions on Chinese Journalists in the U.S. Will It Work? Xi Jinping

The Trump Administration Has Put New Restrictions on Chinese Journalists in the U.S. Will It Work?

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 —…
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March 3, 2020
China’s president says research centers to be set up to help contain coronavirus Xi Jinping

China’s president says research centers to be set up to help contain coronavirus

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,…
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March 2, 2020
Hong Kong police fire tear gas as black-clad protesters return to streets Xi Jinping

Hong Kong police fire tear gas as black-clad protesters return to streets

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…
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February 29, 2020