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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Activities in Wuhan are being further restricted China has tightened restrictions on movement in Hubei province as it continues to battle the coronavirus.Sixty-million people have been told to stay at home unless there is an emergency, and the use of private cars has been…

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Activities in Wuhan are being further restricted China has tightened restrictions on movement in Hubei province as it continues to battle the coronavirus.Sixty-million people have been told to stay at home unless there is an emergency, and the use of private cars has been…

In China, controversy has erupted over a speech by President Xi Jinping that indicates he and other leaders knew about the threat of the coronavirus outbreak weeks before it was revealed to the public. Al Jazeera's Adrian Brown is following the story from Hong Kong. Read More

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A medical worker calls his colleague inside an isolated ward at Jinyintan Hospital in Wuhan, the epicentre of the novel coronavirus outbreak, in Hubei province, China February 13, 2020. Picture taken February 13, 2020. China Daily via REUTERS SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China will build a national supply and purchase system…

Munich — U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper told world leaders and security experts Saturday that China is the Pentagon's "top concern." He said it is urgent that the international community wakes up to the dangers posed by the country."It is essential that we — as an international community —…

Doug Stanglin USA TODAY Published 9:10 AM EST Feb 15, 2020 A World Health Organization official said Friday that the group had no evidence to support a claim by a White House economic adviser of lack of transparency by China over the coronavirus outbreak and called on countries to "avoid politicizing this issue right now."…

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has appealed to an audience in Germany for countries to steer clear of Chinese tech giant Huawei as they build their next-generation cellular networksFebruary 14, 2020, 4:36 PM2 min readMUNICH -- U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi appealed Friday to an audience in Germany for countries…

China on Wednesday reported another drop in the number of new cases of a viral infection and 97 more deaths, pushing the total dead past 1,100 as postal services worldwide said delivery was being affected by the cancellation of many flights to China.The National Health Commission said 2,015 new cases…

Citizen journalists in China have been reporting on the ground amid the coronavirus outbreak, challenging Beijing's official narrative.Beijing, in turn, has put those journalists under pressure, and some of them have disappeared as authorities seek to reassert their control over information.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. BEIJING — After…