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The World Sees a Public Health Crisis. Beijing Sees a Political Threat.
By Sarah Cook
Amid the coronavirus epidemic, suppression of dissent remains a top priority for the CCP, and the stakes are higher than ever.
Cracks in the System: COVID-19 in Chinese Prisons
By Zi Yang
The spread of the disease in prisons reveals flaws in China’s epidemic countermeasures.
Amid Coronavirus Crisis, Japan Postpones Long-Awaited Visit From China’s Xi
By Shannon Tiezzi
The visit had been envisioned as a high-water mark for newly repaired relations. Now it may not happen in 2020 at all.
China’s Schools, Forced Online By Coronavirus, Run Into Censors
By Associated Press
With schools closed indefinitely, teachers are giving lectures online – where they risk abrupt and often unexplained censorship.
China, ASEAN Band Together in the Fight Against Coronavirus
By Lucio Blanco Pitlo
The ASEAN-China special session on COVID-19 may mark the start of China offering assistance and expertise to other countries battling the outbreak.
Is COVID-19 China’s ‘Chernobyl Moment’?
By Liubomir K. Topaloff
There are plenty of differences between Gorbachev’s Soviet Union and Xi’s China. But there are enough similarities that Xi should be worried.
Friends and Enemies: China Is Grading the World’s Coronavirus Reactions
By Jo Kim
Which countries received China’s praise – or its scorn – over their COVID-19 assistance ultimately boils down to diplomatic interests more than reality.
Don’t Forget China’s Other Viral Outbreak
By Madison Plaster
China’s efforts to contain coronavirus are stalling recovery from an earlier African Swine Fever outbreak, with implications for food security.
China Says There’s No Risk of a COVID-19 Outbreak in Xinjiang Camps. Don’t Believe It.
By Jewher Ilham and Munawwar Abdulla
In trying to deny any cause for concern, a government spokesperson only helped justify fears.
The Coronavirus Outbreak: How Democratic Taiwan Outperformed Authoritarian China
By Victor (Lin) Pu
Taiwan’s example proves that the free flow of information is the best treatment for the coronavirus outbreak.
China’s Leaders Say Nation Yet to Turn Corner in Coronavirus Fight
By Associated Press
China's leadership sounded a cautious note Friday about the country's progress in halting the spread of the new virus after several days of upbeat messages.
COVID-19: Dr. Zhong Nanshan Is In
By Marjorie Perry
Amid a public trust crisis sparked by the new coronavirus, the 'SARS hero' has been tasked to reassure us it’s going to be okay.