Chinese Australian woman breached coronavirus quarantine and lost her job
In a video widely circulated on social media, a woman in active wear gets into a heated argument with a community worker who tries to persuade her to stay at …
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‘Chinese virus’: Trump and Beijing agree coronavirus is someone else’s fault
But while there is plenty of opprobrium to go around in areas where the virus is now rapidly spreading — particularly over why precautions were not put in place earlier, …
Read MoreChinese diplomat promotes conspiracy theory that US military brought virus to Wuhan
Posting to his more than 300,000 followers on Twitter, Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian republished a video of Robert Redfield, the director for the US Centers for Disease Control and …
Read MoreUS says Chinese warship fired military laser at US aircraft
The People’s Republic of China “navy destroyer’s actions were unsafe and unprofessional,” US Pacific Fleet said in a statement Thursday. “Weapons-grade lasers could potentially cause serious harm to aircrew and …
Read MoreHong Kong bookseller Gui Minhai sentenced to ten years in Chinese jail
Gui, 55, was sentenced by a court in the eastern city of Ningbo. According to a court statement posted online, Gui pleaded guilty to the charge and said he would …
Read MoreA history of Wuhan, one-time Chinese capital and coronavirus epicenter
But it wasn’t always that way. Two generations ago, this city of 11 million people, on the junction of the Yangtze and Han Rivers, 600 miles upstream, in central China, …
Read MoreThe fallout from the death of a Chinese doctor is turning into a major challenge for Xi Jinping
Following revelations that authorities in Wuhan downplayed news of the ongoing novel coronavirus outbreak while it was in its early stages, and police cracked down on people spreading “rumors” about …
Read MoreLi Wenliang, Chinese doctor who sounded alarm on coronavirus, has died
Li Wenliang, a 34-year-old doctor working in Wuhan, raised the alarm about the novel coronavirus on December 30, posting in his medical school alumni group on the Chinese messaging app …
Read MoreMSG in Chinese restaurants isn’t unhealthy — you’re just racist, activists say
For years, monosodium glutamate, a food additive known as MSG, has been branded as an unhealthy processed ingredient mainly found in Chinese food, despite a lack of supporting scientific evidence. …
Read MoreChinese paddlefish is extinct, new study finds
The giant species, native to the Yangtze River, could reach up to 7 meters (23 feet) in length and weigh as much as 450 kilograms (992 pounds). Known for its …
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