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CHINA

COMMENTARY / World
Mar 16, 2020
A made-in-China pandemic
Only by loosening China's grip on global supply networks — beginning with the pharmaceutical sector — can the world be kept safe from the country's political pathologies.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 15, 2020
Former Chinese property exec who criticized Xi over virus handling is missing, friends say
An influential former Chinese property executive who called President Xi Jinping a "clown" over a speech he made last month about the government's efforts to battle the coronavirus has gone missing, three of his friends said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 14, 2020
Hong Kong 'Umbrella Movement' leader Chan Kin-man is freed from prison
Hong Kong democracy activist Chan Kin-man walked free from prison on Saturday saying he had no regrets for his leading role in the 2014 "Umbrella Movement" civil disobedience movement and that sacrifice was needed to achieve universal suffrage.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 14, 2020
U.S. summons Chinese envoy over Beijing's coronavirus conspiracy comments
The U.S. State Department summoned the Chinese ambassador to the United States on Friday to protest against comments by Beijing suggesting the U.S. military might have brought the coronavirus to Wuhan, as tensions between the two global powers over the outbreak intensified.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Mar 13, 2020
China official says U.S. military may have brought COVID-19 to Wuhan
A spokesman for China's Foreign Ministry suggested on Thursday that the U.S. military might have brought the coronavirus to the city of Wuhan, which has been hardest hit by the outbreak, doubling down on a war of words with Washington.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health / ANALYSIS
Mar 13, 2020
How U.S. and Europe can learn from Asia's battle against coronavirus
The spreading coronavirus has health officials from the U.S. to Europe searching for answers. To find them, they could look to the experience of Asia, which has been battling the deadly pathogen since January — with some success.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 12, 2020
Crisis exposes China's institutional problems
Beijing's COVID-19 response has exposed decision-making problems that are deeply inculcated into China's authoritarian system.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 11, 2020
Global mask shortage may get much worse
Michael Einhorn's medical supply company may run out of masks against the new coronavirus in two weeks unless the Chinese manufacturer of his equipment resumes production this week.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 10, 2020
Global spread of virus means China's factories will get hit again
Just as China's factories get back on their feet after being laid low by the coronavirus, a drop in demand from their biggest trading partners around the world is coming back to give them another hit.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Mar 10, 2020
Coronavirus doctor in Wuhan says high blood pressure is key death risk
Patients with hypertension appear to be at a higher risk of dying from the coronavirus, said a top Chinese intensive care doctor who's been treating critically ill patients since mid-January.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 10, 2020
Despite virus, China's consumer confidence remains robust; Japan faces biggest hit
The coronavirus is increasingly weighing on global consumer sentiment, but its impact can vary greatly.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 10, 2020
China's Xi visits Wuhan for first time in sign Beijing sees virus outbreak as under control
Chinese leader Xi Jinping visited the coronavirus epicenter of Wuhan for the first time since the disease emerged, a trip intended to project confidence that his government has managed to stem its spread domestically.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 10, 2020
Threat of coronavirus pandemic 'has become very real,' WHO chief says
The coronavirus is closer to causing a pandemic, but outbreaks in countries can still be controlled through a combination of containment and mitigation measures, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 9, 2020
China loses a skirmish in fight for global influence
Beijing aims to increase its global influence by attaining leadership positions in international organizations.
JAPAN
Mar 9, 2020
Japan tightens border controls over COVID-19, but power to quarantine limited
A health ministry official confirms that under current law, the government can only request that people submit to a quarantine voluntarily.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 9, 2020
Asia's stuck-at-home millionaires boost trading at private banks
Asia's super rich suddenly have lots of time on their hands.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 8, 2020
Report describes 'tipping point' before coronavirus kills
The new coronavirus causes little more than a cough if it stays in the nose and throat, which it does for the majority of people unlucky enough to be infected. Danger starts when it reaches the lungs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 8, 2020
Cathay Pacific to temporarily suspend Japan flights from Monday amid coronavirus restrictions
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. will suspend flights to and from Japan for three weeks after the Japanese government tightened quarantine rules on people arriving from Hong Kong.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Mar 7, 2020
China reports almost all new virus infections outside Wuhan originated abroad
About a quarter of China's new confirmed cases and almost all of those outside the epidemic's epicenter in Wuhan originated outside the country on Friday, according to official data.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Mar 6, 2020
With Xi visit now delayed, coronavirus threatens to spoil Abe's 2020
The prime minister's big plans for 2020 — hosting China's president, the Olympics and amending the Constitution — have been undercut by Japan's muddled response to the coronavirus outbreak.

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