A county in China is offering people $140 to tell on neighbors who have visited Wuhan, and another is threatening the death penalty to anyone deliberately spreading the coronavirus
Business Insider, February 5, 2020
疫灾加滥权 中国律师为“造谣者”发声 (Human rights lawyer in Beijing speaks up for "rumor spreaders" during Wuhan virus outbreak)
Radio Free Asia, February 4, 2020
China Clamps Down on Independent Reporting of Epidemic as Cases, Deaths Keep Rising
Radio Free Asia, February 3, 2020
Coronavirus: Bans on travellers from the mainland a risky ‘overreaction’, China’s UN envoy in Geneva tells WHO
South China Morning Post, February 5, 2020
A Chinese doctor was one of the first to warn about coronavirus. He got detained — and infected.
Washington Post, February 4, 2020
Coronavirus Crisis Shows China’s Governance Failure
The New York Times, February 4, 2020
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驱逐、围堵、举报：数百万武汉人经历了什么？
China, Desperate to Stop Coronavirus, Turns Neighbor Against Neighbor
The New York Times, February 4, 2020
Wuhan medic: 'Many more infections than official numbers show'
Deutsche Welle, February 4, 2020
Huawei promises ‘made in Europe’ 5G, as it announces plans for new manufacturing bases
South China Morning Post, February 5, 2020
China Marshals Its Surveillance Powers Against Coronavirus
The Wall Street Journal, February 5, 2020
Hong Kong police arrest mall security guard for allegedly spreading virus rumours
Hong Kong Free Press, February 5, 2020
Coronavirus: why won’t Carrie Lam shut Hong Kong’s border with mainland China?
South China Morning Post, February 5, 2020
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天水圍居民上街促封深圳灣 警發逾10催淚彈 (Tin Shui Wai citizens conduct temperature checks for cross-border arrivals in bus station, urge full border closure; police fire tear gas)
Ming Pao, February 5, 2020【武漢肺炎】何栢良：留意下階段或現商場傳播 香港仍有救籲全面封關 政府不可無常識 ("Hong Kong can still be saved," says academic as he urges full border closure; warns of outbreak through malls and calls on Hong Kong government to use common sense)
Stand News, February 5, 2020台灣向港澳發黃色旅遊警示 籲如非必要不要前往(Taiwan issues travel warning on Hong Kong and Macau)
Now News, February 5, 2020
【罷工第三天】醫護到政總遞請願信促封關 林鄭未現身 醫管局：緊急服務受嚴重影響 (Medical strike enters third day, workers rally outside gov't headquarters to submit appeal, but Carrie Lam refuses to meet)
Stand News, February 5, 2020
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong medics escalate strike to demand a full shutdown of Chinese border
Hong Kong Free Press, February 4, 2020
Hong Kong’s Striking Health Workers Pose New Threat to Beijing
Bloomberg, February 3, 2020
China’s Global Human-Rights Whitewash
Project Syndicate, February 5, 2020
China’s dreams of world leadership are fading as its belt and road projects start to sour
South China Morning Post, February 5, 2020
許章潤〈憤怒的人民已不再恐懼〉(Xu Zhangrun: The angry people are no longer afraid)
Citizen News, February 5, 2020
Coronavirus: how health and politics have always been inextricably linked in China
The Conversation, February 4, 2020
How the coronavirus crisis has brewed a ‘revolt of the professionals’ in China
South China Morning Post, February 5, 2020
Stuck in Central China on Coronavirus Lockdown
The New York Review of Books, February 4, 2020
U.N. Chief Faces Internal Criticism Over Human Rights
Foreign Policy, February 4, 2020
China accuses Pompeo of 'slander' over Xinjiang comments
Channel News Asia, February 4, 2020
Chinese Officials Can’t Help Lying About the Wuhan Virus
Foreign Policy, February 3, 2020
一场疫情 能促生中国的新闻自由吗? (Can a coronavirus outbreak be the catalyst for press freedom in China?)
Radio Free Asia, February 3, 2020
Chinese Student Detained For Tweets He Made In Minnesota
SupChina, February 3, 2020
The workers striving behind the scenes to combat the coronavirus in Wuhan
China Labour Bulletin, February 4, 2020
Women’s Rights Advocate Calls Out Sexist Coverage Of Wuhan Outbreak In Chinese Media
SupChina, February 3, 2020
Coronavirus: China revives output of medical supplies but shortages persist on front line
South China Morning Post, February 4, 2020
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Reuters, February 4, 2020More surveillance, tighter controls: China's coronavirus crackdown
The Guardian, February 3, 2020Coronavirus: China dismisses officials after boy with cerebral palsy dies while father quarantined
Independent, February 4, 2020
Taiwan calls China 'vile' for restricting island's access to WHO on coronavirus
Reuters, February 4, 2020
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Reuters, February 3, 2020China says it shared 'latest information' with Taiwan about coronavirus outbreak
Channel News Asia, February 3, 2020
‘More Than Outraged’: Chinese Citizens Are Getting Angry About Beijing's Handling of Coronavirus
Vice News, January 31, 2020
Artificial intelligence applications surge as China battles to contain coronavirus epidemic
South China Morning Post, February 4, 2020
Coronavirus: Hong Kong confirms first virus death as hospital strike enters second day
Independent, February 4, 2020
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Hong Kong Tightens Border as Medical Workers Call for Shutdown
The New York Times, February 3, 2020Coronavirus: top Hong Kong medical school chief questions government response to health crisis
South China Morning Post, February 4, 2020
逃兵還是抗爭者？罷工香港醫護到底在爭取什麼 (Fighters or deserters? What Hong Kong's medical workers want from strike)
The Initium, February 3, 2020
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醫管局稱約 4400 醫護罷工 包括 360 醫生 2500 護士 強調和員工睇法一致 (Hospital Authority announces 4,400 medical workers absent from duty in second wave of strikes)
Stand News, February 4, 2020Coronavirus: Hong Kong faces escalated medical strike despite government move to expand border closures
South China Morning Post, February 3, 2020【醫護罷工】向罷工員工發電郵 醫管局：促返回崗位 罷工須按法律行事 (Hospital Authority "earnestly urges" striking medical workers to return to stations, disapproves labor action "without Authority's consent")
Stand News, February 3, 2020
【武漢肺炎】林鄭月娥認採購口罩困難要「慳啲使」 官員不符內部指引不准戴 (Amid supply shortage, Chief Executive Carrie Lam says officials must meet internal guidelines before wearing face masks, demands journalists do same)
Ming Pao, February 4, 2020
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Coronavirus: Carrie Lam orders Hong Kong officials not to wear masks to save stocks for medical workers
South China Morning Post, February 4, 2020
【武漢肺炎】懲教署趕製口罩加開通宵更 女囚友稱被強制加班 (Prisoner says she was forced to work overtime as Correctional Services crank up production of facemasks)
Ming Pao, February 4, 2020
‘It’s chaos’: Hong Kong’s domestic workers call for help amid coronavirus outbreak
South China Morning Post, February 4, 2020
Explainer: 7 reasons Hongkongers are angry about the gov’t response to the coronavirus
Hong Kong Free Press, February 1, 2020
抗爭八個月了，要理解政府表面「瘋狂抗疫」之下的盤算 (8 months into protests, we must understand the schemes behind Hong Kong government's outrageous anti-outbreak measures)
Stand News, February 4, 2020
China coronavirus outbreak: the plague of fear and prejudice could be just as lethal
South China Morning Post, February 3, 2020
Coronavirus outbreak highlights cracks in Beijing’s control
Christian Science Monitor, January 31, 2020
Pompeo Urges Kazakhstan to Press China Over Xinjiang Crackdown
Voice of America, February 2, 2020
Students from Xinjiang Indoctrinated for ‘Stability Maintenance’
Bitter Winter, February 3, 2020
How the Coronavirus Outbreak Played out on China’s Social Media
The Diplomat, January 31, 2020
無法抵達的物資：民間救援為何遲遲送不到一線醫生手上？ (The supplies that never got there: Why aid from civil society struggles to reach frontline doctors fighting coronavirus outbreak)
The Initium, January 31, 2020
Coronavirus: China Red Cross under fire over poor distribution of masks, medical supplies
South China Morning Post, February 1, 2020
在武汉，那些无法被确诊和得不到治疗的人
Coronavirus Pummels Wuhan, a City Short of Supplies and Overwhelmed
The New York Times, February 3, 2020
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还原肺炎疫情关键七周：中国为何未能及时控制病毒传播
As New Coronavirus Spread, China’s Old Habits Delayed Fight
The New York Times, February 3, 2020China opens virus hospital, steadies markets as toll grows
Associated Press, February 3, 2020Coronavirus infections predicted to grow exponentially; first death outside China; outbreak becomes political
Washington Post, February 3, 2020
Quieter Response to Coronavirus in Countries Where China Holds Sway
The New York Times, February 2, 2020
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Ethiopians are slamming their government for not stopping China flights
Quartz, February 2, 2020
China’s Israel envoy compares virus travel bans to Holocaust
Associated Press, February 2, 2020
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China criticizes U.S. border closure as coronavirus death toll rises
NBC News, February 1, 2020
Coronavirus fears fuel racism and hostility, say British-Chinese
The Guardian, February 1, 2020
China struggling to engineer a baby boom after scrapping one-child policy
The Telegraph, February 1, 2020
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Why many Chinese women are giving motherhood a miss – it’s not just the high cost of raising a child
South China Morning Post, February 2, 2020
中國化？澳門「天眼」將增人臉識別 民主派議員質疑 (Macau to use facial recognition in city's surveillance cameras)
Liberty Times Net, February 3, 2020
香港醫護罷工首日：早上約千人參與，工會要求林鄭月娥公開談判 (Thousands of hospital staff join five-days strike, union demands border closure and public negotiation)
The Initium, February 3, 2020
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武汉肺炎：香港医护人员罢工 要求“封关”防止疫情扩散 (Hong Kong's doctors and nurses go on strike, demand border closure to prevent further spread of coronavirus)
BBC, February 2, 2020Coronavirus: Hong Kong public hospitals brace for workers’ strike
South China Morning Post, February 2, 2020政府：懇請罷工醫護重新考慮 (Hong Kong government asks medical workers planning to join strike to "reconsider")
Inmediahk.net, February 2, 2020‘We have no choice’: Hong Kong medical workers agree strike over mainland border closures
Agence France-Presse, February 2, 2020
All Hongkongers returning from mainland China should be quarantined, city’s largest pro-Beijing party says as pressure piles on government to step up coronavirus fight
South China Morning Post, February 3, 2020
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says total border shutdown with mainland China discriminatory, but will ramp up quarantine measures
South China Morning Post, January 31, 2020Fearing virus, Hong Kong residents stock up on food, essentials
Reuters, February 2, 2020Calls for street cleaners to get better protective gear, as rest of Hong Kong hunkers down for coronavirus storm
South China Morning Post, February 2, 2020
29歲港人石賈墨德國會發言投訴警暴 辭工程師正職開拓歐洲抗爭戰線 (Hong Kong engineer quits job to support lobbying work for protests, gives testimony in German parliament over police violence)
Citizen News, February 2, 2020
China has its own brand of fake news when it comes to human rights and the Uyghurs
Hong Kong Free Press, February 3, 2020
China's reaction to the coronavirus outbreak violates human rights
The Guardian, February 2, 2020
Coronavirus outbreak: quarantining millions in China is unprecedented and wrong
The Conversation, January 31, 2020
The coronavirus crisis is another opportunity for the Hong Kong gov’t to show what it can do: await orders
Hong Kong Free Press, February 1, 2020
Life as a reporter trapped in Hubei, ground zero of the coronavirus outbreak
South China Morning Post, February 1, 2020