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He Tried To Organize Workers In China's Gig Economy. Now He Faces 5 Years In Jail

Tuesday, April 13, 2021

The arrest of food delivery worker Chen Guojiang dealt a blow to nascent efforts to promote couriers' rights as they've gained broader public attention during the coronavirus pandemic.

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China Detains Delivery Worker Who Tried To Improve Working Conditions

Monday, April 12, 2021

During the pandemic, food delivery work has boomed in China. The detention of the sector's most prominent labor activist is now drawing attention to their difficult working conditions.

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A Cautionary Tale For China's Ambitious Chipmakers

Thursday, March 25, 2021

Wuhan Hongxin Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. was supposed to be one of China's most advanced chipmakers. Now it's bankrupt — a big flop at a time when the country seeks technological self-reliance.

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China Retaliates Against Clothing Brands After Western Sanctions

Thursday, March 25, 2021

Clothing companies H&M, Nike and Adidas face boycotts for their refusal to use cotton from China's Xinjiang region.

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One Of The Canadians Detained In China For 2 Years On Spying Charges Goes On Trial

Monday, March 22, 2021

Michael Kovrig was one of two Canadians jailed in China after Canada arrested a top Chinese telecoms executive. He had a closed trial in Beijing after over two years in detention on espionage charges.

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China Makes It A Crime To Question Military Casualties On The Internet

Monday, March 22, 2021

Weibo users face criminal charges after online comments — made in and outside China — casting doubt on the casualty number the Chinese government reported months after a brawl with Indian soldiers.

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China Puts 2nd Canadian On Trial For Espionage And Bars Spectators

Monday, March 22, 2021

Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor were arrested in China and charged with espionage shortly after Huawei executive Meng Wanzhoi was arrested in British Columbia at the request of the U.S.

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Talks Turn Testy As Top U.S. And China Officials Meet In Alaska For 2nd Day

Friday, March 19, 2021

Top officials from China and the U.S. met face-to-face in Alaska today. So far the talks have been tense, with both sides exchanging heated words.

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Beijing Prepares Hong Kong Election Laws, Further Erasing Freedoms

Friday, March 05, 2021

Chinese legislators in Beijing are set to overhaul Hong Kong's elections systems. Once semi-autonomous, mainland China has curtailed freedoms in Hong Kong.

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How China's Massive Corruption Crackdown Snares Entrepreneurs Across The Country

Thursday, March 04, 2021

Chinese officials boast their campaign against "evil" has busted over 50,000 supposed criminal organizations, but experts warn it has served another function: consolidating power.

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Family Disappears Amid China's Detention Of Mostly Ethnic Uyghurs

Wednesday, March 03, 2021

A family in China's region of Xinjiang left videos, pleading for help as authorities mounted a mass detention campaign. Then they disappeared.

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'Where No One Dares Speak Up': China Disbars Lawyers On Sensitive Cases

Thursday, February 18, 2021

Rights lawyers became targets in President Xi Jinping's push to put the Communist Party above the law. Now they're losing their licenses.

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WHO: 'Very Unlikely' Coronavirus Leaked From Lab, More Study Needed To Trace Source

Tuesday, February 09, 2021

The coronavirus is "very unlikely" to have started in a Chinese lab but its path from animals to humans needs further investigation, a World Health Organization team said after visiting Wuhan.

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WHO Probe Into Origin Of COVID-19 Raises More Questions Than Answers

Tuesday, February 09, 2021

Scientists from the World Health Organization were in Wuhan, China, trying to figure out how the coronavirus got there and how it infected so many people, so quickly.

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Dear Dr. Li: Chinese Netizens Confess To The Late Coronavirus Whistleblower

Sunday, February 07, 2021

Feb. 7 marks the one-year anniversary of Dr. Li Wenliang's death from the virus he'd warned about. His legacy lives on through his Weibo page, which has become a kind of confessional.

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COVID-19 Restrictions Force Many To Cancel Lunar New Year Travel Plans

Friday, February 05, 2021

Coronavirus restrictions mean many in China are canceling their Lunar New Year travel plans this February. For rural migrant workers, they could be losing their only chance to see family all year.

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Scandals In China Bring Calls For More Regulation Over Tech Companies

Friday, February 05, 2021

A series of corporate scandals have sparked new anger among China's younger generation and bolstered calls for greater corporate regulation.

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Inside The World Health Organization's Investigation Into How Pandemic Began

Wednesday, February 03, 2021

Scientists sent by the World Health Organization are wrapping up a visit to Wuhan, China. They were investigating how the coronavirus began, but it's not clear how much they were able to find.

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China's Vaccine Campaign Hits A Few Bumps

Wednesday, February 03, 2021

Their vaccine rollout in this nation of 1.4 billion citizens is happening more slowly than anticipated. Why the delays?

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Residents Protest As China Demolishes Some Of Beijing's Wealthy Suburbs

Tuesday, January 26, 2021

Beijing is demolishing parts of its wealthy suburbs, and their well-connected residents are protesting. It's the latest sign of rising dissatisfaction with China's government from unexpected sources.

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