China Apologises to Family of Doctor Who Warned Against COVID-19
4 years, 9 months ago

China Apologises to Family of Doctor Who Warned Against COVID-19

The Quint  

Police in December had reprimanded eight doctors including Li for warning friends on social media about the emerging threat. China’s supreme court later criticized the police, but the ruling party continued to tighten its grip on information about the outbreak. They include the 2003 outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, a 2005 chemical spill that disrupted water supplies to millions of people in China’s northeast, sales of tainted milk that sickened thousands of children and the failure of private finance companies after the global economic crisis. The treatment of Li’s case may reflect concerns among the leadership about public anger over the failure to properly honor the sacrifices of front-line health workers while praising the party and its head, Xi Jinping, who has tightened controls on society since taking power in 2012.

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Chinese city officials issue a rare apology after authorities harass journalists on live TV
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Chinese city officials issue a rare apology after authorities harass journalists on live TV

Associated Press  

TAIPEI, Taiwan — City officials in eastern China apologized to local journalists after authorities were shown pushing them and trying to obstruct reporting from the site of a deadly explosion, in a rare acknowledgment of state aggression against journalists. The city of Sanhe, near Beijing, issued a public apology Thursday after authorities were shown harassing reporters from state broadcaster CCTV …

China’s Management of Covid-19 Crisis: A Case Study in Disinformation and Censorship - News18
1 year ago

China’s Management of Covid-19 Crisis: A Case Study in Disinformation and Censorship - News18

News 18  

Censorship, surveillance, and authoritarianism have become synonyms with China in recent years. The court observed that had the government officials heeded to the warnings from the detained healthcare workers and adopted precautionary measures than taking punitive measures by labelling them as rumourmonger, “it would’ve meant we could better control the coronavirus today.” Dr Li contracted covid19 on January 8, 2020, …

On China pneumonia outbreak, scientists caution to not press ‘pandemic panic button’
1 year, 1 month ago

On China pneumonia outbreak, scientists caution to not press ‘pandemic panic button’

Hindustan Times  

Leading scientists urged caution over fears of another pandemic on Thursday after the World Health Organization requested more information from China on a rise of respiratory illnesses and pneumonia clusters among children. The standard wording of the alert echoed the first-ever notice about what would become COVID-19, sent on Dec. 30 2019: "Undiagnosed pneumonia - China." "I am not going …

China health officials lash out at WHO, defend virus search
1 year, 9 months ago

China health officials lash out at WHO, defend virus search

The Independent  

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China health officials lash out at WHO, defend virus search
1 year, 9 months ago

China health officials lash out at WHO, defend virus search

LA Times  

Shen Hongbing, the director of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, speaks at a press conference on the origins of COVID-19 at the State Council Information Office in Beijing on Saturday. Chinese health officials defended their search for the source of the COVID-19 virus and lashed out Saturday at the World Health Organization after its leader said Beijing …

China masses take Covid fight into own hands as Xi sits back
1 year, 11 months ago

China masses take Covid fight into own hands as Xi sits back

Hindustan Times  

Left to fend for herself after China abruptly ended the world’s strictest Covid restrictions, 31-year-old Share Xue and her daughter found themselves with 40C fevers and an expired bottle of Motrin. President Xi Jinping asked the public at the beginning of 2023 to “make an extra effort to pull through” the virus wave, and state media urged people to “take …

China’s Covid Policy: Beijing can’t be trusted as a responsible player
1 year, 11 months ago

China’s Covid Policy: Beijing can’t be trusted as a responsible player

Times of India  

TOI Quick Edits are written by a team of seasoned journalists from the Times of India's Edit Page and TOI-Online who respond to important news stories as they develop. MORE In another indictment of China’s Covid policy, the WHO has again said that Beijing needs to share more data on its Covid outbreak and that it still believes Chinese authorities …

China bans social media accounts of 1,120 Covid critics: ‘Will continue to…’
2 years ago

China bans social media accounts of 1,120 Covid critics: ‘Will continue to…’

Hindustan Times  

China suspended or closed social media accounts of more than 1,000 critics of the government's Covid policies, as the country moves to further open up after almost three years, Associated Press reported. China's popular Sina Weibo social media platform said that it had addressed 12,854 violations and issued temporary or permanent bans on 1,120 accounts, the report said. Covid In …

China suspends social media accounts of COVID-19 policy critics
2 years ago

China suspends social media accounts of COVID-19 policy critics

The Hindu  

China has suspended or closed the social media accounts of more than 1,000 critics of the government’s policies on the COVID-19 outbreak, as the country moves to further open up. The popular Sina Weibo social media platform said it had addressed 12,854 violations including attacks on experts, scholars and medical workers and issued temporary or permanent bans on 1,120 accounts. …

‘Covid deaths are clearly piling up’, says top US scientist as WHO warns China
2 years ago

‘Covid deaths are clearly piling up’, says top US scientist as WHO warns China

Live Mint  

Epidemiologist and health economist Dr Eric Feigl-Ding has informed that World Health Organisation's head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has asked China to stop under-reporting Covid deaths. The World Health Organisation had also criticized China's ‘narrow' definition of Covid deaths—of suppressing deaths. China reported one new Covid death in the mainland for Wednesday, compared with five a day earlier, bringing its official …

WHO says China is undercounting Covid deaths, asks for more reliable data
2 years ago

WHO says China is undercounting Covid deaths, asks for more reliable data

Live Mint  

BY JOYU WANG | UPDATED JAN 04, 2023 11:09 PM EST Agency’s chief says testing requirements adopted by some countries for travelers from China are understandable The World Health Organization in a briefing Wednesday urged Beijing to be more transparent about its Omicron outbreak, with some officials questioning the accuracy of the country’s Covid-19 data. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus …

70% of Chinese megacity infected with Covid, doctor says
2 years ago

70% of Chinese megacity infected with Covid, doctor says

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. WHO officials have met counterparts from China’s National Health …

China state media says current COVID infection ‘relatively mild for vast majority of people’
2 years ago

China state media says current COVID infection ‘relatively mild for vast majority of people’

The Hindu  

China's state media played down the severity on January 3 of the COVID-19 wave surging over the country, with its scientists expected to give a briefing to the World Health Organization on the evolution of the virus later in the day. The World Health Organization on Friday urged China's health officials to regularly share specific and real-time information on the …

‘Real intention is to sabotage’: China calls Covid curbs for Chinese travellers ‘discriminatory’
2 years ago

‘Real intention is to sabotage’: China calls Covid curbs for Chinese travellers ‘discriminatory’

Firstpost  

Countries including India, United States, South Korea, Italy, Japan and Taiwan have imposed mandatory COVID tests for travellers from China after the country reported spike in cases Beijing: Several countries have announced mandatory testing for travellers from China in response to a surging wave of Covid-19 infection in the Asian nation. For the unversed, India, United States, South Korea, Italy, …

WHO warns of tough times ahead for China as it begins to loosen strict COVID rules
2 years ago

WHO warns of tough times ahead for China as it begins to loosen strict COVID rules

ABC  

A week after China began dismantling its tough "zero-COVID" controls, the World Health Organization has warned of "very tough" times ahead as fears grow that its hospitals could soon become flooded with cases. Key points: The WHO fears China may face difficulty in tackling the virus after such a long time with strict pandemic rules Due to its zero-COVID policy, …

Why China’s COVID figures don’t add up
2 years, 1 month ago

Why China’s COVID figures don’t add up

Al Jazeera  

China is reporting fewer COVID cases despite easing restrictions across the country. Since Beijing began to unwind its tough “zero-COVID” strategy following rare mass protests last month, health authorities have been reporting fewer infections each day. Under a broad easing of curbs announced by China’s National Health Commission this week, testing will be sharply scaled back and mostly confined to …

China grapples with a rash of coronavirus infections after easing its strict controls
2 years, 1 month ago

China grapples with a rash of coronavirus infections after easing its strict controls

LA Times  

A rash of COVID-19 cases in schools and businesses was reported by social media users Friday across China after the ruling Communist Party loosened anti-virus rules as it tries to reverse a deepening economic slump. “There’s very few people coming in because there’s so many cases,” said Gang Xueping, a waitress in a Beijing restaurant. Half of the company’s people …

China eases anti-COVID measures following protests
2 years, 1 month ago

China eases anti-COVID measures following protests

Associated Press  

BEIJING — China rolled back rules on isolating people with COVID-19 and dropped virus test requirements for some public places Wednesday in a dramatic change to a strategy that confined millions of people to their homes and sparked protests and demands for President Xi Jinping to resign. Local officials must “take strict and detailed measures to protect people’s life, safety …

China vows crackdown on ‘hostile forces’ as public tests Xi
2 years, 1 month ago

China vows crackdown on ‘hostile forces’ as public tests Xi

Associated Press  

BEIJING — China’s ruling Communist Party has vowed to “resolutely crack down on infiltration and sabotage activities by hostile forces,” following the largest street demonstrations in decades by citizens fed up with strict anti-virus restrictions. “The meeting emphasized that political and legal organs must take effective measures to … resolutely safeguard national security and social stability,” the statement said. On …

China softens COVID stance after protests, clashes with police
2 years, 1 month ago

China softens COVID stance after protests, clashes with police

Al Jazeera  

Vice Premier Sun Chunlan, who oversees COVID response, says the virus’s ability to cause disease has weakened. With daily cases remaining near record levels even after prolonged lockdowns, Chinese Vice Premier Sun Chunlan, who oversees the country’s coronavirus response, said on Wednesday that the virus’s ability to cause disease was weakening. “The latest developments come despite stern warnings against taking …

China vows crackdown on ‘hostile forces’ following protests over COVID policy
2 years, 1 month ago

China vows crackdown on ‘hostile forces’ following protests over COVID policy

LA Times  

A protester in Hong Kong holds up a sheet of paper that says, “Not foreign forces but internal forces,” and that denounces government abuse of power. China’s ruling Communist Party has vowed to “resolutely crack down on infiltration and sabotage activities by hostile forces,” following the largest street demonstrations in decades staged by citizens fed up with strict anti-coronavirus restrictions. …

China Covid protests 'are greatest threat to Xi's rule that he has ever faced'
2 years, 1 month ago

China Covid protests 'are greatest threat to Xi's rule that he has ever faced'

Daily Mail  

Xi Jinping is facing the greatest threat to his rule to date as a 'pressure cooker' of anger fuelled by Covid lockdowns explodes across China in mass demonstrations calling on him to resign, an expert has told MailOnline. Hazmat-suited workers are seen on the streets of Beijing as China cracks down on one of its largest outbreaks of Covid to …

Didn't disclose his identify: China clarifies after assaulting reporter during anti-lockdown protests
2 years, 1 month ago

Didn't disclose his identify: China clarifies after assaulting reporter during anti-lockdown protests

India Today  

Hours after a British news broadcaster alleged Chinese authorities of assaulting and arresting its journalist, the Chinese foreign ministry issued a clarification stating the reporter did not identify himself as a journalist. "Based on what we learned from relevant Shanghai authorities, he did not identify himself as a journalist and didn't voluntarily present his press credentials," foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao …

Journalist dragged, kicked, cuffed for covering protest in China, released later: Report
2 years, 1 month ago

Journalist dragged, kicked, cuffed for covering protest in China, released later: Report

India Today  

As China witnessed widespread protest against stringent Covid control measures, British news broadcaster BBC on Sunday claimed that China's police assaulted and detained one of its journalists covering the protest in Shanghai. @BBCNews @BBCNewsAsia pic.twitter.com/tPgoPET3hg — Shanghaishanghai November 27, 2022 "The BBC is extremely concerned about the treatment of our journalist Ed Lawrence, who was arrested and handcuffed while covering …

China records new daily high of Covid cases and night of rare protests
2 years, 1 month ago

China records new daily high of Covid cases and night of rare protests

Hindustan Times  

Beijing: China on Saturday reported a third consecutive daily record for new Covid-19 cases amid numerous social media reports of citizen protests against restrictions including a large scale demonstration in the northwestern city of Urumqi and sporadic ones in Beijing, indicating a seething resentment among people over lockdowns and unexplained curbs upending lives and shrinking incomes. China on Saturday reported …

Death of 3-year-old boy stokes fresh anger at China’s ‘zero COVID’ policy
2 years, 2 months ago

Death of 3-year-old boy stokes fresh anger at China’s ‘zero COVID’ policy

LA Times  

A woman has her throat swabbed at a coronavirus testing site in Beijing on Friday. The father’s account on social media prompted angry comments about the human cost of the ruling Communist Party’s “zero COVID” strategy that has confined families to cramped apartments for weeks at a time to fight outbreaks. The Lanzhou city government expressed “deep sorrow and regret” …

China's COVID-19 crisis and dilemma facing its leaders, by experts who have monitored it since the Wuhan outbreak
2 years, 7 months ago

China's COVID-19 crisis and dilemma facing its leaders, by experts who have monitored it since the Wuhan outbreak

Firstpost  

One of China’s largest cities, Shanghai, has been paralysed for the past month, with many of its residents hemmed in by hastily erected metal fences. But resolving China’s COVID dilemma and finding a route out of the pandemic is complicated by the difficulties of challenging a “zero-COVID” strategy so closely associated with China’s top leader, Xi Jinping. Combining on-the-ground reports …

Excess Covid-19 deaths: WHO fails to question China again | Views
2 years, 8 months ago

Excess Covid-19 deaths: WHO fails to question China again | Views

India Today  

15 million people died of Covid or of the pandemic’s impact on the global health system between January 2020 and December 2021 - nearly 10 million over the 5.4 million deaths officially reported by countries across the world. While states like Uttar Pradesh also delayed data sometimes, many times districts wouldn’t give the daily updated data but would provide it …

‘Like Wuhan all over again’: As Shanghai protests, China censors
2 years, 8 months ago

‘Like Wuhan all over again’: As Shanghai protests, China censors

Al Jazeera  

The COVID-19 lockdown in Shanghai has fuelled an outpouring of anger on social media on a scale not seen since 2020 after the virus first began to spread. “The censoring is counterproductive if one thinks the goal is to prevent disgruntlement about the lockdown from spreading, but it is productive if it prevents upset individuals from coordinating action outside of …

Covid-19 in China: Shanghai logs 3,200 confirmed cases, the highest in a day
2 years, 8 months ago

Covid-19 in China: Shanghai logs 3,200 confirmed cases, the highest in a day

Hindustan Times  

BEIJING: Shanghai on Friday logged a record high in symptomatic Covid-19 infections but posted a marginal drop in the number of overall cases as the city continued to battle the outbreak. Around 20 million of Shanghai’s 25 million residents are still confined to their homes or neighbourhoods, a state media report said, according to the three-tier lockdown categories implemented in …

COVID-19 | Anger grows over Shanghai lockdown amid food shortages, surge in cases
2 years, 9 months ago

COVID-19 | Anger grows over Shanghai lockdown amid food shortages, surge in cases

The Hindu  

Anger is growing among the residents of Shanghai as they face continuing shortages of food and medicine, with China’s financial centre on Sunday reporting a record rise in COVID-19 cases. “Fears of contagion, movement restrictions both in and outside Shanghai, and questions about who can take delivery jobs and what vehicles they can drive have left the city underserved,” news …

COVID-19 | U. S. warns of 'arbitrary' measures in China
2 years, 9 months ago

COVID-19 | U. S. warns of 'arbitrary' measures in China

The Hindu  

The United States on April 9 warned of "arbitrary" COVID-19 measures in China and said it would let some staff leave its Shanghai consulate amid a surge of infections in the locked-down mega-city. Until March, China had kept cases low with snap lockdowns, mass testing and travel restrictions, but more than 1,00,000 cases have been reported in Shanghai since March …

Shanghai lockdown triggers complaints as COVID cases rise
2 years, 9 months ago

Shanghai lockdown triggers complaints as COVID cases rise

Associated Press  

BEIJING — COVID-19 cases in China’s largest city of Shanghai are still rising with millions isolated at home under a sweeping lockdown, as the draconian “zero tolerance” approach to the pandemic increasingly draws complaints from residents fed up with the restrictions. A city official last week apologized in response to complaints over the government’s handling of the lockdown, and a …

China fires back at US allegations of lack of transparency
3 years, 10 months ago

China fires back at US allegations of lack of transparency

Associated Press  

BEIJING — China fired back at the U.S. on Sunday over allegations from the White House that Beijing withheld some information about the coronavirus outbreak from World Health Organization investigators. In a statement on Saturday, White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said Washington had “deep concerns about the way in which the early findings of the COVID-19 investigation were …

China sentences lawyer who reported on outbreak to 4 years
4 years ago

China sentences lawyer who reported on outbreak to 4 years

Associated Press  

BEIJING — A Chinese court on Monday sentenced a former lawyer who reported on the early stage of the coronavirus outbreak to four years in prison on charges of “picking fights and provoking trouble,” one of her lawyers said. The Pudong New Area People’s Court in the financial hub of Shanghai gave the sentence to Zhang Zhan following accusations she …

WHO experts to visit China as part of COVID-19 investigation
4 years, 6 months ago

WHO experts to visit China as part of COVID-19 investigation

Deccan Chronicle  

Beijing: Two World Health Organization experts will spend the next two days in the Chinese capital to lay the groundwork for a larger mission to investigate the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic. One animal health expert and one epidemiologist during their visit to Beijing on Saturday and Sunday will work to fix the “scope and terms of reference” for the …

China delayed releasing coronavirus info, frustrating WHO
4 years, 7 months ago

China delayed releasing coronavirus info, frustrating WHO

Associated Press  

Throughout January, the World Health Organization publicly praised China for what it called a speedy response to the new coronavirus. It repeatedly thanked the Chinese government for sharing the genetic map of the virus “immediately,” and said its work and commitment to transparency were “very impressive, and beyond words.” But behind the scenes, it was a much different story, one …

China delayed releasing information on coronavirus, frustrating WHO
4 years, 7 months ago

China delayed releasing information on coronavirus, frustrating WHO

India Today  

Throughout January, the World Health Organisation publicly praised China for what it called a speedy response to the new coronavirus. It repeatedly thanked the Chinese government for sharing the genetic map of the virus “immediately,” and said its work and commitment to transparency were “very impressive, and beyond words.” But behind the scenes, it was a much different story, one …

Tom Tugendhat accuses 'tyrannical' China of 'falsifying' coronavirus death statistics
4 years, 8 months ago

Tom Tugendhat accuses 'tyrannical' China of 'falsifying' coronavirus death statistics

Daily Mail  

Senior Tory MP Tom Tugendhat today accused the Chinese government of 'tyranny' and of 'falsifying' its coronavirus death toll statistics in comments which prompted a furious response from Beijing. The Foreign Affairs Select Committee chairman claimed the Chinese state had 'put the survival of the regime over the interests of the people' during its response to the outbreak. But Chen …

Free press in China could have helped prevent coronavirus pandemic, says watchdog
4 years, 8 months ago

Free press in China could have helped prevent coronavirus pandemic, says watchdog

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A free press in China …

Trump warns China of consequences if found responsible for COVID-19
4 years, 8 months ago

Trump warns China of consequences if found responsible for COVID-19

The Hindu  

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that China should face consequences if it was ”knowingly responsible” for the COVID-19 pandemic. Mr. Trump initially praised China’s response to the outbreak, but he and other senior officials have also referred to it as the “Chinese virus” and in recent days have ratcheted up their rhetoric. Mr. Trump said the U.S.-China relationship …

How did the Chinese government address misinformation amid the COVID-19 outbreak?
4 years, 8 months ago

How did the Chinese government address misinformation amid the COVID-19 outbreak?

China Daily  

It is important to note that the information provided in this Series is intended for your general knowledge only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice or treatment. Such information is lively presented on official media such as Xinhuanet and People's Daily and other Internet platforms and new media, keeping the public informed of the latest development of …

China sat on coronavirus pandemic news for six days
4 years, 8 months ago

China sat on coronavirus pandemic news for six days

The Hindu  

In the six days after top Chinese officials secretly determined they likely were facing a pandemic from a new coronavirus, the city of Wuhan at the epicenter of the disease hosted a mass banquet for tens of thousands of people; millions began travelling through for Lunar New Year celebrations. “All localities must prepare for and respond to a pandemic.” In …

China didn’t warn public of likely pandemic for 6 key days
4 years, 8 months ago

China didn’t warn public of likely pandemic for 6 key days

Associated Press  

In the six days after top Chinese officials secretly determined they likely were facing a pandemic from a new coronavirus, the city of Wuhan at the epicenter of the disease hosted a mass banquet for tens of thousands of people; millions began traveling through for Lunar New Year celebrations. “All localities must prepare for and respond to a pandemic.” In …

China failed to warn public of coronavirus threat for days: AP
4 years, 8 months ago

China failed to warn public of coronavirus threat for days: AP

Al Jazeera  

Officials delayed announcement for six days allowing over 3,000 new cases to emerge, according to internal documents. The six-day delay by China’s leaders in Beijing came on top of almost two weeks during which the national Center for Disease Control did not register any new cases, internal bulletins obtained by AP confirmed. The documents show that the head of China’s …

China didn’t warn public of likely coronavirus pandemic for six key days
4 years, 8 months ago

China didn’t warn public of likely coronavirus pandemic for six key days

LA Times  

Chinese President Xi Jinping talks March 10 by video with patients and medical workers at the Huoshenshan Hospital in Wuhan. If health officials raise the alarm prematurely, it can damage their credibility — “like crying wolf” — and may cripple their ability to mobilize the public, he said. In a faxed statement, the National Health Commission said China had published …

Trump’s contradictory views on China shift as crisis grows
4 years, 9 months ago

Trump’s contradictory views on China shift as crisis grows

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has held an unequivocal position about China and the coronavirus — several of them. Anticipating a backlash, China’s official Xinhua News Agency last month suggested that Beijing could retaliate against the U.S. by banning the export of medical products that would leave the U.S. stuck in the ”ocean of viruses.” Early in the outbreak, Trump …

Many wonder if China’s coronavirus recovery can be trusted
4 years, 9 months ago

Many wonder if China’s coronavirus recovery can be trusted

CNN  

Shanghai CNN — As the United States and much of the rest of the world locks down over the novel coronavirus pandemic, China appears to be cautiously opening back up. That was a suggestion Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying angrily refuted Thursday, saying the country “has been giving open, transparent and timely updates to the world.” “On international public …

China wants to keep coronavirus critics silent – but its journalists are fighting back
4 years, 9 months ago

China wants to keep coronavirus critics silent – but its journalists are fighting back

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The government doesn’t want Chinese citizens to have access …

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