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China warns Britain interfering in Hong Kong will ‘backfire’
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China warns Britain interfering in Hong Kong will ‘backfire’

China warned Britain on Wednesday that interfering in Hong Kong will backfire, after the former colonial power vowed to give…
Tsai says China must ‘coexist’ with a democratic Taiwan
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Tsai says China must ‘coexist’ with a democratic Taiwan

China must find a way to live peacefully alongside a democratic Taiwan, President Tsai Ing-wen said Wednesday, in an inauguration…
China defends handling of coronavirus, backs review of global response under WHO
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China defends handling of coronavirus, backs review of global response under WHO

GENEVA (Reuters) – China’s president called on Monday for an independent review of the global response to the coronavirus pandemic…
Forbidden City, parks in Chinese capital reopen to public
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Forbidden City, parks in Chinese capital reopen to public

BEIJING (AP) — Beijing’s parks and museums including the ancient Forbidden City reopened to the public Friday after being closed…
China to convene Congress, showing confidence in virus fight
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China to convene Congress, showing confidence in virus fight

BEIJING (AP) — China, in a step toward returning to business as normal, announced Wednesday that its previously postponed national…
Leaving Wuhan: Getting into virus-hit city was the easy part
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Leaving Wuhan: Getting into virus-hit city was the easy part

BEIJING (AP) — Getting into Wuhan was the easy part. New virus infections had fallen to almost zero and travel…
Fearful of virus return, Beijing turns into virtual fortress
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Fearful of virus return, Beijing turns into virtual fortress

Beijing has virtually walled itself off to outsiders with drastic measures to protect China’s seat of power against the threat…
China reports 1,300 asymptomatic virus cases after public concern
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China reports 1,300 asymptomatic virus cases after public concern

China on Wednesday said it has more than 1,300 asymptomatic coronavirus cases, the first time it has released such data…
Cleaner hands, bluer skies: what has coronavirus done for us?
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Cleaner hands, bluer skies: what has coronavirus done for us?

Deaths, economic meltdown and a planet on lockdown: the coronavirus pandemic has brought us waves of bad news, but squint…
Trump deploys emergency beds, global pandemic deaths surge
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Trump deploys emergency beds, global pandemic deaths surge

US President Donald Trump ordered thousands of emergency hospital beds set up at American coronavirus hotspots but a trillion-dollar economic…
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