Minitrue: Delete “Disciplined Doctor Now In Isolation Ward”
by SW | Jan 30, 2020
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. The name of the issuing body has been omitted to protect the source. Delete the article...
Read MoreTranslation: Notes From the Wuhan Lockdown
by Josh Rudolph | Jan 30, 2020
Wuhan, Hubei–the epicenter of the outbreak of novel coronavirus that has now been declared a global health emergency by the WHO–has been on lockdown for nearly a week. The “dramatic action” of quarantining a city of...
Read MoreMinitrue: Delete Article on Economic Impact of WHO Declaring Coronavirus an “Emergency”
by Josh Rudolph | Jan 29, 2020
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. The name of the issuing body has been omitted to protect the source. All websites delete the Sanlian...
Read MorePublic Anger Swells Over Official Opacity on Coronavirus
by Josh Rudolph | Jan 29, 2020
As the outbreak of a novel coronavirus strain that originated in Wuhan last month continues to spread globally, official statistics from China’s National Health Commission showed 5,974 confirmed cases as of Wednesday and...
Read MorePaid Protesters at Extradition Hearings Highlight Canada’s Predicament
by SW | Jan 29, 2020
Court hearings on the prospective extradition of Huawei CFO and founder’s daughter Meng Wanzhou from Canada to the U.S. ended inconclusively last week. Meng’s arrest in Vancouver in December 2018 prompted a flurry of...
Read More17 Years After SARS Crisis, Beijing Controls Coronavirus Information
by Josh Rudolph | Jan 23, 2020
A new strain of coronavirus, discovered on December 31 in Wuhan and initially reported as a viral pneumonia outbreak, has so far infected at least 830 globally and killed 25. Most confirmed infections so far have been in China,...
Read MoreFormer Interpol Chief Meng Hongwei Sentenced to 13 Years
by Josh Rudolph | Jan 21, 2020
Meng Hongwei, the former president of Interpol who was previously a senior Chinese police official, has been sentenced to 13 and a half years in prison by a Tianjin court for bribery. Meng was placed under investigation in...
Read MoreActivist Huang Xueqin Released From Detention
by SW | Jan 21, 2020
Journalist and activist Sophia Huang Xueqin was released on Saturday, three months after her detention by Guangzhou police. She was transferred to the notorious “residential surveillance” system in November, and...
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