Beijing has taken aggressive measures to stem COVID-19, including expansive testing, contact tracing and quarantining, as well as a partial lockdown.
Some 200 Hong Kongers have opted for exile rather than face arrest, charges and possible prison sentences as China tightens its grip on their home.
In the 37,000-word document, however, Beijing says little about its early response to the coronavirus outbreak.
With the spread of COVID-19 and quarantine measures, relatives of the deceased victims have been barred from making an annual group trip this week to mourn their loved ones in one of Beijing’s graveyards.
If law is enacted as anticipated, Hong Kong’s status as a financial center could end, they say.
Professor was ordered to apologize after offending mainland student with reference to ‘Republic of China’.
Call follows China Daily's censoring of EU ambassadors’ opinion piece referencing China as the point of origin of the coronavirus.
But some economists urge China to take Trump’s threat seriously because Chinese economy — already badly hit by COVIC-19 pandemic — will be the bigger loser, and cannot afford another tariff war with United States
It remains unclear if some 3,000 lawmakers and 2,000 political advisers from across the country will attend the meetings in person or virtually.
Beijing claims democratically ruled Taiwan is part of its territory and has already voiced its objection to the proposal, warning that such "separatist activities" were a "dead end."
One resident tells VOA 'my gut feeling tells me that this zero-patient report is merely a political show.'
Analysts describe Sun as an “invisible hitman,” who had played a key role in top leader Xi Jinping’s past efforts to maintain social stability by rounding up dissidents including Falun Gong followers and rights lawyers during a 2015 crackdown.
An official statement says Ren Zhiqiang is under investigation for what it called 'serious violations of law and discipline'.
Amnesty International (AI) China researcher Doriane Lau called Wang’s freedom an “illusion” until the Chinese government lifts all restrictions.
The survey showed that the consumer, resource and industrial sectors are most pessimistic about the disease’s impact, with 38% of them expecting a decrease of 50% or more in future growth.
One month after the death of China's coronavirus whistleblower doctor Li Wenliang, civil groups and rights advocates at home and abroad are demanding answers from the Chinese government's investigation into his alleged grievance and speech suppression.
Multinationals in China are seeing a “significant” revenue loss from the coronavirus outbreak, with most American and European companies expecting revenue to decrease this year if business cannot resume soon.
Critics say China's move constitutes a serious violation of press and speech freedom while sending a chilling effect among journalists who still work there.
Extended city lockdowns and transport restrictions due to the virus outbreak have depressed domestic demand especially in the service sector.
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