“If authors have any responsibilities in the face of disaster, the greatest of them is to bear witness.” Here are excerpts from the author Fang Fang’s controversial chronicle of life and death in Wuhan.
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China’s ‘Donation Diplomacy’ Raises Tensions With U.S.
New regulations in China are delaying its shipments of medical supplies around the world. And some American officials worry accepting donated gear helps China’s propaganda efforts.
China’s Coronavirus Battle Is Waning. Its Propaganda Fight Is Not.
After the pandemic subsides, whether Beijing is praised or pilloried could determine the fate of its ambitions for global leadership.
China Investigates Ren Zhiqiang, Critic of Xi’s Coronavirus Response
The decision to investigate the tycoon, Ren Zhiqiang, reflects broad unease in the government about growing criticism of its early efforts to conceal the outbreak.
Chinese Human Rights Lawyer Released From Prison
Wang Quanzhang, who took up sensitive cases, had been sentenced in China to four and a half years for “subversion of state power.”
China Pushes for Quiet Burials as Coronavirus Death Toll Is Questioned
Officials are trying to curb expressions of grief and control the narrative amid doubts about the official number of deaths in China.
In Sudden Shift, U.S. and China Seek to Cooperate
Several of President Trump’s top aides are advising him to work with China on the coronavirus pandemic, but national security officials are skeptical the truce will hold.
China Created a Fail-Safe System to Track Contagions. It Failed.
After SARS, Chinese health officials built an infectious disease reporting system to evade political meddling. But when the coronavirus emerged, so did fears of upsetting Beijing.
Xinjiang Returns to Work, but Coronavirus Worries Linger in China
The Chinese region, where hundreds of thousands of Muslims are held in indoctrination camps, has been an information void. Uighurs fear a lockdown in the region drove many to hunger.
Coronavirus Crisis Awakens a Sleeping Giant: China’s Youth
How the ruling Communist Party manages the coming months will help shape how hundreds of millions of young people see its authoritarian political bargain for decades to come.