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Chinese Citizen Journalist Sentenced to 4 Years for Covid Reporting
Zhang Zhan, a former lawyer, is the first known person to be tried for challenging the Chinese government’s narrative about the coronavirus pandemic.
Ant Group Set to Raise $34 Billion in World’s Biggest I.P.O.
The Alibaba online finance spinoff, which offers people in China a one-stop shop for loans, investments and more, will list shares in Hong Kong and Shanghai.
The World’s Great Photographers, Many Stuck Inside, Have Snapped
Stephen Shore, Catherine Opie, Todd Hido and others have turned to Instagram to cure ‘corona claustrophobia’ or show how life has changed. They talk about their quarantine pics.
Inside Christmas Card, Girl Finds Plea From Chinese Prison Laborers
A 6-year-old found the note in London while writing Christmas cards to her classmates. “Forced to work against our will,” the message read.
Powerful Typhoon Kills at Least 18 in China
Typhoon Lekima also destroyed at least 200 homes on Saturday as it moved north toward Shanghai, state media reported.
China and Indonesia Order Grounding of Boeing 737 Max 8 Aircraft
China’s air safety agency cited similarities between the crash on Sunday of an Ethiopian Airlines jet and an identical plane in Indonesia in October.
Family of American Imprisoned on Spy Charge in China Appeals for Help
A Chinese court sentenced Kai Li, a businessman, to 10 years in prison last year. His family stayed quiet, hoping back-room diplomacy would free him. It didn’t.
China Investigates Reports of H.I.V.-Tainted Blood Plasma Treatment
Authorities in China have ordered an emergency recall of more than 12,000 units of a blood plasma product, potentially the latest scandal to undermine public trust in the nation’s health care system.