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China denies cover-up as Wuhan coronavirus deaths revised up 50%
Increase in total comes after weeks of scepticism over officially reported figuresCoronavirus – latest updates…
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China economy shrinks for first time as Wuhan Covid-19 death toll is increased by 1,300
Worst GDP fall on record comes after months of paralysis as the country went into lockdown to contain coronavi…
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China’s ghost cities: fear of coronavirus leaves streets deserted
Residents say they are trapped in their own homes as the country grapples with the expanding outbreakConstruct…
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Voices of coronavirus patients: ‘Wherever we go, no one cares’
People in Wuhan confirmed or suspected to have the virus share their experiences of seeking helpLi Lun is desp…
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Taking credit, avoiding blame? Xi Jinping’s absence from coronavirus frontline
The Chinese leader’s unusual decision to command from a distance during the national crisis has aroused suspic…
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More surveillance, tighter controls: China’s coronavirus crackdown
Epidemic has given authorities justification for unprecedented crackdown on citizensA man stands next to a car…
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Coronavirus: death toll passes Sars virus as dozens more die in Wuhan
Wuhan hospitals need more staff and supplies as residents describe increasingly desperate conditionsDozens mor…
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Fury in China as footage appears to show officials taking doctors’ face masks
Local and central government officials face growing wave of anger over handling of coronavirus outbreakFootage…
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Coronavirus: panic and anger in Wuhan as China orders city into lockdown
Supermarket shelves empty and face masks sell out as residents retreat indoorsA sense of panic has spread in W…
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Coronavirus: China bars 11m residents from leaving city at centre of outbreak
Government unveils new countermeasures as country prepares for lunar new year and death toll doubles to 17Have…
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China’s birthrate falls to lowest level despite push for more babies
Efforts by policymakers to bolster the population after decades of strict family planning seem to be failingCh…
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Tsai Ing-wen says China must ‘face reality’ of Taiwan’s independence
China has repeatedly said that it will bring Taiwan under its authority, but president says election result sh…
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Case of mystery Sars-like illness found outside China for the first time
WHO is working with Thai officials after woman who travelled from China is hospitalised with new strain of cor…
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Beijing says Taiwan’s unification with China is ‘inevitable’ despite election result
After re-election of Tsai Ing-Wen, who vowed to protect the country from China, the foreign minister pushes ba…
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China’s leaders seeking to ‘draw strength from weakness’ in 2020
Faced with problems at home and abroad, Beijing will seek to boost nationalist sentiment by blaming foreign in…