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@CNBC @CNBCi Beijing Bureau Chief, Senior Correspondent | @NBCNews | @BrownUniversity @PhillipsExeter | Instagram: onlyyoontv

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Eunice Yoon

4 years

Mission not impossible! Living in a lockdown. Steel yourself for weeks of uncertainty and stress of the unknown. But from those of us who have been coping with the threat of the #coronavirus since January, please know this: It gets better. A few thoughts:

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3 years

Sky outside my window today in Beijing. Really glad I have a mask. 😳

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US House passes bill Wed to sanction #China banks over #HongKong . House of Representatives’ legislation to penalize banks doing business with Chinese officials who impose #nationalsecurity law for what @SpeakerPelosi called a “brutal, sweeping crackdown”.

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“The world needs to see that the United States will stand up and say this is wrong, we stand with the people of #HongKong ,” says Republican Senator Jim Risch. Risch, @marcorubio meet Wednesday with @senatemajldr to discuss vote on bill, aides said.

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More signs #China wants to return to normal. Schools to start reopening next week. Qinghai province to stagger start dates from Mar 11 to 20. Guizhou province says schools to reopen Mar 16. (These areas very few cases of #coronavirus .)

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#China logistics firm in Guangzhou confirms to @CNBC it’s airlifting 3,000kg (6,600lbs) #bitcoin mining machines to Maryland, USA. Fenghua International advertises products delivered to door, tax on both ends cleared. Price per kilo: as low as $9.37! #cryptocurrencies

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#China reports zero new #coronavirus cases infected in country for a third day in a row. All 41 new cases are from overseas travelers(14 in Beijing, 9 in Shanghai, 7 in Guangdong, 4 in Fujian, 2 in Zhejiang, Shandong, and Shaanxi, and 1 in Sichuan.)

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#UK response about ex-employee Simon Cheng #China #HongKong

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Simon Cheng, ex-employee of UK #HongKong consulate, claims #China secret police beat him, deprived him of sleep, chained him spread eagle as they pressed for info re: protests, @WSJ says. He says he was repeatedly asked re: role interrogators presumed UK playing to foment unrest.

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#Coronavirus ground zero #Wuhan reopens after a 76-day lockdown. #China state media showcase a midnight light show marking the occasion Wed. Prevention measures still strictly in place for #Hubei province of which Wuhan is capital with officials warning residents to stay alert.

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#China flies nuclear bomber over South China Sea to 'send a message' to Donald Trump

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China flies nuclear bomber over South China Sea to 'send a message' to Donald Trump

Officials say it was the first long-range flight along demarcation line in more than 18 months

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4 years

China restricts 16 cities pop. 46mln! Wuhan: 11mln Huanggang: 7.5mln Xiangyang: 6.1mln Yichang: 4.2mln Jingmen: 3mln Xianning: 2.8mln Huangshi: 2.5mln Suizhou: 2.2mln Xiantao: 1.6mln Ezhou: 1mln Qianjiang: 962k Enshi: 780k Xiaogan: 780k Zhijiang: 550k Dangyang: 560k Chibi: 530k

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Eunice Yoon

4 years

China restricts travel for 14th city: Yichang. ~37mln total due to virus Wuhan: 11mln Huanggang: 7.5mln Yichang: 4.2mln Jingmen: 3mln Xianning: 2.8mln Huangshi: 2.5mln Xiantao: 1.6mln Ezhou: 1mln Qianjiang: 962k Enshi: 780k Xiaogan: 780k Zhijiang: 550k Dangyang: 560k Chibi: 530k

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The United States is 'looking at' banning TikTok and other Chinese social media apps, Pompeo says

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White House, Senate reach a deal on $2trln emergency aid package which includes business loans, expanded unemployment insurance, and direct cash payments for many Americans as economy shaken by #coronavirus - reports

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5 years

“Yang, Versace's first Chinese brand ambassador, issued a notice to the company to end her contract and stop all work with the brand after its T-shirt listed Hong Kong as a country rather than a city. It did the same for Macau.”

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Versace loses Chinese brand ambassador Yang Mi over T-shirt controversy

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Hey, @andrewrsorkin , my camera operator happened to be shooting the bureau TV monitor when team @SquawkCNBC asked me if #China President Xi faced any critics. This is what @CNBC viewers in China saw when I explained why I didn’t think any would push back on his policies: #censors

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4 years

Twitter applies another fact check—this time to #China spokesman’s tweets about #coronavirus origins

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4 years

#China has decided to revoke permission for US to set up and operate a consulate in #Chengdu , Foreign Ministry says. Detailed requirements to close consulate have been presented to Beijing embassy. China’s move is “appropriate and necessary” to counter US “unreasonable behavior”.

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4 years

Beijing city tightens restrictions for Chinese and foreign travelers from South Korea, Italy, Iran, Japan, other countries badly hit by #coronavirus . All must be quarantined for 14 days at home or appointed hotel. Diplomats follow own rules. Shanghai sets 14-day quarantine, too.

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#China state media report a Chinese vaccine is being tested on humans. Volunteers from the epicenter Wuhan between ages of 18-60 have received the injection. ( #China has indicated it wants to win the global race for a #coronavirus vaccine.)

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4 years

#Wuhan Central Hospital denies Li Wenliang has died, @SCMPNews reports. “Our hospital's ophthalmologist Li Wenliang was unfortunately infected. He is currently in critical condition and we are trying our best to resuscitate him," hospital said on its official Weibo account.🤔

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1 year

Beijing recovering from weekend of lockdowns, stockpiling, and these👇: arguably most open show of resistance to Communist Party since 1989 Tiananmen crackdown. Protests at Liangma Bridge in capital only one in multiple #China cities. Chinese sing their version “Internationale”.

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4 years

Deal signed! Phase 2, anyone? (Not yet for the Chinese. Phase 1 buys time for Beijing to push off structural reforms, see how US political, economic landscape is after Nov elections.)

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4 years

I almost teared up on live TV, @BeckyQuick , when you made your last comment. Thank you for thinking of me.

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"I now smell bleach and disinfectants all the time. But at the same time you do hear about these mini outbreaks, and you just don't really know when you could actually catch the disease. It is disconcerting," @onlyyoontv describes daily life in Beijing #coronavirus

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#China central bank declares #virtualcurrency -related business activities as illegal. No legal tender/crypto exchange; exchange between virtual currency; token issuance; derivatives; providing info; others. Crimes punished. BUT no ban on #crypto POSSESSION.

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6 years

The time behind us should not be in vain, says North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Also wrote in the Peace House guestbook: “New history starts now.” Let’s see.

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4 years

#China reports lowest # new #COVID19 cases since late-Jan. Health off’ls say drop in new confirmed cases from 3,887 on Feb 4 to 2,015 Feb 11 “positive changes”. Drop seems to support prediction by gov’t epidemiologist Zhong Nanshan outbreak to peak late-Feb, maybe over by April.

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2 years

I feel so tired.

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4 years

#Coronavirus : ‘Recovered’ patient dies as #China reports discharged cases falling ill again

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‘Recovered’ Covid-19 patient dies as China reports more repeat cases

A 36-year-old man has died in Wuhan from respiratory failure days after being discharged from hospital.

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1 year

#China cyber watchdog announces new rule: liking an online post is defined as commenting as of Dec 15. Chinese media interpret rule change to mean those liking a post deemed as “harmful information” can also be held responsible for the original comment.

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4 years

Getting attention on #China social media: Chinese pointing out @WHO appears to have different advice in English versus Chinese about traditional herbal medicine. In English, it is deemed not effective against #coronavirus . Not so in Chinese. #COVID ー19

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#HongKong activist @joshuawongcf says he was disqualified from the Sep legislative elections. So far 12 have been barred, say local reports. #China

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Joshua Wong 黃之鋒 😷

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[I was just disqualified from LegCo election, despite being the biggest winner in #Hkprimaries ] 1. Few minutes ago, I was just disqualified from running in the upcoming LegCo election in #Hongkong , even though I got the highest vote share in the primary, w/ 30000+ votes obtained

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Holy moly. I had to do a double take 👀. #China ’s factories activity plunges, worse than global financial crisis in 2008/9. -Manufacturing PMI lowest on record at 35.7 (v. est 46, Jan 50) -Non-manufacturing PMI at 29.6 (v. est 50.5, Jan 54.1) -Composite PMI at 28.9 (v. Jan 53)

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4 years

#China official manufacturing PMI for February forecast to fall sharply to 46 from 50 in January (50 is neutral mark separating growth from contraction.)

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Missouri 1st US State to Sue #China for #Coronavirus . AG filed lawsuit against Chinese government, CCP, officials, institutions, alleging their actions to suppress info, arrest whistleblowers, deny contagious nature led to loss of life and severe econ pain.

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1 year

For those who noticed my absence, thank you for your concern and kind messages. I’m back and feeling grateful for every moment. 💕

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I’m not a doctor and I don’t play one on TV. That said, I’ve picked up tips while covering #coronavirus in #China that might help you. First, try not to panic. We all know a lot more about the virus than when it first emerged. That is to your advantage. 💪

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4 years

Reference to the “Chinese virus” is going to sting for Beijing 🤭

@realDonaldTrump

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The United States will be powerfully supporting those industries, like Airlines and others, that are particularly affected by the Chinese Virus. We will be stronger than ever before!

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#China has imposed restrictions on the publication of academic research on the origins of #coronavirus , according to a central government directive and online notices published by two Chinese universities, that have since been removed from the web.

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6 years

“The world will see a major change.” - North Korea’s Kim Jong Un signing a document that he says will put the past in the past.

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4 years

US @SecPompeo certifies #HongKong no longer autonomous from #China on eve of day Beijing to pass national security laws many Hong Kongers fear will curb their civil liberties. Decision paves way for US sanctions (eg. visa restrictions) on Beijing, higher tariffs for trading hub.

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“I don’t believe this number – I think it’s safer to keep staying at home,” Wen Ji, Wuhan resident uncertain after #China reports zero new in-country #coronavirus cases for 3 days. Wen confirmed to @SCMPNews the epicenter is dismantling some checkpoints.

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Fireworks in Wuhan as coronavirus checkpoints are taken down

Authorities begin clearing them as the city hardest hit by the crisis prepares to go back to work, but routes out will remain blocked.

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4 years

Mood in Beijing about #trade deal is pessimistic, government source tells me. #China troubled after Trump said no tariff rollback. (China thought both had agreed in principle.) Strategy now to talk but wait due to impeachment, US election. Also prioritize China economic support.

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4 years

Another highlight of getting out of Beijing to Shanghai this week: Shanghai specialty pan-fried pork bun 生煎包...how I’ve missed you!

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2 years

#China Foreign Ministry release on Xi-Biden call. (State media had already started posting, a more recent practice by Chinese side to get ahead of Americans and shape the narrative about US-China talks.) @POTUS

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4 years

#China released new numbers. So total confirmed cases globally is now 34,806. Dead is 724. #WuhanCoronavirus

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4 years

😬 Bad omen for rest of world. #China data for Jan-Feb out. Record LOW production/consumption, record HIGH unemployment. Industrial output -13.5% y/y (est 1.5% Dec 6.9%) Retail sales -20.5% (est 0.8% Dec 8%) FAI -24.5% (est -2.8%, Dec 5.4%) Unemployment 6.2% (Jan 5.3% Dec 5.2%)

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2 years

I was obviously too late to the supermarkets for vegetables.😖 Beijing is requiring 3 #COVID19 tests this week for the 3.45mn of us who work and live in its biggest district. #China capital reported 22 new cases Sat.

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3 years

Shanghai breakfast! 👀 (Before heading back to Beijing.)

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4 years

Total confirmed and clinically diagnosed #COVID19 cases globally at 60,148. Death toll worldwide 1,365. #China state media count.

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4 years

Americans should prepare for #coronavirus to spread in US and cause major disruption, @CDCgov warns. It’s not a question of if but when, Dr. Nancy Messonier says. “We are asking the American public to prepare for the expectation that this might be bad.”

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4 years

Not to be outdone by the rest of the world’s quarantine policies! From Monday, Beijing city to quarantine all international, #HongKong , #Macao , #Taiwan travelers for 14-days at special airport facilities at their own expense, city officials said today.

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Today we take a momentous step between the US and China, says @realDonaldTrump , in the White House at the #trade deal signing ceremony.

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U.S. health officials said they diagnosed a second patient with #China #coronavirus after a Chicago woman returned from Wuhan with the infection. @CDCgov says it is currently monitoring 63 other potential cases.

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4 years

Mini-outbreaks of #coronavirus in Beijing heighten fears. Clusters detected at two hospitals in part of #China capital home to gov’t offices like Finance Ministry, central bank & financial institutions. “Infection density” in district “just lower” than Wuhan, state media reports.

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4 years

Come back to us, normal life! A lot of people out this Easter 🐣 weekend in Beijing: dining, shopping, drinking. BUT all wear masks, check temperatures, register IDs/cell #s , scan codes to prove whereabouts for 14 days, health status. Wonder if this will become norm worldwide..😕

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5 years

When you talk about #HongKong protests in #China , this is what happens 🤐: @NancyCNBC @EmilyCNBC @cnbcSri @CNBC @CNBCi

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5 years

#HongKong protester shot with live round as chaos breaks out during Monday commute. Shot by white shirted police officer not riot. @SCMPNews

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Live | As it happened: 16 hours of violence in Hong Kong continue with Mong Kok unrest

Chaos continues in shopping hub as a man is beaten up and a fire started on the road. Elsewhere, pockets of violence erupt.

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1 year

#China Communist Party paper warns @elonmusk against pushing #COVID19 lab leak theory. @globaltimesnews posts on social media “Elon Musk, are you breaking the pot of China?” (“Breaking the pot after eating” is Chinese “biting the hand that feeds you.”)

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5 years

By my tally, so far #China gets: -no new tariffs -access to US tech for Huawei -better visa treatments for Chinese students -truce on #tradewar (resumption of talks) US gets: -bigger purchases for farmers

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4 years

#Wuhan doctor interview (on how she flagged #coronavirus but was shut down) now heavily censored online. People trying to save it, posting versions in Chinese English pinyin, Oracle bone script, hexadecimal, Morse code, angry over mishandling by authorities. Versions disappearing

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4 years

#China has repeatedly rejected suggestions there is any connection between its detention of ex-Canada diplomat Kovrig and entrepreneur Spavor and #Canada ’s arrest of @Huawei CFO Meng. But Wed China’s Foreign Ministry linked the two, reports @nvanderklippe .

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4 years

At a @Tesla shop in Beijing today. As for many stores during #coronavirus epidemic, had to register my name, phone number, home address and get my temperature checked. Sanitizer at door. Decent number of potential buyers though looking for deals. #China $TSLA

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1 year

On social media in #China , posts of #Covid testing points being dismantled. People saying thank you to protesters for speaking out against Beijing’s zero-Covid.

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4 years

#Wuhan authorities in a race against the clock. Local government has been ordered to test all suspected cases by end of day Friday. Officials moving the sick to 11 pop-up clinics, other makeshift hospitals. Families complain self-quarantine led to more than one loss in a family.

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4 years

Ordered dinner in between live reports about #China ’s fight against the #WuhanVirus on @SquawkCNBC . Meal now comes with temperature checks for the chef, the person who packed my food, and the courier. @BeckyQuick @andrewrsorkin @MCaruso_Cabrera

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5 years

Chinese Basketball Association confirms it cancelled all 4 @NBA games set for Suzhou in #China Oct 19-20. @HoustonRockets no longer searchable to buy products on @AlibabaGroup Taobao shopping site. #HongKong

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4 years

#Japan preps 1st subsidy to company moving production out of #China . Consumer products maker Iris Ohyama to get subsidy to shift production back home as part of country’s $2.2bln plan in 2020 budget to reward companies that reorganize supply chains.

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Japan preps first subsidy to company moving production out of China

Iris Ohyama to bring mask manufacturing to home base

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4 years

At this point if I were in US, I would double down on social distancing. A US advantage is space. I would scale back shopping to essentials & have a strict disinfectant protocol into the house (mainly wash hands). In cities, I would stay 6 ft from next person, take next elevator.

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Meg Tirrell

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Seeing so much discussion of whether we in the US should be wearing masks in the community, the way China did, despite WHO and CDC guiding otherwise for healthy people. But, at this point, how do we get them (& supplies should of course first go to health workers)? #COVID19

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4 years

Scattered picture emerging out of #China manufacturing sector on when factories reopen. Key points: don’t expect them to open on Feb 10 - initial date set by authorities. Expect inconsistency, overzealous local officials, & mask shortage to drag out restart in #globalsupplychain .

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4 years

For 2 weeks, #China reports new #coronavirus cases infected locally as zero or single digits. Health authority says 1 such case in Zhejiang, 54 cases traveled from abroad. (Concerns high of 2nd wave from overseas & if asymptomatic cases properly reported.)

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President Xi says virus controls at a “crucial stage”. Earlier he said officials who fail to deliver on epidemic prevention will be sacked. #China #wuhancoronavirus

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4 years

On my way to @CNBC bureau. Security at my apartment building now wearing hazmat suits. Were only wearing masks yesterday. #COVID2019 #China

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Visitors arriving at Shanghai Disneyland. Not crowded as far as we see. @Disney is limiting attendance to 30% capacity in line with government and social distancing rules. Masks required for all. 😷 #China #coronavirus

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4 years

I’m speechless, @GuyAdami . Thank you. And please stay safe.

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Not sure a Pulitzer is sufficient enough acknowledgement of the work @onlyyoontv has been doing cc @CNBC

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#China 's Shanghai orders all incoming travellers to undergo 14-day quarantine

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China's Shanghai orders all incoming travellers to undergo 14-day quarantine

The eastern Chinese city of Shanghai will make all incoming travellers undergo 14 days of quarantine and observation from Thursday in a bid to prevent coronavirus transmission, the local government...

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#China lawmakers vote 167-0 to endorse proposal set to slash number of directly elected seats to #HongKong legislature, create Beijing controlled vetting body for who can stand for election, @SCMPNews reports.

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December date for Hong Kong Legco polls, key role for new chief convenor

National People’s Congress Standing Committee endorses proposal expected to slash number of directly elected seats to Legislative Council, create vetting body to determine who can stand for election.

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OMG I'm so scared to go outside today. Another day in Beijing's pollution orange alert. Looking out my windows:

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#China President Xi has approved 1,400 military medical staff to treat patients in #Wuhan ’s first pre-fab hospital from Monday, state TV reports. Hospital built specially for #coronarovirus sick. (Official media in info battle with online criticism to shape message for public.)

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People's Daily, China

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In video: Huoshenshan Hospital has been wired fully for electricity on Friday in #Wuhan , the center of the #coronavirusoutbreak . With a capacity of 1,000 beds, Huoshenshan hospital will be put into use on Feb. 5.

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Minus the thermal scanners and masks, business activity resembling normal at a Beijing market. #China #coronavirus

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New #China study shows #COVID ー19 can spread more readily in certain conditions. Hunan province researchers found virus in air-con bus: -traveled 4.5m (15 ft) 2x official “safe distance” -stayed in air for 30min Advice is masks in enclosed spaces @WHO @ScottGottliebMD @megtirrell

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What a yellow pollution alert looks like in Beijing this AM. Outside my window.

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First #coronavirus death in Europe in Paris. French officials say patient 80-year-old man, Chinese tourist, native of #Hubei Province (outbreak epicenter). His daughter also hospitalized due to infection. She is expected to be discharged shortly. #China

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Global backlash builds against #China over #coronavirus . Australia has called for an inquiry into the virus origin. Germany, UK are hesitating about inviting in tech giant Huawei. Trump seeks to punish China. Other gov’ts talk of suing Beijing for damages.

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As calls for inquiries and reparations spread, Beijing has responded aggressively, mixing threats with aid and adding to a growing mistrust of China.

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Beijing joins Wuhan, Zhejiang, Macau in canceling #LunarNewYear celebrations. #China capital’s culture & tourism bureau says all public gathering activities, incl. traditional temple fairs, are off. (Holiday is normally major consumer spending time. #WuhanCoronavirus ) @TheDomino

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Sunset in #HongKong .

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It seems the contagiousness or the spreading ability of the virus is getting stronger, says #China health commission chair. Adds this puts extra pressure on prevention control, reports @chengevelyn . Experts estimate that epidemic has entered a more serious and complicated stage.

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#China to include updates on asymptomatic cases at daily #coronavirus briefing from Apr 1, state media quotes National Health Commission as saying. (Beijing under fire for not counting these cases in its total number.)

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#China reported a jump in asymptomatic cases. At 78, it is higher than in past days as nervousness grows of a second wave of #coronavirus infections.

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#China is encouraging people to go back to work. But then we see new notices like this at the @CNBC office compound: as of today no more than four people are allowed in the elevator at any one time. 🤷🏻‍♀️ #coronavirus @BeckyQuick @andrewrsorkin @SquawkCNBC

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#China continues to report more new confirmed cases from overseas travelers compared to cases infected at home. All 39 new #coronavirus cases were 'imported' mostly into Beijing and Shanghai. Zero cases infected within China, says health authority.

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How long does #coronavirus live on surfaces? #HongKong study finds: Paper/Tissue: <3hrs Wood/Cloth: <2days Glass/Banknotes: <4days Stainless Steel/Plastic: 4-7days Mask Exterior: >7days Good news? Sanitizers, bleach, & hand washing kills it every time.👍

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-78% do not have sufficient staff to run a full production line -48% cite lack of staff as biggest challenge in next 2-4 weeks, 30% say logistics -58% expect demand for output to be lower than normal in next few months (Supply chain survey of 109 firms by @AmChamSh on #COVID19 )

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#China reports zero new #coronavirus cases infected in country for a second day in a row. 39 new cases from overseas travelers.

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Six provinces in #China lower #coronavirus emergency response level as of late AM today. Guangdong, Shanxi lowered response to level 2. Gansu, Liaoning, Guizhou, Yunnan lowered response to level 3.

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“My cousin spent all his time taking care of his family, he never took part in any political movements,” Zuhra Sultan said from exile. “How can you get 7 years in prison for having too many children? We’re living in the 21st century- this is unimaginable.”

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#Wuhan residents required as of today (Friday in #China ) to report their body temperature daily to authorities. Local police, community leaders, and property management will assist. (You report yourself or they come to your door.) If you have a fever, you’re taken to hospital.

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”Negotiate— we can! Fight— bring it on! Bully us— YOU WISH!” -People’s Daily WeChat post entitled “This is #China ’s attitude” on the escalating trade war with @realDonaldTrump

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Key points after briefing: 1) there is a phase one deal 2) US has agreed to keep promise to cancel tariffs “step by step” (end part of existing tariffs, cancel tariffs to be imposed, expand exemptions) 3) China to buy more US goods “without doubt” but on market need (no target)

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Chinese respiratory disease specialist Zhong Nanshan says at briefing with other health experts, the first #coronavirus case was confirmed in #China but the source of the virus might not have come from China.

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