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Coronavirus
Chinese cities find coronavirus in frozen food imports, WHO downplays infection risk — Reuters
Two cities in China have found traces of the new coronavirus in cargoes of imported frozen food, local authorities said on Thursday, although the World Health Organization downplayed the risk of the virus entering the food chain.
China’s Largest Farmers Market Reopens After Beijing Outbreak — Sixth Tone
For the first time since the Chinese capital’s coronavirus outbreak was traced there in June, Xinfadi market has partially reopened with ramped-up public health measures.
How China Controlled the Coronavirus — Peter Hessler for The New Yorker
Teaching and learning in Sichuan during the pandemic.
Xinjiang
Lawmakers demand answers from World Bank on Xinjiang loan — Axios
U.S. lawmakers are demanding answers from the World Bank about its continued operation of a $50 million loan program in Xinjiang, following Axios reporting on the loans.
Hong Kong
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