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Coronavirus

Beijing’s COVID Cluster ‘Contained,’ But Search for Source Continues — Sixth Tone

A leading CDC expert believes the local outbreak’s peak was nearly a week ago, though many of the infected didn’t show symptoms initially.

Coronavirus prompts top-level call for China’s markets to modernise — SCMP

China’s disciplinary watchdog has called for an overhaul of wholesale food markets to bring them up to modern standards after a coronavirus outbreak led to a return of restrictions in the capital Beijing on Wednesday.

Xinjiang

Trump signs bill pressuring China over Uighur Muslim crackdown — Reuters

China threatened retaliation after U.S. President Donald Trump signed legislation on Wednesday calling for sanctions over the repression of China’s Uighurs, as excerpts from a book by his former national security adviser alleged he had approved of their mass detention.

Hong Kong

G7 Foreign Ministers’ Statement on Hong Kong — U.S. Department of State

China’s decision is not in conformity with the Ho…