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Coronavirus

Large Covid outbreak in China linked to Xinjiang forced labour — The Guardian

China’s largest coronavirus outbreak in months appears to have emerged in a factory in Xinjiang linked to forced labour and the government’s controversial policies towards Uighur residents.

China loses trust internationally over coronavirus handling — The Guardian

China appears to have comprehensively lost the international battle for hearts and minds over its handling of coronavirus with most people believing it was responsible for the start of the outbreak and was not transparent about the problem at the outset.

Navigating a Post-Pandemic World: Portraits of China’s Class of 2020 — Sixth Tone

For China’s fresh grads, the future has never looked more uncertain. Here’s how one class of 2020 is coping.

Xinjiang

US senators seek to declare Uighur 'genocide’ by China in bipartisan push — The Guardian

US senators have sought to declare that China is committing genocide against Uighurs and other Turkic-speakin…