US sanctions Chinese 'state-within-a-state' linked to Xinjiang abuses — Hong Kong leader delays legislative elections — Trump says will ban TikTok
Coronavirus
China Uses Quarantines as Cover to Detain Dissidents, Activists Say — The New York Times
Critics of the government said they were held in rooms with barred windows and denied permission to contact their families, all in the name of public health.
China’s coronavirus vaccines are leaping ahead – but face challenges as virus wanes — Nature
Chinese vaccine-makers will face other challenges, too. Vaccines will probably face extra scrutiny, given the country’s opaque regulatory system and previous vaccine scandals, say scientists. In 2018, hundreds of thousands of children reportedly received defective diptheria, tetanus and whooping cough vaccines.
Xinjiang
US imposes sanctions on Chinese 'state-within-a-state' linked to Xinjiang abuses — The Guardian
The United States has imposed sanctions on a major economic and paramilitary organization with vast interests in China’s north-western region of Xinjiang, accusing it of facilitating widespread abuses against Uighur Muslims.
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