"The Chinese have used at least the last 18 years while we were in Iraq & Afghanistan to make enormous strides with regard to the professionalization of their force, modernizing their doctrine, building new capabilities, going after us asymmetrically," says @EsperDoD
1 week agoChinese doctor Li Wenliang, one of the eight whistleblowers who tried to warn other medics of the coronavirus outbreak but were reprimanded by local police, dies of coronavirus on Thursday in Wuhan, the Global Times has learned
1 week agoA 2nd cruise ship, the World Dream, is docked in Hong Kong under quarantine over coronavirus fears, though 33 crew members with symptoms have tested negative. Dream Cruises tells CBC News that there are 36 Canadian passengers on that ship.
1 week agoMessages on Weibo and in Wechat groups that whistleblower doctor Li Wenliang has passed away
Tianjin, one of China's biggest cities, will restrict access to residential areas
1 week agoBelarus Air Force IL76TD 5100E7 airborne from China Belarus has sent the second plane with humanitarian aid to China to assist the country in countering the coronavirus outbreak
Reuters: The government of Dali city, in the southwestern province of Yunnan, was accused this week of making an "emergency requisition" of a shipment of masks bound for the hard-hit municipality of Chongqing, state media reported
1 week agoUrumqi, the capital of East Turkistan ( Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region ) will be locked down starting Feb 5 due to coronavirus threat. Here is the official announcement
Virus outbreak: China's ambassador to the UK Liu Xiaoming is defending China's handling of the coronavirus outbreak
Virus outbreak: China's ambassador to the UK Liu Xiaoming says the number of cured patients is rising and we are fully confident in beating the virus
12 charter flights have brought back 1,500 Hubei residents stranded overseas back to China. More flights will be arranged for other Chinese travelers still stranded in other countries: Civil Aviation Administration of China official
At WHO executive board, China delegation expresses its "strong dissatisfaction" that some countries raised the issue of Taiwan's participation
U.S. urges who to "engage directly with Taiwan public health authorities on actions"
A total of 22 confirmed cases of new coronavirus in Hong Kong so far
1 week agoShanghai government enforcing 14 day home quarantine for people who've visited Hubei in last two weeks.
Taiwan authority's attempt to use epidemic to seek "independence" will never succeed: China
A female patient at Princess Margaret Hospital tested positive for new coronavirus
Saudi Arabia suspends its nationals traveling to China to implement health measures to prevent coronavirus
1 week agoJust had some food delivered in Beijing and on top attached is this slip with the temperature of the cook, delivery person and waiter
China said on Thursday it will halve tariffs on some goods imported from the United States starting from 1:01 p.m. local time (0501 GMT) on Feb. 14 and reiterated it hopes it can work with Washington to eventually scrap all tariffs in bilateral trade
China: Coronavirus death toll rises to 563, 3,694 new infections recorded
On February 5, 2020, 2987 new pneumonia cases of new coronavirus infection were added in Hubei Province. There were 70 new deaths in the province
1 week agoAnother video of chemical disinfection in the streets of Wuhan, an epicenter of coronavirus outbreak
1 week agoChinese military has erected a quarantine camp near the Ningbo-Wenzhou highway secured with trenches
1 week agoCambodian PM's special China tour demonstrates unbreakable friendship: Xi
1 week agoHubei's Erzhou city announced that it will call on retired medical professionals or those who previously left the industry to rejoin other medical staff at the frontline
World Health Organization issues an appeal for $675 million to fight the coronavirus outbreak
1 week agoHongKong police announced the arrest of a part-time shopping mall security guard for "transmission of false message by telecommunication" because he "spread rumours on social media about ncov2019"
Chinese official: The situation in Wuhan because of the coronavirus is still dangerous and the city faces a lot of pressure and challenges
1 week agoPanic buying in HongKong amid WuhanCoronavirus outbreak. After foods, people are scrambling for toilet papers today. Rumours are circulating the stock is running low and urge people to buy while stock last
Xiamen Airlines will dispatch nine charter flights from Feb. 5 to 10 to the Philippines to bring home about 2,000 Chinese tourists stranded there following the coronavirus outbreak
Airbus stops its assembly line of aircrafts in China due to the Corona virus
Two newborn babies are diagnosed with coronavirus in Wuhan, suspected to be passed from infected mother. Experts warning of mother to child transmission
The second RuAF plane brought 64 citizen to the Tyumen from the Chinese city of Wuhan, no infected - Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
Hong Kong Government announces immediate suspension of immigration services at Kai Tak Cruise Terminal and Ocean Cruise Terminal
Hong Kong Government announces that all persons entering Hong Kong from the Mainland must be subjected to quarantine for 14 days from Saturday morning
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1 week agoTianjin City recorded its case of coronavirus death. The patient is a 66-year-old woman who had diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease. She died from heart failure despite the hospital's attempt to resuscitate her
Taiwan issues yellow travel warning to Hong Kong and Macao, saying not to go unless necessary
1 week agoLocal media in China reported that the neighborhood where Wuhan authority organized the "thousand family banquet" had several confirmed coronavirus cases
1 week agoHong Kong Police have arrested 6 ppl, 5 men & 1 woman aged 16-26, on suspicion of arson & possession of offensive weapons. The force allege the suspects are related to the Kwai Tsing Police Station arson last week & another arson case last night in Yau Ma Tei.
The military transport aircraft Il-76MD, from the Chinese city of Wuhan, carrying 80 people, landed on Wednesday at the Roshchino airport in Tyumen
Amid coronavirus outbreak, two more flights of American evacuees from China landing in California
Taiwan government says to suspend entry for all Chinese citizens who live in mainland China from Thursday
HK health authorities will check 3,600 passengers and crew members on board of cruise ship World Dream before letting them alight, after 3 mainlanders on board earlier contracted coronavirus. It was sent back from Taiwan, which refused entry yesterday
Hong Kong investigating cruise ship with 1,800 people on board after learning that 3 former passengers were diagnosed with coronavirus; 30 crew members report symptoms
UK's @foreignoffice is giving British nationals advance notice of a 2nd & final coronavirus evacuation flight from China's Hubei province. The plane is set to depart city of Wuhan early on Sunday. Anyone who wants a lift should ring +86 (0) 1085296600 or +44 (0) 2070081500
