English news:
In Depth: How Early Signs of a SARS-Like Virus Were Spotted, Spread, and Throttled
"the results failed to trigger a response that could have prepared the public, despite being fed into an infectious disease control system that was designed to alert China’s top health officials about outbreaks"
--- Which goes to show that simply blaming local Wuhan or Hubei officials falls ridiculously short. Case in point:
"on Jan. 3, China’s National Health Commission (NHC), the nation’s top health authority, ordered institutions not to publish any information related to the unknown disease, and ordered labs to transfer any samples they had to designated testing institutions, or to destroy them"
--- The cover-up obviously had Beijing's approval, even though it started in Wuhan. But the WHO is still full of praise for China's crisis response.
News from Shandong suggests the cover-up was not limited to Hubei, either.
More evidence for a cover-up:
Chinese laboratory that first shared coronavirus genome with world ordered to close for ‘rectification’, hindering its Covid-19 research
"The laboratory at the Shanghai Public Health Clinical Centre was ordered to close for “rectification” on January 12, a day after Professor Zhang Yongzhen’s team published the genome sequence on open platforms"
--- Funny enough, the rectification closure now prohibits this laboratory from contributing in the fight against the virus. So much for the CCP's commitment to openness & to protecting public health.
Coronavirus: Risk of spread upgraded to highest level
"At a press conference in Geneva, Dr Tedros said that most cases could still be traced, and there was no evidence of the virus "spreading freely in communities"."
--- What a friggin' idiot. One look at Iran should make clear that the Wuhan virus is obviously at large there. & there is not much of a chance to trace "most cases". In most other countries it's not so bad, luckily.
China wants to get back to normal as its coronavirus case numbers ease. That could be dangerous
"the central propaganda authorities announced they will soon publish a book -- in six different languages -- on China's efforts to combat the virus, with a focus on President Xi Jinping's "outstanding leadership, strategic vision, sense of mission and care for the people.""
--- Let me guess: the information contained in the first article I linked to will not be included in this book.
"If the initial outbreak has been devastating for the Chinese economy, a second could be even worse, further undermining confidence and adding more strain to businesses already teetering"
--- Actually, many smaller outbreaks are already happening. The question is whether they can grow into something bigger again or whether they can be contained.
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested on charges of illegal assembly
"Lai is also charged with criminal intimidation for an offence on June 4, 2017. Lai reportedly swore at a journalist at the pro-Beijing Oriental Daily on the occasion."
--- More evidence of HK becoming little China. If that incident with the journalist is criminal behaviour, pretty much all of HK's finest have to be arrested, considering how the cops have treated journalists in recent months.
US says Chinese warship fired military laser at US aircraft
"Military-grade laser beams, occasionally known as "dazzlers," omit a powerful beam of light that can travel great distances and be used to illuminate aircraft cockpits, temporarily blinding pilots."
--- You could almost think that the Chinese are looking to create an incident. Maybe they want to distract from something?
Sun Yang: Eight-year ban for Chinese Olympic champion
""This is unfair. I firmly believe in my innocence.""
--- I'm Chinese. I must be innocent. It's only the ugly West trying to suppress Chinese success. That's it!
"This is a hugely significant case for sport, and one that will lead to serious questions about the judgement and credibility of Fina"
--- The credibility of Fina is long gone. They are in Beijing's pocket.
Chinese censorship or 'work elsewhere': Inside Shutterstock's free-speech rebellion
"the company welcomes all voices and opinions from employees on a variety of topics and that it also respects employees who decide to leave the company after a fundamental disagreement"
--- We welcome your disagreement, you may quit now.
BTW, Shutterstock is not the only photo provider to censor in China.
Video News:
--- China Uncensored has the usual weekend variety:
--- Sky News: "China depicts heroic fight against coronavirus - this is the reality"
--- CBC News: "Canadian team invited to do clinical trials in China for antiviral drug"
Not in the news (yet):
Evidence for cover-up of Wuhan virus in Shandong
PRC fighting poverty by taking away belongings
Deutsche Nachrichten:
Ein Urteil gegen das Verschaukeln
"Inwiefern kann man einem Verband Zuständigkeiten bei der Jagd auf Dopingsünder einräumen, der gleichzeitig für die Vermarktung seines Sports zuständig ist?"
--- V.a., wenn es um chinesisches Geld geht. Bei soviel schönem, chinesischen Geld kann man doch mal eine Ausnahme machen, gelle?
Pandemie-Spiel "Plague Inc" fliegt aus App Store in China
"Die Internet-Regulierungsbehörde Cyberspace Administration of China habe Inhalte des Spiels als illegal erklärt"
--- Man kann in dem Spiel China als Ausgangspunkt für eine Pandemie festlegen! Ungeheuerlich. In der Realität ist sowas nämlich völlig unmöglich, weil die KPCh alles im Griff hat. Immer.