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Jun 29, 2020 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
1/ THREAD: Riot police vs. residents in Beijing’s #Changping district. June 29, 2020. 🇨🇳 A longtime Beijing contact just sent me these videos. My contact says, “My friend got beat up. He went to be negotiator, got beat up by the throng of cops.” Reportedly in Wa Village. More...
2/ Quote from my contact who also claims 1,000 riot police: “During lockdown, the police illegally sent riot police to do the forced demolition of homes in a village in changping, with orders from the mayor of Beijing.” #Changping
I interviewed Columbia University epidemiologist, SARS expert and chief consultant for the movie “Contagion” Dr. W. Ian Lipkin in Beijing, trying to put to rest questions and fear. @CBSNews is here. 2/ “So many people still ask: does a mask actually help against #WuhanCoronavirus?”
Yes. If you’re infected it keeps the virus contained so you’re not sneezing or spitting it out. And...
Jan 20, 2020 • 15 tweets • 5 min read
THREAD: CHINA’S NEW SARS-LIKE MYSTERY VIRUS (1/15) @CBSNews is at ground zero in Wuhan, China. 🇨🇳 This is what you need to know about a new virus spreading across Asia. I lived through the 2003 SARS epidemic in Beijing. We’ll be as safe as we can. @CBSThisMorning@CBSEveningNews
China Coronavirus Latest. (2/15) More than 200 people infected across Asia as of late Monday, January 20. Three people have died so far - all in China. 217 total cases of infection in China. Thailand, 2. Japan, 1. South Korea, 1. Expect numbers to rise. cbsnews.com/news/china-vir…
Jun 2, 2019 • 7 tweets • 4 min read
Embargo BROKEN: China issues White Paper, lays position in US-China trade dispute. 10AM Sunday presser @CBSNews is at. Of note: China says US claims of IP theft unfounded, trade war has not made America great again, US “bullying” harms world, US backtracked on econ, trade talks.
Mr. Wang Shouwen (right), Vice Minister of Commerce and Deputy China International Trade Representative, outlines China’s position from the White Paper right now.