Emily Feng
Stories
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Health
China Says It Contained COVID-19. Now It Fights To Control The Story
The Communist Party says authorities acted swiftly and efficiently to contain the coronavirus outbreak. Officials are working to silence those suspected of challenging the narrative.
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Health
More Questions About COVID-19 In China And Around The World
NPR's global health and development correspondent and NPR's Beijing correspondent answer more questions about the global response to the pandemic.
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Business
Lessons From China On How To Restart An Economy After Coronavirus Peaks
How are businesses and restaurants reopening in China after a deadly outbreak of the new coronavirus? Very slowly. China continues to sacrifice economic activity for rigorous quarantine measures.
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Health
COVID-19 Has Caused A Shortage Of Face Masks. But They're Surprisingly Hard To Make
China makes millions of masks. But ramping up production is tricky. "Making masks is not as easy as you imagine," a pharmaceutical executive in China says.
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Health
U.S. Can Learn From Other Countries About Containing COVID-19
As the U.S. manages the coronavirus, NPR's Rachel Martin talks to three NPR correspondents in some hard-hit countries: China, South Korea and Italy, to ask what lessons the U.S. should learn.
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World
China's President Xi Jinping Visits Wuhan, Coronavirus Epicenter
It's the Chinese leaders first visit to Wuhan since the coronavirus outbreak began. There are indications China plans to lift some travel restrictions around Wuhan after the area was locked down.
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Business
As New Coronavirus Cases Slow In China, Factories Start Reopening
Strict quarantine measures have prevented 300 million migrant workers from returning to work. Now local authorities are trying to get businesses going again. The main bottleneck: a shrunken workforce.
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Health
What Happens If You're Critically Ill In China — But Not With Coronavirus
Residents say their relatives have been unable to get care for cancer, for childhood diseases and more as Wuhan and other cities put a priority on treating COVID-19 patients.
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World
China Sentences Hong Kong Bookseller To 10 Years In Jail
A publisher of political texts, who disappeared in China more than two years ago, has been sentenced to a decade in a Chinese prison for illegally passing intelligence to unspecified people overseas.
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Health
The Wide-Ranging Ways In Which The Coronavirus Is Hurting Global Business
Some factories are beginning to reopen, but labor shortages continue. In a recent poll of U.S. companies by Shanghai's American Chamber of Commerce, 78% said they lack staff to resume full production.