China Brief

Harvard research cited by Trump suggests the coronavirus was spreading as early as last August. The cherry-picked data isn’t peer-reviewed.

Politicians’ calls to use force against demonstrators give Beijing fodder for propaganda—particularly in Hong Kong.

Beijing’s new national security law for the territory portends years of unrest—and the end of its status as a financial hub.

Beijing’s influence within the organization means the results of a review into the origins of the coronavirus are likely to be delayed—and compromised.

Beijing has suspended imports from four major meat suppliers amid a dispute over the origins of the coronavirus.

The administration keeps pushing unverified accusations that the coronavirus came from a Chinese research laboratory.

As China makes veiled threats against Western economies, the Trump administration is adopting a heightened anti-Chinese rhetoric.

Parts of Harbin, a city in the far north, go under lockdown after it reports 52 imported cases.

Beijing is trying to maintain its narrative as diplomats spread misinformation about the rest of the world’s coronavirus response.

Luckin Coffee is one of many fraudulent firms that isn’t likely to survive the fallout of the pandemic.

Given the unreliability of the official data, how can we judge the situation on the ground?

As Beijing reports that new coronavirus cases are all imported, foreigners in China face discrimination.