China in Focus (May 5): Virus Researcher Dead in Suspected Murder

Leaked internal government documents on biosafety, obtained by NTD, suggest the Chinese regime knew about human-to-human transmission of the virus weeks before telling the public.

American scholars are warning of a second virus outbreak since the number of asymptomatic cases is much higher than previously thought.

China is introducing a new digital currency backed by its central bank. It’s said to make payment easier and faster. But an analyst warns it could be used to tighten the regime’s control over the Chinese people.

A researcher in Pennsylvania working on understanding the virus has been found dead. Police are investigating it as a murder-suicide.

A recent Chinese think tank article is catching attention and raising debate on social media. Which U.S. candidate would China prefer in the 2020 election? And what does it mean for the future of U.S.- China relations?

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