Guangzhou (China)

Genetic Study Retraces Covid’s Origins in Bats

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Genetic Study Retraces Covid’s Origins in Bats

In the early 2000s, a coronavirus infecting bats jumped into raccoon dogs and other wild mammals in southwestern China. Some of those animals were sold in markets, where the coronavirus jumped again, into humans. The result was the SARS pandemic, which spread to 33 countries and claimed 774 lives. A …

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China’s New Barges Reveal How it Might Try to Seize Taiwan

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China’s New Barges Reveal How it Might Try to Seize Taiwan

In recent weeks, China has been practicing unusual maneuvers off its southern coast involving three special barges. The vessels have linked up one behind another, forming a long bridge that extends from deeper waters onto the beach. That feat has been a warning to Taiwan. The vessels’ debut suggests that …

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