Briefing: China expels U.S. reporters from three newspapers; US crown kills more than 100

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Latest news: China announces that it will expel U.S.-based journalists from the New York Times, Washington Post, and Wall Street Journal, and requires American journalists from three institutions whose expiry date is before the end of the year "to four days from now The Ministry of Public Information announced the list and returned the press card within 10 days. " The statement also said that American journalists working in mainland China "will not continue to work as journalists in the People's Republic of China, including Hong Kong and Macau Special Administrative Regions." Here is the detailed report in Chinese.

China expresses strong indignation over Trump's use of "Chinese virus"

When asked on Tuesday that President Trump called the new coronavirus a "Chinese virus" on Twitter, the Chinese Foreign Ministry expressed strong indignation and resolute opposition.

"The World Health Organization and the international community are clearly opposed to associating the virus with specific countries and regions, and against stigma." Spokesman Geng Shuang said he did not directly mention Trump's name. "We urge the United States to immediately correct its mistakes and immediately stop its unjustified accusations against China."

Last week, another spokesman Zhao Lijian boost a conspiracy theory, that the US military may be the source of the virus (although there is no evidence to prove it). The US State Department announced on Monday that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had called Yang Jiechi, director of the Foreign Affairs Office of the Communist Party of China, expressing dissatisfaction with Zhao Lijian's actions. Although Pompeo has called the coronavirus "Wuhan virus" several times, the State Council statement did not do so, and they used the official name Covid-19 to refer to the disease caused by the coronavirus.

China empowers cyber police to suppress public anger and criticism

As the Communist Party strives to control the thoughts, speeches, and even memories of China's 800 million Internet users, cyber police have gained more power. The collapse of the Communist Party's early governance exacerbated the epidemic, and now the cyber police are becoming a vanguard against popular anger.

They accidentally come to the home of the critics, take the "offender", conduct a trial for hours, and then force the target to sign a letter of guarantee to announce that they will no longer make politically impermissible remarks-this and "whistle The experience of Li Wenliang being instructed is exactly the same.

Little is known about the organization affiliated with the Ministry of Public Security, but the speed at which cyber police find dissidents is unusual. "I used to think that censorship is a technical problem that can be overcome," said a Chinese Internet user who had been interrogated. "But this time it was like a big hit. This is state terrorism." Here is the Chinese version of this article, welcome to read.

On the streets of Manhattan on Tuesday. STEPHEN SPERANZA FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES

All 50 states in the United States " occupied ", the number of deaths exceeded 100

A New York Times database shows that at least 100 deaths in the United States are currently associated with the coronavirus. On Tuesday evening, West Virginia became the 50th state to report cases.

In the past three weeks, more than 5,600 known cases of coronavirus infection have occurred in the United States, of which 101 have died. With the dramatic improvement in US detection capabilities and the rapid spread of the virus, hundreds of people are informed every day of their infection, including more than 800 people diagnosed on Monday and Tuesday.

About half of all deaths in the United States occur in Washington State, at least 30 of which are related to an elderly care facility in Kirkland, a suburb of Seattle. Most of the deaths were over 60 years of age.

➝ Trump administration proposes sending checks directly to stimulate the economy: As the economic losses caused by the epidemic are getting worse, the White House has expressed its support for the idea of ​​sending gold checks directly to Americans. It's part of an $ 850 billion stimulus package discussed by Treasury Secretary Manikin with Republicans on Capitol Hill on Tuesday.

➝ US military joins the fight against the epidemic: US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said the Pentagon will provide up to 5 million N95 masks to the US Department of Health and Human Services, with the first batch of one million coming soon. In addition, the Pentagon will provide 2,000 ventilators to the hospital.

股  U.S. stocks rebounded, Wall Street regained some lost ground: The Federal Reserve's latest emergency measures to maintain capital flow and rumors of further stimulus measures in Washington boosted the stock market. But the tone of the deal is tentative, and falling oil prices still reflect concerns about the global economy.

部分Bed scarcity in some parts of the United States: A new analysis from Harvard University shows that if the virus continues to spread and hospitals take no action to expand capacity, beds in many parts of the United States will struggle to meet demand.

州 Multi-state upgrade precautions: Florida prohibits more than 10 people from going to the beach together. Detroit stops bus services. St. Patrick's Day parade in New York and Boston was canceled. Checkpoints have been set up in some areas of North Carolina to deny visitors access.

➝ The outbreak affected the US primary elections: Arizona, Florida, and Illinois primaries voted as scheduled, but Ohio postponed voting. Maryland has become the fifth state to postpone the primary election due to the new crown virus. The primary election originally scheduled for April 28th will be held on June 2nd.

➝ Outgoing acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Murwani is segregating himself. Previously, the niece who lived with him was sick and was waiting for the test results. People familiar with the matter said that Murwani was also tested for the new crown virus last week.

著名 NBA star Durant has been diagnosed. At least seven NBA stars have been diagnosed.