Overseas shipments in May fell 3.3% from a year earlier, after a surprising 3.5% gain in April, customs data showed on Sunday.

China’s exports drop in May as coronavirus pandemic hits

President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called for efforts to strengthen public health system in China to better protect people's lives and health

Xi Jinping calls for strong public health care system to tackle worst case scenarios

Strict controls on information and competition within the Chinese public health system were largely to blame.

WHO frustrated over China's slow release of Coronavirus info

On Sunday, Zhang Xuezhong, a constitutional scholar in China, was arrested after criticizing the Chinese government's coronavirus response.

Chinese scholar arrested after criticizing government's coronavirus response

Like the combat against SARS years ago, the ongoing fight against Covid-19 is showcasing to the world the Chinese government’s capabilities in deploying and allocating resources across the whole country.

China to revamp public health care system