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In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, technicians work on a second generation disinfection robot in a technological company in Qingdao, eastern China's Shandong Province on February 11, 2020. (Li Ziheng/Xinhua via AP)
February 12, 2020, 7:35 am
China’s new virus cases fall again, deaths now exceed 1,100
Authorities say 44,653 people have been infected, although many believe actual toll much higher; US postal service suspends deliveries to China over flight cancellations
By KEN MORITSUGU
Paramilitary policemen wear face masks as they march in formation into a pedestrian underpass next to Tiananmen Square in Beijing, February 4, 2020. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP)
February 4, 2020, 11:56 am
China virus death toll rises to 425, total cases now near 20,500
Chinese President Xi Jinping declares ‘people’s war’ on epidemic, threatens punishment for those who neglect their duties
By KEN MORITSUGU
In this photo taken January 24, 2020 and released by Xinhua News Agency, a military medic from the Air Force Medical University prepares to leave for Wuhan from Xi'an, capital of northwestern China's Shaanxi Province.(Zhang Haopeng/Xinhua via AP)
January 26, 2020, 8:49 am
Virus death toll in China rises as US prepares staff evacuation
With 56 killed and some 2,000 cases — including the first in Canada — authorities are taking precautions, including banning private cars; Hong Kong Disneyland closes temporarily
By KEN MORITSUGU
Health Officials in hazmat suits check body temperatures of passengers arriving from the city of Wuhan, Jan. 22, 2020, at the airport in Beijing, China (AP Photo Emily Wang)
January 23, 2020, 10:44 am
China closes off large city of Wuhan to stop spread of deadly virus
In step seen as unprecedented, city of 11 million sealed after coronavirus causes 17 deaths; millions travel for Lunar New Year, one of world’s largest annual migrations of people
By KEN MORITSUGU and Yanan WANG
Pro-democracy supporters celebrate after pro-Beijing politician Junius Ho lost his election in Hong Kong, November 25, 2019. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
November 25, 2019, 5:46 pm
In major rebuke to Beijing, democracy camp wins Hong Kong elections in landslide
‘It’s nothing short of a revolution,’ analyst says after official results are published; however, China still likely to resist demands by protesters
By EILEEN NG and KEN MORITSUGU
Fires burn at the steps to Hong Kong Polytechnic University as police storm the campus in Hong Kong, early Monday, Nov. 18, 2019. Hong Kong police have stormed into a university campus held by protesters after an all-night standoff. Fiery explosions could be seen inside as riot officers entered before dawn Monday. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
November 18, 2019, 3:13 am
Hong Kong police storm university held by protesters as fires rage
Riot police try to break in after an all-night siege that includes firing repeated barrages of tear gas and water cannons; students respond with fire bombs
By KEN MORITSUGU
A protestor throws a molotov cocktail towards a barrier in Hong Kong on August 31, 2019. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
September 1, 2019, 12:17 am
Hong Kong police storm subway with batons as protests rage
With pro-democracy marches showing no signs of abating, demonstrators hurl gasoline bombs at government headquarters and set fires in streets
By KEN MORITSUGU and RAF WOBER
A protester gestures after they broke into the parliament chamber of the government headquarters in Hong Kong on July 1, 2019, on the 22nd anniversary of the city's handover from Britain to China. (VIVEK PRAKASH / AFP)
July 1, 2019, 7:52 pm
Hong Kong protesters break into legislature, deface building
Hundreds of demonstrators tear down portraits of leaders, shatter windows, and spray-paint pro-democracy slogans on walls
By KEN MORITSUGU
In this June 5, 1989 file photo, a Chinese man stands alone to block a line of tanks heading east on Beijing's Changan Blvd. in Tiananmen Square (AP Photo/Jeff Widener, File )
June 5, 2019, 11:01 am
After 30 years, China keeps forcibly blocking any talk about Tiananmen protests
Beijing imposes information lockdown on anniversary, continuing political repression to erase mass killings from public memory; some activists unreachable by phone or text
By KEN MORITSUGU
US President Donald Trump (R) and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un shake hands following a signing ceremony during their historic US-North Korea summit, at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore on June 12, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB)
July 9, 2018, 6:10 pm
Harsh words may mean North Korea seeking deal with Trump
US officials were surprised at fiery statement from Pyongyang following bilateral talks, but many see it as a negotiating tactic
By KEN MORITSUGU
In this June 1, 2017 photo, the guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald, foreground, (DDG 62) makes its way with the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group, through the Sea of Japan. (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kelsey L. Adams/US Navy via AP)
June 17, 2017, 3:46 am
7 US destroyer crew missing after collision off Japan
At least one injured, heavy damage reported to guided missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald after crash with Philippine-flagged merchant vessel
By KEN MORITSUGU
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