The 83-year-old, weightlifting pulmonologist is widely seen as a source of reliable information — although one recent comment seems to have been politicized by the government.

The U.S. and China have clashed over the handling of the coronavirus outbreak. China is using its soft power to compete with the U.S. for influence during the pandemic.

An outbreak of the new coronavirus is fading in China, just in time for spring. And so people are finally emerging from their apartments after two months of lockdowns.

NPR interviewed four residents of Wuhan who contracted the virus, recovered — but then had a retest that turned positive. What does that mean for China's recovery from COVID-19?

China has announced that travelers entering the country pay to be quarantined in state-appointed hotels — at the traveler's expense — because of growing numbers of infections coming from abroad.

How are businesses and restaurants reopening in China after a deadly outbreak of the new coronavirus? Very slowly. China continues to sacrifice economic activity for rigorous quarantine measures.

China, the country on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic that has infected 81,000 people there, marked a milestone. For the first time since December, it has no new domestic cases to report.

China makes millions of masks. But ramping up production is tricky. "Making masks is not as easy as you imagine," a pharmaceutical executive in China says.

As the U.S. manages the coronavirus, NPR's Rachel Martin talks to three NPR correspondents in some hard-hit countries: China, South Korea and Italy, to ask what lessons the U.S. should learn.

It's the Chinese leaders first visit to Wuhan since the coronavirus outbreak began. There are indications China plans to lift some travel restrictions around Wuhan after the area was locked down.

The number of new coronavirus cases are dropping across China. But some say they won't be able to forget how leaders decided to cut off the city of Wuhan to stop the virus from spreading.

Strict quarantine measures have prevented 300 million migrant workers from returning to work. Now local authorities are trying to get businesses going again. The main bottleneck: a shrunken workforce.

Now that the spread of COVID-19 appears to be under control, China's vast economy is slowly returning to work.

Residents say their relatives have been unable to get care for cancer, for childhood diseases and more as Wuhan and other cities put a priority on treating COVID-19 patients.

Gui Minhai was kidnapped by Chinese agents while on vacation in Thailand in 2015. His conviction in a secret trial was announced in a brief statement by the court.

A publisher of political texts, who disappeared in China more than two years ago, has been sentenced to a decade in a Chinese prison for illegally passing intelligence to unspecified people overseas.

For non-critical coronavirus patients, China has built mass quarantine centers. But critics say these may not be a good idea, as they may put healthy and infected people in the same place.

The coronavirus outbreak in China has pulled vital medical resources and personnel away from regular procedures. This is causing complications for people who need treatment for other diseases.

No one can say whether the tough measures will help defeat coronavirus, But they've definitely changed daily life — and raised concerns.

Some factories are beginning to reopen, but labor shortages continue. In a recent poll of U.S. companies by Shanghai's American Chamber of Commerce, 78% said they lack staff to resume full production.