The Latest Breaking News from Wuhan

Coco Gauff rallies to defeat Jessica Pegula in all-American Wuhan Open final

Gauff came from two breaks down in the second set to defeat Pegula 6-4 7-5

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2025

Emma Raducanu: British No1 issues fitness update after Wuhan Open retirement

Former US Open champion is ranked world No30

Evening Standard · Oct 10, 2025

Aryna Sabalenka takes down Elena Rybakina to extend Wuhan Open winning run

Sabalenka defeated Rybakina 6-3 6-3 to set up a semi-final with Jessica Pegula

The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2025

UN and rights groups condemn reported jailing of Wuhan Covid citizen journalist

Zhang Zhan sentenced to four years for second time on charge often used by China to target government critics

The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2025

Chinese Covid whistleblower ‘sentenced to 4 more years in jail’

Zhang Zhan sentenced to prison on charge of ‘picking quarrels and provoking trouble’ in China

The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2025

Photos show scientists breeding rare and endangered animals in China’s longest river

A dozen sleek grey Yangtze finless porpoises glide inside a vast pool at the Institute of Hydrobiology in Wuhan as scientists find ways to protect and breed the rare mammals in China’s longest river.

The Independent UK · Sep 10, 2025

How conspiracy theories about COVID’s origins are hampering our ability to prevent the next pandemic

In late June, the Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens (SAGO), a group of independent experts convened by the World Health Organization (WHO), published an assessment of the origins of COVID.

The Conversation · Jul 29, 2025

China is constructing a new hero cult – here’s why that matters

A tour guide competition was held in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in late May. This was not some fun contest. According to Chinese state media, it was a carefully conceived effort to “attract and cultivate a group of politically firm and professionally skilled storytellers of heroes and martyrs…

The Conversation · Jun 27, 2025

One dead in apparent shooting in rare case of gun violence in China

One person has died in an apparent shooting at an outdoor restaurant in the city of Wuhan in what would be a rare case of gun violence in China

The Independent UK · May 19, 2025

Trump's Budget Calls for $17 Billion Cut to NIH, Citing Lax Oversight of Gain-of-Function Research in Wuhan

The White House budget plan says the agency's failure to prove it was not complicit in a possible lab leak shows it's "too big and unfocused."

Reason · May 2, 2025