Updates on the Wuhan coronavirus, including info on how to find out if you can get subsidies and benefits, a bad BBC report, and privacy concerns going forward.  Premier Su says "science" will guide policy on ractopamine, a major irritant in US trade relations, but whose science will he follow?  The US and EU disagree on just that. WHO head blames Taiwan for criticism, and accused Taiwan of having "political motivations" for wanted to join the organization. Taiwanese distrust of the PRC continues to rise to record levels.  Johnny Chiang is making decisive moves so far to repair the party's reputation, but the hard stuff has yet to come.  Finally, corruption in Taiwan and the head of the National Policy Agency is being investigated.   

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