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A collage of video screenshots that feature Africans exploited for profit in a growing trend known as "blessings videos."
Arts, Culture & Media
A new documentary uncovers the story behind China’s racist ‘blessings video’ trend
A woman sticks her tongue out and a medical worker sticks a test swab in patient's mouth.
COVID-19
Qingdao tests all 9 million residents for COVID-19
A man is shown in shadown hearing a hat and looking at a mobile phone with the Statue of Liberty in the background.
US-China relations
Trump to block US downloads of TikTok, WeChat
People walk past a Wechat Pay sign at the Tencent company headquarters in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China, Aug. 7, 2020.
US-China relations
WeChat users in the US rankled by potential ban on the app
Several people are shown in an Apple store in Beijing with one person in the near ground wearing a t-shirt with "Make TikToks" printed on it.
Top of The World
TikTok, WeChat targeted by Trump executive order; Lebanese president details blast investigation; Russia’s vaccine shortcut
Two women are shown wearing jeans and face masks while walking past the ByteDance headquarters with large English and Chinese writing on the side.
US-China relations
Trump bans dealings with Chinese owners of TikTok, WeChat
Medical personnel in protective suits
COVID-19
Volunteers in Wuhan step up to provide aid amid coronavirus outbreak