January 25, 2020 – Peace Corps Worldwide

Peace Corps To End China Program–Heard on All Things Considered

Jan 25 2020

Thans for the ‘heads up’ from Chris Honode’ (Colombia 1967-69) Peace Corps To End China Program January 24, 2020, 4:19 PM ET Heard on All Things Considered . . . RPCV ROB SCHMITZ The Peace Corps has decided to ax its China program starting this summer. Critics of the decision call the program one of the diplomatic success stories in the history of China-U.S. relations. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Starting this summer, there will no longer be Peace Corps volunteers working in China. Years ago, NPR’s own Rob Schmitz was a Peace Corps volunteer based in southwest China. He joins us now to explain why the Peace Corps decided to end its China program and what the impact of that might be. And, Rob, for this conversation, I’m going to ask you to put on a slightly different hat than your typical NPR correspondent. I want you to speak to your . . .

U.S. Evacuates Citizens From Epidemic-Stricken Chinese City

Jan 25 2020

U.S. Plans to Evacuate Citizens From Epidemic-Stricken Chinese City by James T. Areddy, Liza Lin I have been told by an RPCV in China that there are no PCVs in Wuhan. Note: JC Chinese Authorities Rush to Build New Hospital to Contain Coronavirus SHANGHAI—The U.S. government is arranging a charter flight Sunday to evacuate its citizens and diplomats from the epidemic-stricken Chinese city of Wuhan to the U.S., a person familiar with the operation said. The operation comes as the death toll from a newly identified coronavirus that originated in Wuhan climbs above 40 and the number of confirmed infections tops 1,200, with many of the cases in and around the central Chinese city of 11 million people. The fast spread of the disease in recent days across China and around the world, including two cases in the U.S., has raised fears of a deadly contagion. Roughly 1,000 American citizens . . .

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