China Targets American Company With Coronavirus Rumors

New York-based Shen Yun Performing Arts has found itself the target of coronavirus-related misinformation, in an apparent attempt to dissuade American audience members from attending the classical Chinese dance performance. Recently, rumors have been circulating on social media that some Shen Yun performers had been infected with the coronavirus, advising people not to attend its shows in the United States. Those rumors prompted health authorities at one U.S. city where Shen Yun was performing, Salt Lake City, Utah, to publicly dispel the claims. Shen Yun is a New York-based performing arts company founded in 2006 whose mission, according to its…