Like many senior managers of China's growing cities, Xi Jinping likes to talk about the nuts and bolts of urban planning: a new airport, a superhighway, more drinking water for residents of this port city along the country's southern coast. But more than some of his counterparts elsewhere, Xi, who is the Communist Party secretary here, may have a chance of accomplishing such projects because of the network of personal ties available to him as the son of one of China's important party elders. At age 39, Xi is the top official running Fuzhou, the capital of Fujian Province, and several nearby...…Like many senior managers of China's growing cities, Xi Jinping likes to talk about the nuts and bolts of urban planning: a new airport, a superhighway, more drinking water for residents of this port city along the country's southern coast. But more than some of his counterparts elsewhere, Xi, who is the Communist Party secretary here, may have a chance of accomplishing such projects because of the network of personal ties available to him as the son of one of China's important party elders. At age 39, Xi is the top official running Fuzhou, the capital of Fujian Province, and several nearby...WW…

A new smartphone technology designed to provide real-time warnings of side effects in the first Americans vaccinated against the coronavirus may be vulnerable to manipulation, raising concerns that malicious actors could gain access to the system to undermine confidence in the shots, federal and state health officials say.The text-messaging system, called v-safe, is intended to provide early indications about possible adverse reactions from the vaccines. Using the messaging program, people who have received the shots can report symptoms and other health effects, such as missed work. Their...…A new smartphone technology designed to provide real-time warnings of side effects in the first Americans vaccinated against the coronavirus may be vulnerable to manipulation, raising concerns that malicious actors could gain access to the system to undermine confidence in the shots, federal and state health officials say.The text-messaging system, called v-safe, is intended to provide early indications about possible adverse reactions from the vaccines. Using the messaging program, people who have received the shots can report symptoms and other health effects, such as missed work. Their...WW…