(Bloomberg) — Sign up for Next China, a weekly email on where the nation stands now and where it’s going next.The U.S. said it’s preparing for a possible pandemic and Hong Kong closed more checkpoints with mainland China, as the number of cases passed 20,000.As Beijing tries to contain the damage from the worsening crisis, officials are evaluating whether the target for economic growth this year should be softened. China is hoping the U.S. will agree to some flexibility on pledges in their phase-one trade deal, people familiar with the situation said.In the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and […]