---
title: "#61: A Guide to What's New in React 16"
publication: "React Status"
issue: 61
published_at: "2017-11-03"
canonical_url: "https://react.statuscode.com/issues/61"
---

react status 61   

This week's React news -[Read this on the Web](https://react.statuscode.com/issues/61) 

[react status](https://react.statuscode.com) Issue 61     

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