Rare Online Revolt Emerges in China Over Death of Coronavirus Whistle-Blower

Posted on AllSides February 7th, 2020
From The Left
free speech, China, online revolt, coronavirus

The doctor, Li Wenliang, had been silenced by the police after warning about the new coronavirus that has killed hundreds in China and sickened thousands.

They posted videos of the Les Misérables song, “Do You Hear the People Sing.” They invoked article No. 35 of China’s Constitution, which stipulates freedom of speech. They tweeted a phrase from the poem “For Whom the Bell Tolls.”

The Chinese public have staged what amounts to an online revolt after the death of a doctor, Li Wenliang, who tried to warn of a mysterious...

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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/07/business/china-coronavirus-doctor-death.html

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