Holding the Chinese Communist Party Accountable for Its Response to the COVID-19 Outbreak

Since the start of the pandemic, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has obfuscated important facts and information about COVID-19. The Chinese government has silenced whistleblowers, forcibly disappeared citizen journalists, and misreported the rate of COVID-19 infection and number of deaths, among other concerning actions. The CCP’s decision to limit knowledge about the novel coronavirus significantly hampered other countries’ abilities to respond to their own domestic outbreaks. The international community is now interested in taking measures to hold the CCP accountable. The U.S. government should lead the way in pressing for...