Lavish ceremony fails to mention Li Wenliang, who spoke up about virus, prompting online outcry
In a lavish ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Tuesday, Chinese leader Xi Jinping recognised a select group of citizens for their outsize contributions to the country’s fight against Covid-19 and praised his party’s resilience when faced with such “an extraordinary and historic test”.
In front of hundreds of party officials, cadres and health workers, Xi carefully draped a heavy gold medal over the head of the senior epidemiologist Zhong Nanshan. He awarded medals to a traditional Chinese medicine expert, the head of a Wuhan hospital at the forefront of the outbreak, and a military biomedical expert. More than 40 medical workers, local officials and police who died during the outbreak were also commended.
Continue reading…Lavish ceremony fails to mention Li Wenliang, who spoke up about virus, prompting online outcry Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIn a lavish ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Tuesday, Chinese leader Xi Jinping recognised a select group of citizens for their outsize contributions to the country’s fight against Covid-19 and praised his party’s resilience when faced with such “an extraordinary and historic test”.In front of hundreds of party officials, cadres and health workers, Xi carefully draped a heavy gold medal over the head of the senior epidemiologist Zhong Nanshan. He awarded medals to a traditional Chinese medicine expert, the head of a Wuhan hospital at the forefront of the outbreak, and a military biomedical expert. More than 40 medical workers, local officials and police who died during the outbreak were also commended. Continue reading…