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2022 Shanghai Lockdown Banned Protest Article: “The Patience of the People of Shanghai Has Reached its Limit”

Posted on 04/18/2022 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

[Radio France International’s Chinese language service discussed this and other reports on the fallout from the strict Shanghai covid closures in an April 17th article. Read it with Google Translate. ] Shanghai People’s Patience has Reached Its Limit Original 普通市民 … Continue reading →

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Plagues Then and Now: That Song Dynasty Plague Sounds Familiar!

Posted on 08/17/2020 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

Does History Repeat itself? Maybe we can learn from past epidemics. Or maybe we can’t depending on how foolish we are. Thinking in broad terms — in the old days people thought demons played a big part in plague, today … Continue reading →

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2005: West China’s Pig to Human Streptococcus Epidemic: Fact & Fiction

Posted on 01/20/2020 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

Introduction Delays in communicating emergency information to the public has been a persistent problem in China.  It was addressed by national legislation to encourage openness and some progress has been made especially on human-human epidemics. The lesson had to be … Continue reading →

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Goodbye Wang Shuping 王淑平

Posted on 09/25/2019 by 高大伟 David Cowhig

The recently deceased 1990s Henan Province blood plasma collection — HIV epidemic whistle-blower Wang Shuping (of Zoukou, Henan), also known as Sunshine Christensen (of Salt Lake City, Utah) 王淑平 is a hero of the Chinese people. 中华民族英雄 A Chinese Joan … Continue reading →

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