Tassos Symeonides
(RIEAS Academic Advisor)
Copyright: Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 23 May 2020
Note: The article reflects the opinion of the author and not necessarily the views of the Research Institute for European and American Studies (RIEAS)
Ever since the onslaught of the Covid-19 pandemic China has been the target of widely distributed claims that she intentionally “misrepresented” the severity of the outbreak and failed to raise the alarm worldwide.
Indeed, reports suggested Chinese authorities minimized the dangers to the public, suppressed those dissidents inside China who raised the alarm over the rapidly spreading pandemic, and censored criticism of the Chinese government deliberately holding back critical information about the onslaught of Covid-19. ...Read more