Research in China is complicated by the Communist Party's influence, says researcher who worked there
- Written by Wenrui Chen, Fellow at the India China Institute, The New School
A large portrait of Mao Zedong at Tiananmen Gate adjacent to Tiananmen Square in Beijing, Jan. 27, 2020.AP Photo/Mark SchiefelbeinWhat is the coronavirus? How does it spread? Should I be worried? When a new virus surfaces, the unknowns loom big. When a new virus comes out of China, potentially clarifying information needs to be weighed and...