[ExI] China has detained more than 500 people for questioning coronavirus

[John Grigg]

Chinese authorities have arrested at least 500 people since the beginning
of 2020 for talking about the coronavirus, a new report claims.

"The individuals have been arrested for various reasons surrounding the
coronavirus pandemic that range from pointing out long wait times at
funeral homes to criticizing the Communist Party, a report
<https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2020/05/cdt-censorship-digest-april-2020-top-down-hooliganization-from-propaganda-to-diplomacy/>
by
China Digital Times states. China has taken several measures to keep its
image intact as the novel coronavirus outbreak began in Wuhan, China.

The report notes that Zhang Xuezhong, 43, was recently arrested for
criticizing the Communist Party over the party’s handling of the
coronavirus. Zhang posted on WeChat that Communist Party’s actions
regarding the virus show that “the government’s long-term tight control
society and people has almost completely destroyed the organization and
self-help capabilities of Chinese society.”

Zhang isn’t the first outspoken critic of Chinese authorities to be
punished. Ren Zhiqiang also went missing
<https://americanmilitarynews.com/2020/03/chinese-businessman-who-called-xi-jinping-a-clown-over-coronavirus-suddenly-missing/>
after he called Chinese Communist Party Chairman Xi Jinping a power-hungry
“clown” for his handling of the coronavirus."

Additionally, Ai Fen, a doctor in China, went missing after saying her boss
tried to silence her early warnings about the coronavirus. Given China’s
frequent habit of silencing and detaining critics, experts believe it is
likely she was detained by Chinese authorities, the New York Post reported
<https://nypost.com/2020/04/01/whistleblowing-coronavirus-doctor-mysteriously-vanishes/>
.

Topics likely to get Chinese subject arrested include: listing the names of
coronavirus victims, questioning the official number of victims and the
number of infected, detailing first-hand accounts of what’s happening in
Wuhan, and complaining about censorship."

For those of you on the list who felt China's leaders simply did the best
they could under the circumstances, and that they don't deserve to be
singled out for the blame...
https://americanmilitarynews.com/2020/05/china-has-detained-more-than-500-people-for-questioning-coronavirus/
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