成人论坛

How the coronavirus crisis has exposed fissures and faultlines in nations around the world. The pandemic has challenged China鈥檚 notoriously tight grip on the flow of information. A doctor in Wuhan who last year tried to warn colleagues about a strange new virus was scolded by police for spreading "rumours鈥�. Dr Li Wenliang later caught Covid-19 and gained a huge following on social media from his hospital bed. 鈥淚 think there should be more than one voice in a healthy society,鈥� he said - an unusually pointed political comment in China. News of his death prompted grief and rage, rattling party officials. Their response revealed both how China can mobilise quickly in response to a crisis - and an underlying political culture of fear, deference and secrecy.
Presenter: Neal Razzell
Producer: Anna Meisel