Insights & Impact
Feb 5, 2020
A reason for skepticism with China’s coronavirus comms
By
Tessa Knight and Jacqueline Malaret
While presenting an image abroad of transparency and cooperation in the country's response to COVID-19, China is simultaneously threatening journalists and detaining people who speak out on social media, the latest in its long history of attempting to maintain tight control over the facts to avoid domestic public scrutiny of a public health crisis.
