Trying to cover up the coronavirus pandemic marks China‘s “Chernobyl moment,” according to a new open letter. More than 100 international politicians and international policy experts have signed on to the letter, including former Canadian justice minister and human rights advocate Irwin Cotler.
In it, the signatories warn that the coronavirus crisis shows it is more important than ever to raise up and listen to independent voices in China given the regime’s silencing of experts who tried to raise alarm bells. “China’s Chernobyl moment is a self-inflicted wound,” the letter states.
It goes on to criticize the World Health Organization for bowing to Chinese pressure to downplay the severity of the situation.