{"id":5227,"date":"2020-04-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-13T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/press-release-experts-say-chinese-government-covid-19-cover-up-is-a-chernobyl-moment\/"},"modified":"2021-12-16T12:25:55","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T10:25:55","slug":"press-release-experts-say-chinese-government-covid-19-cover-up-is-a-chernobyl-moment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/cs\/press-release-experts-say-chinese-government-covid-19-cover-up-is-a-chernobyl-moment\/","title":{"rendered":"Press release: Experts say Chinese government COVID-19 cover-up is a Chernobyl Moment"},"content":{"rendered":"

One hundred China experts and senior political figures have signed an open letter describing the Chinese Communist Party government\u2019s cover up of COVID-19 as \u201cChina\u2019s Chernobyl moment<\/em>\u201d. The group of signatories, who include some of the world\u2019s leading authorities on Chinese politics, law, and modern history, say that the Chinese government\u2019s rule by fear endangers Chinese citizens\u2014and the world.<\/p>\n

The open letter by these leading China watchers and concerned political leaders responds to another open letter released by a group of China-based establishment academics<\/a> who accused critical voices of \u201cpoliticizing\u201d the COVID-19 pandemic. This narrative has also been frequently repeated by CCP government official spokespeople, and also recently, by the head of the WHO. The CCP government has launched a crackdown on Chinese journalists reporting critically on the COVID-19 crisis and it is now censoring scientific research on the origins of the pandemic.<\/p>\n

The co-signed international public figures, analysts, and China watchers argue that:<\/p>\n