{"id":38924,"date":"2023-02-05T09:07:52","date_gmt":"2023-02-05T10:07:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/?p=38924"},"modified":"2023-02-05T10:35:34","modified_gmt":"2023-02-05T10:35:34","slug":"in-chinas-covid-fog-deaths-of-scholars-offer-a-clue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/2023\/02\/05\/in-chinas-covid-fog-deaths-of-scholars-offer-a-clue\/","title":{"rendered":"In China\u2019s Covid Fog, Deaths of Scholars Offer a Clue"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\t\t\"\"<\/p>\n

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October 2022<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Wang Linfang,92,<\/p>\n

molecular biologist<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Four members of China\u2019s two<\/p>\n

most prestigious academic<\/p>\n

institutions <\/span>died in October \u2013<\/span><\/p>\n

in line with the average in<\/p>\n

recent years.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Peng<\/p>\n

Yigang, 90<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Chen Jisheng, 90<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Qian Zhengying, 99<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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These are some of the <\/p>\n

country\u2019s most decorated<\/span><\/p>\n

scientists.<\/span> The academies publish<\/p>\n

obituaries to memorialize<\/p>\n

their contributions.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Xie Sishen, 80, <\/p>\n

physicist specializing <\/p>\n

in nanotechnologies<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Tang Youqi, 102<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Yang Shuzi, 89<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Wang Wencai, 96, <\/span>world-renowned plant taxonomist<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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In November, <\/p>\n

Covid cases surged<\/p>\n

across the country.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Shen Qihan, 100<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Huang<\/p>\n

Kezhi, 95<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Then, on Dec. 8, <\/p>\n

China abandoned its<\/span><\/p>\n

tight Covid restrictions.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Zhao Zisen, 90,<\/p>\n

developed China\u2019s first<\/p>\n

practical optical fiber<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Zhang<\/p>\n

Guocheng, 91<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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The obituaries began<\/span><\/p>\n

accumulating.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Gu Zhen\u2019an, 86<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Long Yuqiu, 96<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Zhang<\/p>\n

Youshang, 97<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Jiang Hualiang, 57<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Wang Zhongqi, 90<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Wu Chengkang, 93<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Tang Hongxiao, 91<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Lu Qiang, 86<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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As the weeks went on,<\/p>\n

they shot up.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Li Wenhua, 90<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Tong<\/p>\n

Tanjun, 88<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Li Qingzhong, 92<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Guan Zhaoye, 93<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Guan Qiao, 87<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Sun Jingliang, 92<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Yu Dequan, 90<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Jiang Long, 89<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Li Tianchu, 77<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Zhang<\/p>\n

Jinzhe, 102<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Zhao Yinjun, 92<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Ma Jianzhang, 85,<\/p>\n

one of China\u2019s top<\/p>\n

wildlife scientists<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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January 2023<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Zhang Jinlin, 86,<\/p>\n

nuclear submarine<\/p>\n

expert<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Fan<\/p>\n

Weitang, 87<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Wu Sheng, 88<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Lu Xiyan, 94<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Yang Fuyu, 95<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Liang Jincai, 95<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Mao Zhi, 90<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Qian Yitai, 83<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Ge Xiurun, 88<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Zhao Qiguo, 92<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Hu<\/p>\n

Guangzhen, 95<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Li Jieshou, 98<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Li Zhao, 82<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Wang Wei, 85<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Ouyang Pingkai, 77<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Fang Zhiyuan, 83,<\/p>\n

cultivated more than 30 new types of cabbages<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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A total of <\/span>40 scholars died<\/p>\n

in the past two months.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\t\t\"\"<\/p>\n

\n

October 2022<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Wang Linfang,92,<\/p>\n

molecular biologist<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Four members of China\u2019s two most<\/p>\n

prestigious academic institutions<\/p>\n

died in October<\/span> \u2013 in line with the<\/p>\n

average in recent years.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Chen Jisheng, 90<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Qian Zhengying, 99<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Peng Yigang, 90<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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These are some of the country\u2019s most<\/p>\n

decorated scientists. The academies<\/span><\/p>\n

publish obituaries to memorialize<\/p>\n

their contributions.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Xie Sishen, 80, <\/p>\n

physicist specializing <\/p>\n

in nanotechnologies<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Yang Shuzi, 89<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Tang Youqi, 102<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Wang Wencai, 96, <\/span>world-renowned plant taxonomist<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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In November, <\/span>Covid cases surged<\/p>\n

across the country.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Shen Qihan, 100<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Huang<\/p>\n

Kezhi, 95<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Then, on Dec. 8, China abandoned<\/span><\/p>\n

its tight Covid restrictions.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Zhang<\/p>\n

Guocheng, 91<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Zhao Zisen, 90,<\/p>\n

developed China\u2019s first<\/p>\n

practical optical fiber<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Tang <\/p>\n

Hongxiao, 91<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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The obituaries began<\/span><\/p>\n

accumulating.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Gu Zhen\u2019an, 86<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Long<\/p>\n

Yuqiu, 96<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Lu Qiang, 86<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Jiang Hualiang, 57<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Zhang<\/p>\n

Youshang, 97<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Wang Zhongqi, 90<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Wu Chengkang, 93<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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As the weeks went on,<\/p>\n

they shot up.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Zhao Yinjun, 92<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Tong Tanjun, 88<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Li Wenhua, 90<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Ma Jianzhang, 85,<\/p>\n

one of China\u2019s top <\/p>\n

wildlife scientists<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Li Qingzhong, 92<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Zhang Jinzhe, 102<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Guan Zhaoye, 93<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Guan Qiao, 87<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Sun Jingliang, 92<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Yu Dequan, 90<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Jiang Long, 89<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Li Tianchu, 77<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

January 2023<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Fan<\/p>\n

Weitang, 87<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Zhang Jinlin, 86,<\/p>\n

nuclear submarine expert<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Wu Sheng, 88<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Lu Xiyan, 94<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Yang Fuyu, 95<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Liang Jincai, 95<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Ge Xiurun, 88<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Mao Zhi, 90<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Fang Zhiyuan, 83,<\/p>\n

cultivated more than 30 new types of cabbages<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Qian Yitai, 83<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Zhao Qiguo, 92<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Hu<\/p>\n

Guangzhen, 95<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Li Zhao, 82<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Wang Wei, 85<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Ouyang Pingkai, 77<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Li Jieshou, 98<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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A total of <\/span>40 scholars died<\/p>\n

in the past two months.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

\t\t\"\"<\/p>\n

\n

October 2022<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Wang Linfang,92,<\/p>\n

molecular biologist<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Four members of China\u2019s two most<\/p>\n

prestigious academic institutions<\/p>\n

died in October<\/span> \u2013 in line with the<\/p>\n

average in recent years.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Qian Zhengying, 99<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Chen Jisheng, 90<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Peng Yigang, 90<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

These are some of the country\u2019s most<\/p>\n

decorated scientists. The academies<\/span><\/p>\n

publish obituaries to memorialize<\/p>\n

their contributions.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Xie Sishen, 80, <\/p>\n

physicist specializing <\/p>\n

in nanotechnologies<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Yang Shuzi, 89<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Wang Wencai, 96, <\/span>world-renowned plant taxonomist<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Tang Youqi, 102<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

In November, <\/span>Covid cases surged<\/p>\n

across the country.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Shen Qihan, 100<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Huang<\/p>\n

Kezhi, 95<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Then, on Dec. 8, China abandoned<\/span><\/p>\n

its tight Covid restrictions.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Long Yuqiu, 96<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Gu Zhen\u2019an, 86<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Tang <\/p>\n

Hongxiao, 91<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Zhao Zisen, 90,<\/p>\n

developed China\u2019s first<\/p>\n

practical optical fiber<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Zhang<\/p>\n

Guocheng, 91<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Zhao Yinjun, 92<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

The obituaries began<\/span><\/p>\n

accumulating.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Lu Qiang, 86<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Jiang Hualiang, 57<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Li Wenhua, 90<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Zhang<\/p>\n

Youshang, 97<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Zhang<\/p>\n

Jinzhe, 102<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Tong Tanjun, 88<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Wang Zhongqi, 90<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Wu Chengkang, 93<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

As the weeks went on,<\/p>\n

they shot up.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Yu Dequan, 90<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Li Qingzhong, 92<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Ma Jianzhang, 85,<\/p>\n

one of China\u2019s top<\/p>\n

wildlife scientists<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Guan Zhaoye, 93<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Guan Qiao, 87<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Sun Jingliang, 92<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Li Tianchu, 77<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Jiang Long, 89<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

January 2023<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Fan<\/p>\n

Weitang, 87<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Zhao Qiguo, 92<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Wu Sheng, 88<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Lu Xiyan, 94<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Ge Xiurun, 88<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Zhang Jinlin, 86,<\/p>\n

nuclear submarine expert<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Yang Fuyu, 95<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Mao Zhi, 90<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Qian Yitai, 83<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Fang Zhiyuan, 83,<\/p>\n

cultivated more than 30 new types of cabbages<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Liang Jincai, 95<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Hu<\/p>\n

Guangzhen, 95<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Li Zhao, 82<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Wang Wei, 85<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Li Jieshou, 98<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Ouyang Pingkai, 77<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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A total of <\/span>40 scholars died<\/p>\n

in the past two months.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\t\t\"\"<\/p>\n

\n

October 15th, 2022<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Wang Linfang,92,<\/p>\n

molecular biologist<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Four members of China\u2019s two most prestigious academic institutions died in October<\/span> \u2013 in line with the average in recent years.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Chen Jisheng, 90<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Qian Zhengying, 99<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Peng Yigang, 90<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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November 1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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These are some of the country\u2019s most decorated scientists.<\/span> The academies publish obituaries to memorialize their contributions.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Xie Sishen, 80, <\/p>\n

physicist specializing <\/p>\n

in nanotechnologies<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Yang Shuzi, 89<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Tang Youqi, 102<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Wang Wencai, 96, <\/span>world-renowned plant taxonomist<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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In November, <\/span>Covid cases surged<\/p>\n

across the country.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Shen Qihan, 100<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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December 1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Huang<\/p>\n

Kezhi, 95<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Then, on Dec. 8, China abandoned<\/span><\/p>\n

its tight Covid restrictions.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Zhao Zisen, 90,<\/p>\n

developed China\u2019s first<\/p>\n

practical optical fiber<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Tang <\/p>\n

Hongxiao, 91<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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The obituaries <\/span>began accumulating.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Zhang<\/p>\n

Guocheng, 91<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Zhao Yinjun, 92<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Long Yuqiu, 96<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Gu Zhen\u2019an, 86<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Jiang<\/p>\n

Hualiang, 57<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Zhang<\/p>\n

Youshang, 97<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Lu Qiang, 86<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Li Wenhua, 90<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Ma Jianzhang, 85,<\/p>\n

one of China\u2019s top <\/p>\n

wildlife scientists<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Zhang Jinzhe, 102<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Wang Zhongqi, 90<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Tong Tanjun, 88<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Wu Chengkang, 93<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Li Qingzhong, 92<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Guan Zhaoye, 93<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

As the weeks went on,<\/p>\n

they shot up.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Li Tianchu, 77<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Guan Qiao, 87<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Sun Jingliang, 92<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Jiang Long, 89<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Yu Dequan, 90<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

January 1, 2023<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Fan<\/p>\n

Weitang, 87<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Zhao Qiguo, 92<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Ge Xiurun, 88<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Wu Sheng, 88<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Lu Xiyan, 94<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Zhang Jinlin, 86,<\/p>\n

nuclear submarine expert<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Yang Fuyu, 95<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Mao Zhi, 90<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Qian Yitai, 83<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Fang Zhiyuan, 83,<\/p>\n

cultivated more than 30 new types of cabbages<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Liang Jincai, 95<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Hu Guangzhen, 95<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Li Zhao, 82<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Wang Wei, 85<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Li Jieshou, 98<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Ouyang Pingkai, 77<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

A total of <\/span>40 scholars died<\/p>\n

in the past two months.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

\t\t\"\"<\/p>\n

\n

October 2022<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Wang Linfang,92,<\/p>\n

molecular biologist<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Four members of China\u2019s two most<\/p>\n

prestigious academic institutions<\/p>\n

died in October<\/span> \u2013 in line with the<\/p>\n

average in recent years.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Qian Zhengying, 99<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Chen Jisheng, 90<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Peng Yigang, 90<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

These are some of the country\u2019s most<\/p>\n

decorated scientists. The academies<\/span><\/p>\n

publish obituaries to memorialize<\/p>\n

their contributions.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Yang Shuzi, 89<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Xie Sishen, 80, <\/p>\n

physicist specializing <\/p>\n

in nanotechnologies<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Wang Wencai, 96, <\/span>world-renowned plant taxonomist<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Tang Youqi, 102<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

In November, <\/span>Covid cases surged<\/p>\n

across the country.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Shen Qihan, 100<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Huang<\/p>\n

Kezhi, 95<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Then, on Dec. 8, China abandoned<\/span><\/p>\n

its tight Covid restrictions.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Long Yuqiu, 96<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Gu Zhen\u2019an, 86<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Zhao Zisen, 90,<\/p>\n

developed China\u2019s first<\/p>\n

practical optical fiber<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Tang <\/p>\n

Hongxiao, 91<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

The obituaries began<\/span><\/p>\n

accumulating.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Lu Qiang, 86<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Li Wenhua, 90<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Zhang<\/p>\n

Guocheng, 91<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Jiang<\/p>\n

Hualiang, 57<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Zhang<\/p>\n

Youshang, 97<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Zhao Yinjun, 92<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Zhang<\/p>\n

Jinzhe, 102<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Tong Tanjun, 88<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Wang Zhongqi, 90<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Wu Chengkang, 93<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

As the weeks went on,<\/p>\n

they shot up.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Yu Dequan, 90<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Ma Jianzhang, 85,<\/p>\n

one of China\u2019s top<\/p>\n

wildlife scientists<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Li Qingzhong, 92<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Sun Jingliang, 92<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Guan Qiao, 87<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Jiang Long, 89<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Guan Zhaoye, 93<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Li Tianchu, 77<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

January 2023<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Wu Sheng, 88<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Zhao Qiguo, 92<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Fan<\/p>\n

Weitang, 87<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Lu Xiyan, 94<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Zhang Jinlin, 86,<\/p>\n

nuclear submarine<\/p>\n

expert<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Yang Fuyu, 95<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Mao Zhi, 90<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Ge Xiurun, 88<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Fang Zhiyuan, 83,<\/p>\n

cultivated more than 30 new types of cabbages<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Qian Yitai, 83<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Liang Jincai, 95<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Li Zhao, 82<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Hu<\/p>\n

Guangzhen, 95<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Wang Wei, 85<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Li Jieshou, 98<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Ouyang Pingkai, 77<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

A total of <\/span>40 scholars died<\/p>\n

in the past two months.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\n\tWe examined the obituaries published over the past four years by the state-backed Chinese Academy of Engineering and the Chinese Academy of Sciences.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tThe academies\u2019 members, who are drawn from research institutions across the country, help shape national policy and steer research priorities. The engineering academy currently has about 900 members, and the science academy about 800, according to their websites.\n<\/p>\n

\n

Obituaries published by the two state-backed institutions<\/h3>\n
\n
\n
\n

\t\t\"\"<\/p>\n

\n

Aug. 2019 6<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

March 2021 6<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Dec. 2022<\/p>\n

23 members of the<\/p>\n

two institutions died<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Jan. 2023 17<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

\t\t\"\"<\/p>\n

\n

Dec. 2022<\/p>\n

23 members of the<\/p>\n

two institutions died<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Jan.<\/p>\n

2023<\/p>\n

17<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Aug.<\/p>\n

2019<\/p>\n

6<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

March<\/p>\n

2021<\/p>\n

6<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

\t\t\"\"<\/p>\n

\n

Dec. 2022<\/p>\n

23 members of the<\/p>\n

two institutions died<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Jan.<\/p>\n

2023<\/p>\n

17<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Aug.<\/p>\n

2019<\/p>\n

6<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

March<\/p>\n

2021<\/p>\n

6<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\n\tThe obituaries did not specify the scholars\u2019 causes of death beyond \u201cillness,\u201d and the academies did not answer requests for more specifics. But the spike late last year coincided with the coronavirus\u2019s rapid spread across the country.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tInfections had already begun rising in the fall, despite China\u2019s strict \u201czero Covid\u201d policy of lockdowns and mass testing. Then, after the government suddenly abandoned the policy in early December, amid a flailing economy and protests in multiple cities, cases soared.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tDuring that chaotic period, hospitals turned away patients and funeral homes staggered<\/a> under the number of bodies. The government\u2019s accounting, however, did not reflect those tragic scenes \u2014 for weeks it reported just three dozen deaths \u2014 and it drew widespread criticism for a lack of transparency.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tThe government has released more data<\/a> in recent weeks, saying it recorded about 80,000 <\/strong>deaths since it lifted Covid restrictions. Still, many experts say that figure is likely an undercount, as it includes only people who died in hospitals; some have estimated that the death toll in China could exceed 1 million people in the coming months.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tOn Chinese social media, users have pointed to the skyrocketing number of obituaries published by places like the two academies, to suggest that the true number of deaths is much higher than the official figure.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tAny count is likely to be incomplete because the government has largely abandoned Covid testing, including in hospitals, said Jin Dongyan, a virologist at the University of Hong Kong. \u201cThe reality is that even the government might not know everything,\u201d he said.\n<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cIt\u2019s the government\u2019s job\u201d to gather and share accurate information, Dr. Jin continued. \u201cBut they\u2019re not doing their job.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

\n\tThe deceased included molecular biologists, nuclear physicists and experts in agricultural chemistry. One academy member, Ma Jianzhang<\/a>, 86, was a wildlife scientist who specialized in Siberian tigers. He helped establish the country\u2019s only college for wildlife and nature reserves, and led groups including the China Zoological Society and the China Wildlife Conservation Association.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tReached by phone, a relative of Professor Ma said that she did not know whether he had contracted Covid, because he had not been tested. He had other underlying diseases, she added.\n<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cTo the outside world, he may be someone with great achievements or influence,\u201d the relative, Fu Qun, said. \u201cTo our family, he was more important as a sort of spiritual leader. We all respected him very much.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

\n\tThe data drawn from the obituaries are far from conclusive. The institutions also did not answer questions about whether the obituaries \u2014 both during the outbreak and before \u2014 were exhaustive of all scholars who had died.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tStill, obituaries published by other institutions showed similar spikes in late December and early January.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tFrom 2019 to 2021, the Harbin Institute of Technology, one of the top engineering schools in the world, had published between one and three obituaries for professors and staff members in those months. Between December and last month, it announced 29 deaths.\n<\/p>\n

\n

Obituaries published by the Harbin Institute of Technology<\/h3>\n
\n
\n
\n

\t\t\"\"<\/p>\n

\n

April 2019 5<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Dec. 2022 12<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Jan. 2023<\/p>\n

19 professors and<\/p>\n

staff members died<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

\t\t\"\"<\/p>\n

\n

Jan. 2023<\/p>\n

19 professors and<\/p>\n

staff members died<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Dec.<\/p>\n

2022<\/p>\n

12<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

April<\/p>\n

2019<\/p>\n

5<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

\t\t\"\"<\/p>\n

\n

Jan. 2023<\/p>\n

19 professors and<\/p>\n

staff members died<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Dec.<\/p>\n

2022<\/p>\n

12<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

April<\/p>\n

2019<\/p>\n

5<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\n\tUniversity-wide obituaries were not publicly available for Peking University, one of China\u2019s most prestigious. But some individual departments published obituaries for their own professors and staff.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tThose who died included Luo Xiaochun, 68, a former director of the library for the Foreign Languages department; Zhao Binghua, 91, a founder of Peking University\u2019s nursing school, who had recalled<\/a> juggling housework and care for her two children with her duties as a pediatrician in the 1960s; and Guo Xiliang, 93, a linguist who had continued publishing<\/a> books on ancient Chinese phonetics into his 90s.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tProfessor Guo had been infected with the coronavirus when he died, according to Zhang Meng, a former student and colleague of the professor at Peking University.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tIn December, both Peking University and Tsinghua University, another top-ranked school in Beijing, issued<\/a> notices<\/a> urging greater protection for retired faculty and staff.\n<\/p>\n

\n

Obituaries published by Peking University Health Science Center<\/h3>\n
\n
\n
\n

\t\t\"\"<\/p>\n

\n

June 2021 5<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Dec. 2022<\/p>\n

20 professors and<\/p>\n

staff members died<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Jan. 2023 4<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

\t\t\"\"<\/p>\n

\n

Dec. 2022<\/p>\n

20 professors and<\/p>\n

staff members died<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

June<\/p>\n

2021<\/p>\n

5<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Jan.<\/p>\n

2023<\/p>\n

4<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

\t\t\"\"<\/p>\n

\n

Dec. 2022<\/p>\n

20 professors and<\/p>\n

staff members died<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

June<\/p>\n

2021<\/p>\n

5<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

Jan.<\/p>\n

2023<\/p>\n

4<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\n\tChinese health officials have said that the outbreak peaked<\/a> in late December and that cases are steadily declining. But the country has still not addressed many of the underlying issues in its health system, such as less effective vaccines and insufficient hospital beds, said Professor Jin, in Hong Kong.\n<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThat means, even if you have very small spikes in the future, more people will still die,\u201d he said. \u201cIf they don\u2019t learn their lesson, that would be the new situation.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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