12 Peking University Professors Died after New Year, All Were Chinese Communist Party Members

Workers in protective gear handle a coffin at Dongjiao Funeral Parlor, reportedly designated to handle COVID-19 fatalities, in Beijing on Dec. 19, 2022. Bloomberg via Getty Images

Peking University has been hit hard amidst the latest COVID-19 outbreak, which began at the end of 2022.

Between Jan. 1 and Feb. 10, 2023, at least 12 professors at Peking University have died, including Zhai Zhonghe, an academician at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Chen Zhanan, former dean of the School of Marxism at Peking University. All 12 current and former professors were members of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).