9 Prominent Scholars Die in a Span of 8 Days as Respiratory Illness Spreads in China

Children and their parents wait at an outpatient area at a children hospital in Beijing on Nov. 23, 2023. Jade Gao/AFP via Getty Images

China lost at least nine renowned scholars, including two academicians, between Nov. 16–23, with the youngest being a 41-year-old professor of media.

Of these nine scholars, eight were members of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).