Chinese Netizens Unhappy at Authorities’ Investigation Into What Happened to Whistleblower Doctor

Chinese Netizens Unhappy at Authorities’ Investigation Into What Happened to Whistleblower Doctor
A Chinese family wearing a protective facemask at a park in Beijing, China, on March 19, 2020. Lintao Zhang/Getty Images
Frank Fang
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Chinese netizens are seething in anger after Chinese authorities announced the results of an investigation into the case of whistleblower doctor Li Wenliang.

Li, an ophthalmologist, was one of eight whistleblowers who first publicized about an “unknown pneumonia” outbreak on Chinese social media in December 2019. After the online post went viral, he was summoned to the local Zhongnan Road police station on Jan. 3 and reprimanded for “rumor-mongering.”
Frank Fang
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Frank Fang is a Taiwan-based journalist. He covers U.S., China, and Taiwan news. He holds a master's degree in materials science from Tsinghua University in Taiwan.
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