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People pay condolence in front of flowers lying near a photo of the late Dr. Li Wenliang at a hospital in Wuhan in central China's Hubei Province, on Feb. 7, 2020. The death of the doctor who was reprimanded for warning about China's new virus triggered an outpouring on Friday of praise for him and fury that communist authorities put politics above public safety. In death. Chinatopix via AP
BEIJING—The death of a young doctor who was reprimanded for warning about China’s new virus triggered an outpouring on Feb. 7 of praise for him and fury that communist authorities put politics above public safety.
In death, Dr. Li Wenliang became the face of simmering anger at the ruling Communist Party’s controls over information and complaints that officials lie about or hide disease outbreaks, chemical spills, dangerous consumer products or financial frauds.
