Since the beginning of this year, at least nine faculty and staff members at Chinese universities under the age of 65 have passed away, including some who died suddenly despite appearing healthy, according to obituary notices posted online.
Hu Biliang, executive dean of the Belt and Road Institute and the Institute of Emerging Market Studies, and former dean of the Institute of Economics and Resource Management at Beijing Normal University, died suddenly on April 17. He was 62 years old.
