Peking University Publishes 13 Consecutive Obituaries, Most Members of CCP

In the first three months of 2024, at least 8 professors and 5 officials at Peking University died from illnesses. Most of them are members of the CCP.

A man jogs in front of the Wanliu campus of Peking University in Beijing on May 16, 2022. Noel Celis/AFP via Getty Images

In the first three months of 2024, at least eight professors and five officials at Peking University (PKU) died from illnesses. Most of them are members of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

There has been a steady spike in deaths at PKU and other CCP-funded colleges and universities since the onset of COVID-19. According to incomplete statistics, in 2022, PKU lost at least 101 teachers and professors. Last year saw the deaths of 72 professors,  among which at least 44, or 61.1 percent, were party members.