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A wealth of anger and a wealth of time: Wuhan and the coronavirus

NüVoices

English - February 14, 2020 20:40 - 45 minutes - 31.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 25 ratings
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Wuhan native Rui Zhong is a program associate for the Kissinger Institute on China and the United States at the Wilson Center, in Washington, D.C. In this episode, Rui and co-host Cindy Gao work through a timeline of the spread of COVID-19, discuss tactics employed by the Chinese central government to co-opt the narrative surrounding the outbreak, identify those most affected by the virus within China, and take a look at xenophobic responses toward Chinese people around the world. 

Recommendations: 

Cindy: Four Springs, a documentary by Lu Qingyi, and An Elephant Sitting Still, by the late filmmaker Hu Bo.

Rui: The movie Knives Out, directed by Rian Johnson.


This podcast was edited and produced by Jason MacRonald.

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