Chinese social media users—referred to as “netizens”—took to Weibo and WeChat to vent mounting anger and grief.
Two hashtags circulated on Weibo in the early hours of Friday morning, before China’s censors began deleting those posts.New York TimesAccording to the BBC, netizens are now posting the hashtag #CanYouManageDoYouUnderstand, which does not name Li, but does reference the reprimand letter he signed for Wuhan police, and indicates still-sizable anger towards the government.
, after seeing patients exhibiting similar symptoms, Li attempted to warn the public about a “SARS-like” disease in December 2019 through posts on WeChat. Although Li asked friends to share the information privately, the posts went viral and his name was not blurred out. Li was officially reprimanded by Wuhan police and forced to sign a letter accusing him of “spreading rumors online” and “severely disrupting social order.
, another Chinese social networking platform. The post drew tens of thousands of comments from well-wishers, including one who wrote “Dr. Li, you are a good doctor with conscience,” according to a translation. As of Friday, the death toll from coronavirus surpassed 600, with over 31,000 more infected. More than 200 infections have been reported outside of China. The vast majority of deaths occurred in Hubei province, where Wuhan, the coronavirus epicenter, is located.
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