Op Ed

City Journal: Let the Statue Stand

San Francisco shouldn’t let Beijing dictate how or where it memorializes the June 4, 1989, Tiananmen Square massacre. By Jianli Yang, Fengsuo Zhou, Fang Zheng - Jun 1, 2023 On May 30, 1989, pro-democracy protesters in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square erected a large statue,...

The Messenger: Why Won’t the G7 Discuss the Origin of COVID?

By Jianli Yang & Austin Lin - May 19, 2023 The 2023 Group of 7 meeting, held this week in Hiroshima, Japan, on the heels of the World Health Organization (WHO) formally announcing an end to the COVID-19 pandemic, aims to seek solutions for issues of international...

Newsweek: China Is Endangering the World’s Health by Blocking Taiwan

By Jianli Yang & Leslie Fu - May 18, 2023 From May 21 to May 30, the World Health Organization (WHO) will convene the 76th World Health Assembly (WHA). This year's assembly will serve a vital role as a forum for the global community to consolidate its COVID-19...

Washington Post: We still need a deep investigation into covid-19’s origins

By Jianli Yang & Austin Lin - Feb 27, 2023 Leana S. Wen was right in her Feb. 28 op-ed, “We are asking the wrong question about the origins of covid,” that we should do our best to reduce both zoonotic and laboratory sources of future pandemics. She also correctly...