Centre for Chinese Research and Hong Kong Studies Initiative
China and the Coronavirus: A Roundtable Assessment
March 4, 2020 (Wednesday)
4:00-5:30pm
Room 120 CK Choi Building, 1855 West Mall, UBC
UBC China studies faculty offer an assessment of the social, political, and cultural impact of COVID-19 in China
Timothy Brook (History) – “Why is COVID-19 an Epidemic?”
Alison Bailey (Asian Studies) – “Contagion & Containment: Public Emotions and State Responses”
Pitman Potter (Law) – The Political-Legal Dimensions of COVID-19
Leo Shin (History/Asian Studies) – Politics & Public Health in Hong Kong
