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Dali L. Yang

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Univ of Chicago Professor and the author of Wuhan: How the Covid-19 Outbreak in China Spiraled Out of Control (Oxford Univ Press, 2024).

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Dali L. Yang @daliyang.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

I'll be giving a book talk this Friday at Stanford's Shorenstein APARC China Program. Please join us if you're in the area. You can register here: events.stanford.edu/event/dali-y...

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Dali L. Yang @daliyang.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

“A healthy society must have more than one voice.” —Dr. Li Wenliang, 1985-2020 Today marks the fifth anniversary of Dr. Li Wenliang's tragic passing from COVID-19.

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Dali L. Yang @daliyang.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Much had happened between the initial outbreak and the lockdown. For the what, how, and why of Chinese decision-making on the outbreak and much more:

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Dali L. Yang @daliyang.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

Five years ago today, a senior advisory panel led by the 83-year old Dr. Zhong Nanshan--a hero during China's SARS crisis in 2003--was sent to Wuhan to help the national health leadership assess the novel coronavirus outbreak situation there and break the paralysis.

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Dali L. Yang @daliyang.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

Five years ago on New Year's Day 2020, China initiated a health emergency response action program to deal with the novel coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, the initial epicenter of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Dali L. Yang @daliyang.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

it wasn't until January 20 that human-to-human transmission of the novel coronavirus was finally announced. For the what, how, and why the Chinese response faltered in the early days, get your copy of Wuhan: How the Covid-19 Outbreak in China Spiraled Out of Control.

Dali L. Yang, Wuhan: How the Covid-19 Outbreak in China Spiraled Out of Control, Oxford University Press, 2024.

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Dali L. Yang @daliyang.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

Five years ago today, a small diagnostic laboratory in the southern city of Guangzhou identified a SARS-like coronavirus in a patient sample that came from Wuhan Central Hospital.

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Dali L. Yang @daliyang.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

I'm thrilled to see that Wuhan: How the Covid-19 Outbreak in China Spiraled Out of Control (audio edition) is currently the No. 1 new release in the Asia Politics & Government category. A heartfelt thanks to David Shih for lending his voice as the narrator and bringing this project to life.

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Dali L. Yang @daliyang.bsky.social · 27/02/2024

Pleased to see this profile of Wuhan: How the Covid-19 Outbreak Spiraled Out of Control "A professor’s unique position helps him unravel the early days of the pandemic in a new book" political-science.uchicago.edu/node/30566 @UChicagoPoliSci with special thanks to @sarah_steimer

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Dali L. Yang @daliyang.bsky.social · 19/12/2023

Friends who wish to obtain the book from the publisher/distributor can use the code ASFLYQ6 to receive a 30% pre-order discount at the Oxford UP website: global.oup.com/academic/pro...

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Dali L. Yang @daliyang.bsky.social · 19/12/2023

Wishing you a peaceful and joyous holiday season and a happy New Year: I am pleased to share that my new book, Wuhan: How the COVID-19 Outbreak in China Spiraled Out of Control, will be released on March 1, 2024. You may preorder from your favorite store or online. www.amazon.com/Wuhan-COVID-...

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