Wednesday, May 06, 2009

Hard lessons of SARS crisis explain China's tough action

On May 6, 2009, Dr. Wenran Jiang was invited to write an Op-ed article in Toronto Star, commenting on China's aggressive measures against the swine flu, including quarantining Canadians travelling in China and banning Alberta pork.

Wenran advises Canadian Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon to discuss these issues with persuation, not threat, during his scheduled visit to Beijing next week.

Read the article here.


ANDY WONG/ASSOCIATED PRESS

Chinese security officers, wearing masks as a precaution against the swine flu, stand guard in front of a sealed-off hotel where foreign travellers were held under quarantine in Beijing this week. (May 5, 2009)

1 comment:

iTalkBB Deal said...

Total understand why Beijing is so cautious. But still, I'm so worried about getting quarantined for my coming short-trip to there...