After speculation over Li’s death began swirling online Thursday evening, the Communist Party’s propaganda machine went into full gear, trying to control the message. The government even seemed to recognise the enormity of the country’s emotion, dispatching a team to investigate what it called “issues related to Dr. Li Wenliang that were reported by the public,” though without specifics. Li Wenliang was 34 and had a child. “He didn’t want to become a hero but for those of us in 2020, he had reached the upper limit of what we can imagine a hero would do,” one Weibo post read. It erupted today.”Doctor Li Wenliang posted a picture of himself on social media from his hospital bed.

Source: bd News24 February 07, 2020 21:11 UTC