Uploaded March 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Hearing a lot about COVID-19? Worried about COVID-19 and its impact Watch the video of a roundtable discussion hosted by the UBC Centre for Chinese Research and the UBC Hong Kong Studies Initiative featuring:
- 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

Learn more: ccr.ubc.ca/events/event/china-and-the-coronavirus-a-roundtable-assessment