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China determined to eliminate the term ‘Wuhan pneumonia’. Allegedly removed the term from previous state media articles, including English manuscripts
(26 Mar) CNA quoted from a Twitter user that China’s state media has tampered with previous online English reports: the term ‘Wuhan pneumonia’ has been modified to ‘novel coronavirus-related pneumonia’.
According to the report, if you searched for the term ‘Wuhan pneumonia’ on Weibo and Weixin, you won’t be able to find any results, except for a few on how foreign celebrities used this term, and were condemned by Chinese officials and netizens. You won’t be able to find any Chinese media referring the coronavirus to ‘Wuhan pneumonia’.
The twitter account, @LifetimeUSCN, posted on 25 Mar that CCP has begun to “revise” the history of the Wuhan pneumonia epidemic on a large scale. Recently, the Global Times English website was caught to have secretly changed the term ‘Wuhan pneumonia’ to ‘novel coronavirus-related pneumonia’ in an article published on 18 Jan.
The twitter post showed a before and after screenshot of the Global Times article. Before editing, the title was “Wuhan pneumonia: China confirms 4 new cases, 2 deaths”. After editing, ‘Wuhan pneumonia’ became ‘novel coronavirus-related pneumonia’.
Another netizen also posted two screenshots of an article published on 22 Jan by Chinese state media Xinhua Net, which showed that the term ‘Wuhan pneumonia’ was removed from the title.
Although the state media can edit previously published news articles, it is difficult to erase online records completely. A netizen pointed out that the screenshot extension on Google Chrome still shows the old article, although the edited version appeared when the link is directly clicked.
In response, some netizens mocked the CCP: “Not only can they rewrite the history of a century ago, but also the history of a hundred days ago; Not only are they rewriting the history at home, but also the history abroad; Not only are they rewriting domestic history, but also foreign history.” A neitizen described this as the real life version of Orwell’s masterpiece “1984”. Another netizen posted a famous quote from this book: “Everything faded into mist. The past was erased, the erasure was forgotten, the lie became truth.”
The CCP was extremely frustrated with the Wuhan-originated pandemic being called ‘Wuhan pneumonia’ and ‘Chinese virus’. They have repeatedly quoted from WHO’s guidelines for naming the virus, condemning that the name should not be stigmatized or regionalized.
According to the report, WHO named the coronavirus as ‘COVID-19’ on 11 Feb. Prior to this, the vast majority of international media referred the coronavirus as ‘Wuhan pneumonia’ and ‘Wuhan Virus’.
CNA reported that the National Health Commission of China announced on 8 Feb, three days before WHO’s announcement, that Wuhan pneumonia would temporarily be named ‘Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia’ (NCP).
Source: Rfi
http://rfi.my/5cOj
#WuhanPneumonia #Weibo #Weixin #ChineseVirus #XinHuaNet #Google #ChinesePropaganda #GlobalTimes #WuhanVirus #CCP #WHO
China determined to eliminate the term ‘Wuhan pneumonia’. Allegedly removed the term from previous state media articles, including English manuscripts
(26 Mar) CNA quoted from a Twitter user that China’s state media has tampered with previous online English reports: the term ‘Wuhan pneumonia’ has been modified to ‘novel coronavirus-related pneumonia’.
According to the report, if you searched for the term ‘Wuhan pneumonia’ on Weibo and Weixin, you won’t be able to find any results, except for a few on how foreign celebrities used this term, and were condemned by Chinese officials and netizens. You won’t be able to find any Chinese media referring the coronavirus to ‘Wuhan pneumonia’.
The twitter account, @LifetimeUSCN, posted on 25 Mar that CCP has begun to “revise” the history of the Wuhan pneumonia epidemic on a large scale. Recently, the Global Times English website was caught to have secretly changed the term ‘Wuhan pneumonia’ to ‘novel coronavirus-related pneumonia’ in an article published on 18 Jan.
The twitter post showed a before and after screenshot of the Global Times article. Before editing, the title was “Wuhan pneumonia: China confirms 4 new cases, 2 deaths”. After editing, ‘Wuhan pneumonia’ became ‘novel coronavirus-related pneumonia’.
Another netizen also posted two screenshots of an article published on 22 Jan by Chinese state media Xinhua Net, which showed that the term ‘Wuhan pneumonia’ was removed from the title.
Although the state media can edit previously published news articles, it is difficult to erase online records completely. A netizen pointed out that the screenshot extension on Google Chrome still shows the old article, although the edited version appeared when the link is directly clicked.
In response, some netizens mocked the CCP: “Not only can they rewrite the history of a century ago, but also the history of a hundred days ago; Not only are they rewriting the history at home, but also the history abroad; Not only are they rewriting domestic history, but also foreign history.” A neitizen described this as the real life version of Orwell’s masterpiece “1984”. Another netizen posted a famous quote from this book: “Everything faded into mist. The past was erased, the erasure was forgotten, the lie became truth.”
The CCP was extremely frustrated with the Wuhan-originated pandemic being called ‘Wuhan pneumonia’ and ‘Chinese virus’. They have repeatedly quoted from WHO’s guidelines for naming the virus, condemning that the name should not be stigmatized or regionalized.
According to the report, WHO named the coronavirus as ‘COVID-19’ on 11 Feb. Prior to this, the vast majority of international media referred the coronavirus as ‘Wuhan pneumonia’ and ‘Wuhan Virus’.
CNA reported that the National Health Commission of China announced on 8 Feb, three days before WHO’s announcement, that Wuhan pneumonia would temporarily be named ‘Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia’ (NCP).
Source: Rfi
http://rfi.my/5cOj
#WuhanPneumonia #Weibo #Weixin #ChineseVirus #XinHuaNet #Google #ChinesePropaganda #GlobalTimes #WuhanVirus #CCP #WHO
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中國或傾力消滅武漢肺炎詞 涉清刪舊日官報遺跡包括英文稿
中央社引據推特網友發文，中國官方媒體已竄改過往的網絡英文報導，“武漢肺炎”這個舉世皆知的名詞，已被修改為“與冠狀病毒相關的不明肺炎”。
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Apologize for saying the term “Wuhan Pneumonia”
[fwd] A Chinese overseas student in New Zealand was slammed by purely mentioning the term “Wuhan pneumonia” in a WeChat group. Friends argued that Wuhan sacrificed a lot… But isn’t the virus originated in Wuhan? Why must he apologise?
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Leo:
At the same time, please don’t forget the Americans, Italians, Spanish, and all other foreigners who died from Wuhan pneumonia
Gumgum:
Are you still having to call it Wuhan pneumonia?
Leo:
COVID 19 then
Yuay:
COVID 19
Gumgum:
I even thought for a moment whether you were being sarcastic or not
Tracy:
Leo, what do you mean by everyone who died from Wuhan pneumonia? Are you being ambiguous? There is an official name for it, what’s wrong with you? You’re poisoned
Wilson:
Leo, please apologise
Chuanwei:
“Leo: COVID 19 then” This sounds quite insincere. Please explain.
Alex:
As someone from Wuhan, things have been miserable in Wuhan this year. The words ‘Wuhan pneumonia’ sound especially harsh to me
Aoda:
Wuhan really sacrificed a lot
Frankie:
How long has be been out of touch with the society?
Tracy:
Alex, same
Chunqiu:
Ya, the news have been saying covid 19 everyday. How can those words still come out of your brain
Wilson:
You got to be responsible for what you said. If you don’t apologise, everyone will be watching you
Tracy:
I’m from Wuhan as well, but not because I need to voice out for Wuhan. This incident is like how Trump said ‘Chinese Virus’, no one can tolerate that. The virus has a name, covid 19, what’s your purpose for calling it Wuhan pneumonia?
Frankie:
+1 Maybe to him, the air’s fresher and the moon’s brighter abroad
Frankie:
Just one sentence, then… that’s brilliant
Wilson:
If he doesn’t apologise today, no one is allowed to change the subject
Kaixu:
Calm down, come out and explain. The 490 of us should all tag him.
Frankie:
Just kick him out
Elva:
For people who say ‘Wuhan pneumonia’ and ‘Chinese virus’, I’m curious about what they’re thinking, especially when they’re Chinese
Source: Facebook
https://bit.ly/2UXK5pG
Further reading:
Outbreak in Wuhan shows that lessons from seventeen years ago are forgotten
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/18857
#NewZealand #WeChat #Nationalism #NameOfVirus #WuhanPneumonia #ChineseVirus
Apologize for saying the term “Wuhan Pneumonia”
[fwd] A Chinese overseas student in New Zealand was slammed by purely mentioning the term “Wuhan pneumonia” in a WeChat group. Friends argued that Wuhan sacrificed a lot… But isn’t the virus originated in Wuhan? Why must he apologise?
Image content:
Leo:
At the same time, please don’t forget the Americans, Italians, Spanish, and all other foreigners who died from Wuhan pneumonia
Gumgum:
Are you still having to call it Wuhan pneumonia?
Leo:
COVID 19 then
Yuay:
COVID 19
Gumgum:
I even thought for a moment whether you were being sarcastic or not
Tracy:
Leo, what do you mean by everyone who died from Wuhan pneumonia? Are you being ambiguous? There is an official name for it, what’s wrong with you? You’re poisoned
Wilson:
Leo, please apologise
Chuanwei:
“Leo: COVID 19 then” This sounds quite insincere. Please explain.
Alex:
As someone from Wuhan, things have been miserable in Wuhan this year. The words ‘Wuhan pneumonia’ sound especially harsh to me
Aoda:
Wuhan really sacrificed a lot
Frankie:
How long has be been out of touch with the society?
Tracy:
Alex, same
Chunqiu:
Ya, the news have been saying covid 19 everyday. How can those words still come out of your brain
Wilson:
You got to be responsible for what you said. If you don’t apologise, everyone will be watching you
Tracy:
I’m from Wuhan as well, but not because I need to voice out for Wuhan. This incident is like how Trump said ‘Chinese Virus’, no one can tolerate that. The virus has a name, covid 19, what’s your purpose for calling it Wuhan pneumonia?
Frankie:
+1 Maybe to him, the air’s fresher and the moon’s brighter abroad
Frankie:
Just one sentence, then… that’s brilliant
Wilson:
If he doesn’t apologise today, no one is allowed to change the subject
Kaixu:
Calm down, come out and explain. The 490 of us should all tag him.
Frankie:
Just kick him out
Elva:
For people who say ‘Wuhan pneumonia’ and ‘Chinese virus’, I’m curious about what they’re thinking, especially when they’re Chinese
Source: Facebook
https://bit.ly/2UXK5pG
Further reading:
Outbreak in Wuhan shows that lessons from seventeen years ago are forgotten
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/18857
#NewZealand #WeChat #Nationalism #NameOfVirus #WuhanPneumonia #ChineseVirus
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Outbreak in Wuhan shows that lessons from seventeen years ago are forgotten - David Lung and Yuen Kwok-yung, University of Hong Kong
//As a matter of fact, the disease is named by the WHO and the virus is named by the ICTV;…
Outbreak in Wuhan shows that lessons from seventeen years ago are forgotten - David Lung and Yuen Kwok-yung, University of Hong Kong
//As a matter of fact, the disease is named by the WHO and the virus is named by the ICTV;…
Chinese Student Say "Chinese virus" Harms the World Peace, Professor Gets Suspended.
A Chinese international student at the University of Cincinnati says he was hurt when a professor on campus used the racist term "Chinese Virus" to describe COVID-19, and that it would give Chinese people a poor impression which would harm friendly exchanges and peace around the world.
China concealed the epidemic and eventually led to a global spread of the virus, with the United States leading the list of countries with the highest number of confirmed cases and deaths. An Engineering Professor at the University of Cincinnati, John Ucker, delivered an email to a student earlier, stating that He would not give a score to students who are diagnosed with the "Chinese virus". The student's classmate posted the screenshot of the email on Twitter with 34,000 retweets and 166,000 likes. Comments on the post were polarized - calls for the school to take action on Ucker, and showing support for the use of the wording in question.
#COVID19 #WuhanVirus #ChineseVirus #UniversityofCincinnati #JohnUcker #ChineseOverseasStudent #TwitterPost
Source: Apple Daily #Sep29
https://hk.appledaily.com/international/20200929/67UAOJX3KRFVRP7DBJGX7EWBGA/
A Chinese international student at the University of Cincinnati says he was hurt when a professor on campus used the racist term "Chinese Virus" to describe COVID-19, and that it would give Chinese people a poor impression which would harm friendly exchanges and peace around the world.
China concealed the epidemic and eventually led to a global spread of the virus, with the United States leading the list of countries with the highest number of confirmed cases and deaths. An Engineering Professor at the University of Cincinnati, John Ucker, delivered an email to a student earlier, stating that He would not give a score to students who are diagnosed with the "Chinese virus". The student's classmate posted the screenshot of the email on Twitter with 34,000 retweets and 166,000 likes. Comments on the post were polarized - calls for the school to take action on Ucker, and showing support for the use of the wording in question.
#COVID19 #WuhanVirus #ChineseVirus #UniversityofCincinnati #JohnUcker #ChineseOverseasStudent #TwitterPost
Source: Apple Daily #Sep29
https://hk.appledaily.com/international/20200929/67UAOJX3KRFVRP7DBJGX7EWBGA/