Word: zheng
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...best weapon for the Chinese government is not to talk about it,” said Shiping Zheng, an associate professor of comparative politics at the University of Vermont. “The Chinese government has time on its side. They don’t see any benefits but a lot of risks by welcoming back the Dalai Lama...
...Zheng disagreed with this reasoning...
...Zheng referred to Sangay’s comments as “false allegations...
...findings of the Hong Kong and Shenzhen microbiologists are just a start, admits Dr. Zheng Bojian, the other leader of the team. Many more animals need to be studied. No house cats proved positive for the virus in the small-scale study, which was a relief. But, Zheng adds, his team wasn't screening for infected pets. Zheng speculates that SARS could have reached humans from civets through an intermediary host, such as a domesticated animal species with even closer contact with humans...
...Zheng, the crackly radio message that day meant the dissolution of his family. He and his four siblings were dispersed across the country to remote villages as punishment for having a teacher as a father. By the time Zheng returned home seven years later, his father had been tortured by Red Guards and was dead. It was a tale repeated exponentially across the nation. Even now when Zheng hears the radio start up, he shivers at what message the newscaster might bring. --By Hannah Beech