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Chinese scholar Li Yi recently ‘jokingly’ claimed that the COVID-19-related deaths of 4,000 people in China “equals to no deaths at all†compared to the 220,000 deaths in the United States. Li made his remarks at the Shenzhenwan Dialog Forum on 16 October. His comments have since garnered criticism from the public, condemning him for the “cold-blooded†and “inhumane†nature of his words. Stating that North Korea and China are ranked first and second in COVID-19 prevention measures globally, Li said: “Compared to North Korea’s system which manage to have zero case of COVID-19, China’s system does fall short a...