Lessons from China's response to COVID-19 with Gary Liu

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🗓️ 1 April 2020

⏱️ 59 minutes

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From Hong Kong, South China Morning Post CEO Gary Liu tracks China's response to the coronavirus pandemic -- from the initial outbreak in Wuhan to the shutdown of Hubei province and the containment measures taken across its major cities. Sharing insights into how the culture in places like Hong Kong and South Korea contributed to fast action against the virus, Liu identifies lessons people across the world can use to stop its spread. This virtual conversation is part of the TED Connects series, hosted by Chris and current affairs curator Whitney Pennington Rodgers. It was recorded on March 25, 2020. To learn more, visit go.ted.com/tedconnects

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0:00.0	Ted Audio Collective
0:11.5	Hi there everyone, it's Chris Anderson here.
0:14.0	You're listening to a special season of the Ted interview.
0:17.0	This is part of our attempt to respond to this global pandemic.
0:21.0	These episodes are recorded via live stream and feature experts whose ideas can help us reflect and work through this uncertain time
0:28.0	with a sense of responsibility, compassion and wisdom.
0:32.0	And we'd love for you to join in on these discussions.
0:35.0	You can tune in every day at noon, US, Eastern time, Monday through Thursday, either on Facebook.com slash Ted
0:43.0	or you can watch at go.ted.com slash TedConnect.
0:49.0	My host for this episode is Ted's current affairs curator, Whitney Pennington Rodgers.
0:55.0	Let's dive in.
0:57.0	Thanks so much Chris and hello to everyone joining us all around the world.
1:01.0	Chris will be back later to take part in this conversation.
1:03.0	He will come with some of your questions.
1:06.0	And so onto our guest, you know, when news surfaced about a strange viral outbreak in Wuhan, China at the very last days of 2019,
1:15.0	I think a lot of people were confused about what was going on there.
1:19.0	And in the months that followed, we learned more about the disease that's now known as COVID-19.
1:24.0	We watched the situation in China quickly worsen and in the most recent weeks dramatically improve.
1:31.0	And I think as all of us around the world grapple with how we can contain and control the spread of COVID-19,
1:37.0	there are a lot of lessons we can learn from what China experienced and how they responded.
1:42.0	So we're really thrilled to be joined today by the CEO of the South China Morning Post, Gary Liu,
1:47.0	who's here to share his perspective and insights.
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