Interview with Professor Gabriel Leung,Dean, Faculty of Medicine,University of Hong Kongon the outbreak of COVID-19March 5, 2020This is a rush transcript; an au

Kobe Bryant’s tragic passing and China’s wide-spread admiration for the American basketball star remind us that U.S.-China relations are not just state-to-state relations. Instead, they should also be seen ¬as people-to-people relations.

The once-prolific exchange of film between the US and China has crawled to a standstill with recent tensions between the two countries. A new Oscar-winning documentary underscores the harsh realities of these economic difficulties in the context of a relentless and expanding global market.

A WSJ's op-ed titled "The Real Sick Man of Asia" has led China to expel three of its Beijing-based journalists.

America’s emphasis on Western values could undermine Chinese confidence in its sincerity as negotiations proceed on various fronts. China may have good reason to feel threatened when it comes to political security.

The rapid spread of false information about the novel coronavirus has been noted both inside and outside of China since the outbreak in Wuhan in December. It resulted in some panic and even fostered anti-Chinese sentiment in a few countries.

As the economic outlook for the US, China and the world diminish, the novel coronavirus outbreak may be steadying. Sadly, much of the economic, xenophobic and virus damage stems from lagging cooperation.

Within the past month, the 2019 Novel Coronavirus has stricken China and the rest of the world.

The response of health workers to the nCoV outbreak is being undermined by rumour-mongering.

The U.S.-China relationship is undoubtedly weakening. Bridging the educational endeavors of the two nations may pave the pathway to more harmonious Sino-American relations.