Li Yi
Ph.D.
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(, born 1961) is a
sociologist. He is the author of several books and journal articles on
sociology
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.
In 2019, Li was deported from
Taiwan
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during a visit there.
Controversies
* On the 16th of October, 2020, he was invited to give a presentation at a forum in Shenzhen. During his talk, Li claimed that "The
COVID-19
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is most detrimental to the European and (North) American countries, whereas this pandemic is most beneficial to
North Korea
North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu River, Y ...
and
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
. We´ve got 4,000 people died because of it, right? But if you compare this with the 220,000 deaths in the U.S., (China's) 4,000 death toll is equivalent to no death at all, am I correct? (Laughter after his speech.) So, there was almost no infection or no death within our country. 4,000 deaths from 1.4 billion population, that´s basically no death. Despite this (low infection and death rate in China), there are still so many of you wearing masks in this venue. (Longer laughter.)"
* Later in his speech, Li stated his personal opinions further, "Look at China. Currently, China´s economy is the only one that is doing well in this world. China could overtake the U.S. ahead of time (that we´ve planned), there won´t be an issue by the year 2027. The USA could not survive, the USA won´t survive this. Now I have to say, none of you among all 1.4 billion Chinese people is capable of realizing that it is not the USA who is punishing China. It is us who are giving the Americans a hard time to live."
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References
Chinese scholars
1961 births
Living people
Chinese sociologists
21st-century Chinese writers
21st-century Chinese non-fiction writers
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