Peking University Lost at Least 72 Professors in 2023, Many CCP Members

A little over a year after China lifted its draconian zero-COVID measures, abruptly opening a society that had been under extreme lockdowns for more than two years, a fresh spate of obituaries at China’s Peking University is a signal that the virus is still around, and still taking a toll on communism’s best and brightest. Last month, the university, revered as the birthplace of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), lost seven professors. And official reports show that in 2023, at least 72 professors died, most of whom were loyal CCP cadres. CCP authorities have sought to cover up data about infections and deaths since the beginning of the pandemic, leaving epidemiologists and Western media to piece together a picture from a variety of sources such as obituaries. The official obituaries of public figures use oblique language: the cause of death is generally listed as “ineffective medical treatment.” However, it’s impossible to ignore the surging death toll at academic institutions such as Peking University (PKU)—a death toll that coincided with the pandemic....