China's Response to COVID-19 and what it teaches us about Xi Jinping

China’s Response to COVID-19 and what it teaches us about Xi Jinping

Posted: March 26th, 2020

By Kenneth Dekleva

Dr. Kenneth Dekleva is a former physician-diplomat with the U.S. State Dept. and Professor of Psychiatry and Director, Psychiatry-Medicine Integration, UT Southwestern Medical Center and senior Fellow, George HW Bush Foundation for US-China Relations. He is the author of two novels, The Negotiator's Cross and The Last Violinist. The views expressed are his own and do not represent the views of the U.S. Government, State Dept., or UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Dr. Kenneth Dekleva served as a Regional Medical Officer/Psychiatrist (including 5 years at the U.S. Embassy Moscow, Russian Federation) with the U.S. Dept. of State and is currently Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Director, Psychiatry-Medicine Integration, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX. The views expressed are entirely his own and do not represent the official views of the U.S. Dept. of State, or UT Southwestern Medical Center.

OPINION — Coronavirus was first detected in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China in late 2019, and on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak a “pandemic, stating that it’s “not just a public health crisis, it is a crisis that will touch every sector … so every sector and every individual must be involved in the fights.” The global public health threat posed by COVID-19 remains significant, making it both a leadership challenge and a potentially disruptive force world-wide.

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