Netizens raise concern about a missing journalist following the death of a whistleblower doctor last week which sparked outrage on social media. CNNPHNewsroomWeekend
with 246,000 followers. Both platforms are blocked in China, but many citizens use virtual private networks to hop the Great Firewall and access them.
"I've said before that I'm a citizen journalist. What kind of journalist am I if I don't rush to the front line when there is a disaster?" he said in his first video in Wuhan, standing in front of the Hankou Railway Station, where he just disembarked from the train, holding a selfie-stick. Since then, he has served as the eyes and ears for many outsiders who wanted to follow the reality of life on the ground in Wuhan.
For protection, Chen only had basic gear -- a mask and a pair of goggles. His parents back in Qingdao, on the eastern coast of China, had already been harassed by authorities, he said. A week later, Li died of the coronavirus in the intensive care ward of the hospital where he worked. He was hailed as a hero by millions of heartsick and indignant Chinese people, prompting a remarkable torrent of calls online for freedom of speech rarely seen — or permitted — in China.
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