,,iii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #dig  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #aa1         
#bjbj,mr4 ,cotton 7= himself1 ,mr4      
,m55dez1 ,mr4 ,m>key1 & ,mr4 ,g>dn]7    
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,relations  ,,resolution  ,commemorat+ !
 life ( ,dr4 ,li ,w5liang & call+ =     
transp>5cy & coop]ation f ! ,gov]nm5t ( 
! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a & ! ,communi/   
,p>ty ( ,*9a4  ,:]eas ,dr4 ,li ,w5liang 
0 a #cd-ye>-old oph?almologi/ work+ 9   
,wuhan1 ,*9a2 ,:]eas rese>* indicates t 
! fir/ pati5t infect$ ) ! #bjai novel   
coronavirus 7#bjai-n,co,v7 exhibit$     
symptoms on ,decemb] #a1 #bjai2 ,:]eas1 
9 ,decemb] #bjai1 ,dr4 ,li notifi$ 8    
associates 9 ! m$ical community 9 ,*9a  
ab\t ! outbreak ( #bjai-n,co,v2 ,:]eas1 
aft] rais+ conc]ns ab\t ! spread (      
#bjai-n,co,v1 ,dr4 ,li 0 summon$ by     
,*9ese (ficials & =c$ to sign a /atem5t 
retract+ 8 w>n+s ab\t ! virus & confess+
 t he _h spread illegal rumors2 ,:]eas  

,*9ese gov]nm5t au?orities play$ d[n    
dang]s to ! public = weeks z            
#bjai-n,co,v cont9u$ to spread1 ) m ?an 
#db1jjj confirm$ cases 9 ,*9a alone & at
 lea/ #a1jjj dea?s report$ z ( ,febru>y 
#aa1 #bjbj2 ,:]eas ,dr4 ,li cont9u$ to  
"w z an oph?almologi/ at ,wuhan ,c5tral 
,hospital despite 8 k ( ! outbreak1 &   
appe>s to h be5 infect$ himself )       
#bjai-n,co,v aft] com+ 9 contact ) a    
pati5t he 0 treat+ = glaucoma2 ,:]eas1  
on ! morn+ ( ,febru>y #g1 #bjbj1 9 !    
hospital :]e he work$1 ,dr4 ,li ,w5liang
 di$ aft] contract+ #bjai-n,co,v2       
,:]eas1 be=e he pass$ away1 ,dr4 ,li    
/at$1 ,if ! (ficials _h disclos$        
in=mation ab\t ! epidemic e>li]1 ,i ?9k 
x w\ld h be5 a lot bett]4 ,!re %\ld be m
 op5ness & transp>5cy42 ,:]eas ! p (    
,*9a express$ _! grief & ang] on social 
m$ia aft] ! dea? ( ,dr4 ,li1 ) ! phrase 
,i want fre$om ( spee* em]g+ z a top    
tr5d+ topic on ! ,weibo plat=m2 ,:]eas !
 ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a    
cont9ues to limit free expression1 &    

/epp$ up c5sor%ip aft] onl9e criticism &
 inve/igative reports by ,*9ese         
j\rnali/s sugge/+ t (ficials und]e/imat$
 & und]play$ ! ?reat ( #bjai-n,co,v2    
,:]eas ,fre$om ,h\se has li/$ ,*9a z !  
wor/ abus] ( int]net fre$om 9 ! _w = !  
f\r? ye> 9 a r[1 & 9 ! aft]ma? ( !      
outbreak ( #bjai-n,co,v1 !re are num]\s 
& well-docum5t$ in/ances ( ! ,great     
,firewall ( ,*9a suppress+ ! free fl[ ( 
critical & m$ically important in=mation 
ab\t ! p&emic2 ,:]eas ! ,gov]nm5t ( !   
,p's ,republic ( ,*9a has endang]$ ! p (
 ,taiwan & p ar\nd ! _w by us+ its      
influ5ce to limit ,taiwan's access to ! 
b5efits ( memb]%ip 9 ! ,_w ,heal?       
,organization & ! ,int]national ,civil  
,aviation ,organization1 p>ticul>ly dur+
 ! curr5t outbreak2 & ,:]eas ! ,_w      
,heal? ,organization has decl>$         
#bjai-n,co,v a ,public ,heal? ,em]g5cy (
 ,int]national ,conc]n3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x
  ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 honors ! life &    
contributions ( ,dr4 ,li ,w5liang1 &    
ext5ds he>tfelt sympa?y to 8 family & to

 ! families ( all :o h pass$ dur+ ?is   
outbreak2  7#b7 expresses its support = 
! p ( ,*9a z !y face ?is unprec$5t$     
public heal? *all5ge2  7#c7 expresses   
gratitude to ,dr4 ,li & all ,*9ese      
m$ical p]sonnel & citiz5s = _! ef=ts to 
spread aw>5ess ( #bjai-n,co,v & treat   
individuals :o h contract$ ! disease2   
7#d7 calls on ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's      
,republic ( ,*9a & ! ,communi/ ,p>ty (  
,*9a-- 7,a7 to be op5 & transp>5t 9     
inve/igat+ & respond+ to #bjai-n,co,v2  
7,b7 to ensure t ,*9ese citiz5s & !     
int]national community h free & unfett]$
 access1 )\t c5sor%ip or social m$ia    
controls1 to in=mation ab\t             
#bjai-n,co,v2  7,c7 to coop]ate fully ) 
! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t1 includ+ !    
,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion1
 9 provid+ m$ical access1 %>+ in=mation1
 & develop+ treatm5t to combat          
#bjai-n,co,v2  7,d7 to coop]ate fully ) 
o!r gov]nm5ts1 especially ^? 9 ,s\!a/   
,asia1 ,africa1 ,lat9 ,am]ica1 & o!r    
regions ^: heal? sy/ems already face    

high burd5s & are op]at+ f a l[] base ( 
capability1 z well z int]national heal? 
organizations 9 combat+ #bjai-n,co,v2 & 
7,e7 to cease ef=ts to exclude ,taiwan f
 int]national organizations1 includ+ !  
,_w ,heal? ,organization & !            
,int]national ,civil ,aviation          
,organization2  7#e7 affirms ! vital    
importance ( ,dr4 ,li's belief t t"h    
%\ld be m op5ness & transp>5cy 9 ,*9a2  
7#f7 affirms t fre$om ( expression is a 
social good t enables exp]ts to s\nd    
public heal? w>n+s & helps citiz5s      
ensure t _! gov]nm5t addresses          
weaknesses 9 crisis response2 &  7#g7   
/rongly supports ! p ( ,*9a 9 _! dem& = 
fre$om ( spee*4