The bruised city of Wuhan has become a showcase for China
Despite their outrage early in the pandemic, many of its citizens now accept the party line
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IN A CANDID online diary of life under quarantine, Fang Fang, a celebrated author living in Wuhan, recorded her worry that residents’ memories of the agony would fade too quickly. “We can’t let the sadness of the situation consume us,” she wrote on day 12 of the city’s lockdown. But, she added, “I just hope we can remember...those who suffered a wrongful death, remember these grief-stricken days and sorrowful nights, remember just what it was that interrupted our lives...”
This article appeared in the China section of the print edition under the headline "Washing away the tears"
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