The Making of Modern China

Chinese paramedics tend to a man suspected of suffering from SARS
China Photo / REUTERS

2003: An Unwanted Export
Chinese paramedics tend to a man suspected of suffering from Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) after he collapsed in public in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province, on April 29. SARS spread from southern China around the world, causing massive economic losses and eventually leading to a shake-up in the country's murky health sector.

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