 | Xiaojie Li Lecturer - Department of Situation and Policy, University of International Business and Economics, Beijing |
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03.07.2023-28.07.2023
Evaluating ethical issues related to coronavirus:lessons from China
This project aims to provide an overview of the ethical challenges that need to be addressed after the outbreak of the coronavirus. By doing this, to find an ethical and effective public health responses to life-threatening infectious disease
Quarantine Is the mass quarantines conducted by China over-reaction or ineffective?
China locks down Wuhan, Huanggang to hang up the diseases,Disproportionate burdens for the people inside
The transparency issues concealing information and slow response
The forms of support that societies own healthcare workers during epidemics
Protecting the confidentiality of personal information, Personal information ( home address, phone number and social ID)of the people from Wuhan spread across the internet Strict control of wild life markets
Discriminations and stigmatization of Chinese people in many countries after the outbreak of the disease
The role of medical experts
After the disease spread to Korea, Japan Iran and other contries,it challenges the ethics of how to deal with this in a globally corporative way and how to prevent further spread
What ethical values should guide individual behavior during this outbreak
Dr. Xiaojie Li's research focuses on the benefits and potential of China's health code system in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. In her recent work titled 'Not just about privacy: compromise values in China's Health Code systems', which is currently under review, she demonstrates that the Health Code system holds great promise for health governance during emergencies, and public health agencies are recognizing this potential. However, to fully realize the benefits of the Health Code system and avoid potential harm, it is essential to address both the ethical and technical aspects of the system.
In her 2022 paper titled 'Research under China's personal information law', Dr. Li provides a comprehensive analysis of the impact of the Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) on ongoing and future transnational scientific research. Through a legal and ethical examination of the PIPL's provisions, she presents a general overview of how the law affects scientific research and suggests feasible solutions to overcome the challenges brought about by the PIPL to transnational scientific research.
Overall, Dr. Li's research highlights the significance of the Health Code system and the need to ensure that it operates ethically and technically sound. Additionally, her work on the PIPL sheds light on the ethical and legal challenges that transnational scientific research may face under the new legislation and proposes practical solutions to navigate these challenges.
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