by Jimmy Quinn
The prominent academic’s pro-China views can’t just be dismissed as crankery, when they’ve shaped how we talk about COVID-19.
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Economist Jeffrey Sachs during an interview with Reuters in 2016.
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Jeffrey Sachs, the world-renowned economist who leads Columbia University’s sustainable-development program, has advised three U.N. secretaries-general, is the author of numerous books, and regularly appears on television and in the pages of prominent publications. He currently leads the COVID-19 commission of The Lancet, a prestigious medical journal.
He also routinely takes Beijing’s line on a number of issues, including COVID’s origins, China’s role in the world, and the Uyghur genocide.
About the Author
Jimmy Quinn is the former national security correspondent for National Review.
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Jeffrey Sachs, the world-renowned economist who leads Columbia University’s sustainable-development program, has advised three U.N. secretaries-general, is the author of numerous books, and regularly appears on television and in the pages of prominent publications. He currently leads the COVID-19 commission of The Lancet, a prestigious medical journal.
He also routinely takes Beijing’s line on a number of issues, including COVID’s origins, China’s role in the world, and the Uyghur genocide.
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About the Author
Jimmy Quinn is the former national security correspondent for National Review.
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