China’s ongoing battle against the coronavirus: Why did the lockdown strategy work well?

Abstract

“Why did the lockdown strategy work well in China’s ongoing battle against the coronavirus pandemic?”is one of the three questions the journal editor Wei-Ning Xiang asked us to respond to from our experiences in the past several months since December 2019. At this critical juncture when the people in China are progressing on the battleground, we dedicate this communication essay to all the people fighting against the pandemic around the world.