SARS wars: how a deadly disease is helping Chinese journalists fight Party censors. From: Washington Monthly | Date: June 1, 2003| Author: Fallows, Tad | COPYRIGHT 2003 Washington Monthly Company. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

NOWHERE IS THE EFFECT OF THE SARS epidemic more apparent than in Beijing. And nowhere in Beijing is it more strikingly evident than in the city's bustling public transportation system. When I first arrived in early April, I moved into an apartment conveniently situated along Municipal Bus Line 10. What I hadn't counted on was quite how many of my 14 million fellow residents I'd have to compete with. Thanks to an automobile tax that doubles the price of cars, public transportation l...