From the deplorable treatment of African citizens in southern China to the export of faulty medical equipment, or the official endorsement of conspiracy theories blaming the US military for the outbreak, most of the Communist party's efforts to control the international narrative have backfired.
Some assume the west's chaotic and early response allows China to step into the global governance vacuum.
Even allowing for questionable data, China has so far reported under 5,000 deaths, versus almost 30,000 in the US and nearly 20,000 each in Italy and Spain.
Tokyo has set aside $2.2bn explicitly to help Japanese companies move their supply chains out of China.
North Korea, China's only treaty ally, was the first country to close its northern border at the start of the outbreak, despite Beijing's objections to international travel bans.
Even Iranian officials have criticised China for hiding the extent of the outbreak.
China's main government mouthpiece has even threatened to withhold medical supplies and block medical exports to the US so it can "Cast America into a novel coronavirus hell".
https://www.ft.com/content/8d7842fa-8082-11ea-82f6-150830b3b99a?63bac0e6-3d28-36b1-7417-423982f60790
Some assume the west's chaotic and early response allows China to step into the global governance vacuum.
Even allowing for questionable data, China has so far reported under 5,000 deaths, versus almost 30,000 in the US and nearly 20,000 each in Italy and Spain.
Tokyo has set aside $2.2bn explicitly to help Japanese companies move their supply chains out of China.
North Korea, China's only treaty ally, was the first country to close its northern border at the start of the outbreak, despite Beijing's objections to international travel bans.
Even Iranian officials have criticised China for hiding the extent of the outbreak.
China's main government mouthpiece has even threatened to withhold medical supplies and block medical exports to the US so it can "Cast America into a novel coronavirus hell".
https://www.ft.com/content/8d7842fa-8082-11ea-82f6-150830b3b99a?63bac0e6-3d28-36b1-7417-423982f60790
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