As calls for inquiries and reparations spread, Beijing has responded aggressively, mixing threats with aid and adding to a growing mistrust of China.
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Top E.U. Diplomat Says Disinformation Report Was Not Watered Down for China
Josep Borrell said that China expressed its concerns over the report, but he would not explain how. European lawmakers appeared skeptical.
Coronavirus Diplomacy: How China’s Red Cross Serves the Communist Party
The Red Cross in China seems like any other humanitarian group. But there is one crucial difference: it is funded and directed by the Chinese Communist Party.
He Found One of Stalin’s Mass Graves. Now He’s in Jail.
The discovery by Yuri Dmitriev, after years of searching, “has clearly made some people very uncomfortable,” his daughter says.
Pressured by China, E.U. Softens Report on Covid-19 Disinformation
A revised report shows how Beijing reacts swiftly and effectively to tamp down Western criticism of its pandemic response.
China’s Aggressive Diplomacy Weakens Xi Jinping’s Global Standing
In the past week officials in France, Britain and nearly two dozen African nations have rebuked actions or statements by the Chinese government.
China Raises Coronavirus Death Toll by 50% in Wuhan
Officials facing skepticism about their credibility also bumped up their tally of infections in the city where the pandemic emerged.
As Coronavirus Fades in China, Nationalism and Xenophobia Flare
Now that the pandemic is raging outside China’s borders, foreigners are being shunned, barred from public spaces and even evicted.
China’s ‘Donation Diplomacy’ Raises Tensions With U.S.
New regulations in China are delaying its shipments of medical supplies around the world. And some American officials worry accepting donated gear helps China’s propaganda efforts.
China’s Coronavirus Battle Is Waning. Its Propaganda Fight Is Not.
After the pandemic subsides, whether Beijing is praised or pilloried could determine the fate of its ambitions for global leadership.