Shanghai ¨C Over the last few weeks, the world has observed a grand PR campaign from Beijing, an attempt to shift the global narrative in China¡¯s favor by touting its containment of COVID-19 as the successful outcome of its political model.
The outgoing message is that China¡¯s anti-coronavirus campaign ¡°demonstrated the notable advantages of the leadership of the Communist Party of China and the system of socialism with Chinese characteristics,¡± and that Singapore, Japan and South Korea ¡°based their responses on the experience and lessons drawn from China¡¯s successful battle with the virus.¡±
The other core message within China¡¯s narrative is that ¡°China has acted as a responsible big country¡± in playing a leadership role to combat the virus based on President Xi Jinping¡¯s concept of a ¡°Community of Shared Future for Mankind.¡±
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