President Xi Tries to Peddle his Propaganda on the World Stage and Discovers that Power has Limits Posted at 6:30 pm on March 14, 2020 by Elizabeth Vaughn
FILE – In this June 8, 2018, file photo, Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Just months after clearing the way to rule in perpetuity president and ruling Communist Party leader Xi Jinping is best by a wave of economic, foreign policy and domestic political challenges. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
Chinese officials are learning the hard way that propaganda and the heavy handed tactics they use on their own citizens won’t fly on the world stage. The coronavirus has thrust the country and its leadership into the global spotlight and their inexperience shows.
Last week, Zhao Lijian, a spokesman for China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, tried to advance the conspiracy theory that the coronavirus was brought to Wuhan by the U.S. Army when 300 soldiers traveled there in mid-October for the Military World Games. On Thursday Zhao sent the following tweets:
This article is very much important to each and every one of us. Please read and retweet it. COVID-19: Further Evidence that the Virus Originated in the US.
CDC was caught on the spot. When did patient zero begin in US? How many people are infected? What are the names of the hospitals? It might be US army who brought the epidemic to Wuhan. Be transparent! Make public your data! US owe us an explanation!
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