Chinese state-run news media is amplifying Beijing’s official message that China is the global good guy in the fight against the coronavirus. It’s part of Beijing’s long-term soft power strategy that’s been assisted by the Trump administration’s “America first” instincts. The World’s Sarah Birnbaum reports.
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