A new kind of coronavirus has prompted a very stunning response in China: movement inside and outside several cities has been halted. While the government is stressing the importance of unity, a surprising development has been unfolding in Chinese media in recent days: less censorship. The World’s host Marco Werman speaks with Zhaoyin Feng, of the BBC’s Chinese Service, about what she has been observing.
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