How China Used the Media to Spread Its Covid Narrative—and Win Friends Around the World

At the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, Chinese President Xi Jinping enjoyed prime real estate in the centre of Serbia’s capital, Belgrade: his face plastered across a billboard with the words “Thank you brother Xi.”

The sign, courtesy of the pro-government tabloid Informer, was in response to China sending Covid-19 medical supplies to Serbia...

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