Pedestrians walk through the Qianmen area of Beijing on October 4, during the Golden Week holiday. China is the only major economy expected to post positive economic growth in 2020. Photo: Bloomberg
Pedestrians walk through the Qianmen area of Beijing on October 4, during the Golden Week holiday. China is the only major economy expected to post positive economic growth in 2020. Photo: Bloomberg
Mark Clifford
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China is wasting its Covid-19 leadership moment on the world stage

  • China led the world into the pandemic and its economy is leading the way out. This should be a time for Beijing to effortlessly extend its soft power. So why hasn’t China’s push to win friends and influence people paid dividends?

Mark Clifford
Mark Clifford

Updated: 4:28am, 21 Oct, 2020

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Pedestrians walk through the Qianmen area of Beijing on October 4, during the Golden Week holiday. China is the only major economy expected to post positive economic growth in 2020. Photo: Bloomberg
Pedestrians walk through the Qianmen area of Beijing on October 4, during the Golden Week holiday. China is the only major economy expected to post positive economic growth in 2020. Photo: Bloomberg
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