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Thursday 8 April 2021

*Covid-19: The disinformation tactics used by China

 China’s response to the Covid-19 outbreak has been scrutinised since the virus was first detected in Wuhan.

8 April 2021

China’s response to the Covid-19 outbreak has been scrutinised since the virus was first detected in Wuhan.

In response, Beijing has tried to take greater control of what is said about its role in the pandemic - sometimes with questionable tactics.

Radio 4 and BBC Monitoring’s Krassi Twigg look at events that have shaped Beijing’s experiment with global misinformation.

Video produced by Suniti Singh

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-china-56513257