Why the coronavirus has become a major test for the leadership of Xi Jinping and the Communist Party
- Written by Yun Jiang, Senior Research Officer, Australian National University
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Last week, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared coronavirus a global health emergency. In the same statement, the agency said it
welcomed the leadership and political commitment of the very highest levels of Chinese government, their commitment to transparency and the efforts made to investigate and contain the current outbreak.
In...