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Swedish media used full-page "Xi Jinping virus" to diss China

(3 Apr) [International Center/Comprehensive Report] The pandemic of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China has swept the world. However, China, as the source of the pandemic, has controlled the spread of the virus. This allows China to start the propaganda agenda, provide various medical supplies, and even begin to smear other countries as being the cause of the virus. These moves angered many countries. The Swedish paper media displayed their anger toward China in the form of a full page coverage to blame China’s leader Xi Jinping, asking China to stop fake news.

COVID-19 has recently broken out in the world, and the number of confirmed cases has grown from 500,000 to 1 million in just 8 days. The severe pandemic has made many countries in need of medical supplies. China, as the origin country of the spread, starts to have some control over the situation. Seeing other countries are now suffering from the virus, she has begun to donate materials for global propaganda. However, it creates negative impacts as the quality of the materials provided to various countries has been quite poor.

In addition to this, China has also continued to make noises accusing that the virus was brought into China by the US military. It even insinuated that the Italian epidemic broke out earlier than China. It wanted to "destigmatize" itself, which upset many countries.

On Mar 30, The Swedish media "Dagens industri", using the headline "Kinas desinformation ett bevis pa angslighet" (Misinformation from China are causing anxiety), published a full-page report accusing China of citing the speeches of scholars and experts from other countries out of context to minimize responsibility. They are also angry at China's attempts to control public opinion. For this reason they even combining Xi Jinping's photos with the virus, spoofing the appearance of "Xi Jinping virus" and condemned the CCP.

Source: Setn
https://www.setn.com/m/news.aspx?newsid=719261

Further reading
Swedish Former Representative to European Parliament: China Should Apologize to the World for Coronavirus
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/19425

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