Right now America and China just aren't getting on.

I'm a little upset with China, I'll be honest with you. They should have told us about this.

In recent weeks the world's two

superpowers have been playing a blame game around the global pandemic.

The Chinese government suddenly think our international reputation is at stake here

and they were able to turn their attention to controlling the narrative rather than controlling

the virus.

What do the Chinese communists and the American Republicans

stand again from the spread of myths, fake news, and propaganda?

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from the Times and the Sunday times.

I'm David Aronovich.

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