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	Podcast:		The Documentary
	Episode:		China and the virus
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		00:27:47
	Publish Date:		2020-04-21 22:03:00
	Description:		Has the coronavirus epidemic weakened or strengthened the grip of China’s Communist Party? In the early stages of the outbreak in the city of Wuhan, authorities there downplayed its significance. A doctor who sounded the alarm was forced to contradict himself. He later contracted Covid-19 and died from it. Medical facilities were initially unprepared. Mark Mardell assesses how President Xi and his government will emerge from the crisis.
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