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In this photo taken Tuesday, March 3, 2020, a worker stands near Chinese national flag and propaganda which reads "Go China" in Beijing. As the rest of the world grapples with a burgeoning virus outbreak, China's ruling Communist Party has turned to its propaganda playbook to portray its leader as firmly in charge, leading an army of health workers in a "people's war" against the disease. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

U.S. demands China halt coronavirus propaganda

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

In this Feb. 10, 2020, photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping gestures near a heart shape sign and the slogan &quot;Race against time, Fight the Virus&quot; during an inspection of the center for disease control and prevention of Chaoyang District in Beijing. As the rest of the world grapples with a burgeoning virus outbreak, China's ruling Communist Party has turned to its propaganda playbook to portray its leader as firmly in charge, leading an army of health workers in a &quot;people's war&quot; against the disease. (Liu Bin/Xinhua via AP, File)

China turns to propaganda to right image in virus ‘war’

By KEN MORITSUGU - Associated Press

Travelers wear face masks and goggles as they use their smartphones outside the Beijing Railway Station in Beijing, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020. People returning to Beijing will now have to isolate themselves either at home or in a concentrated area for medical observation, said a notice from the Chinese capital's prevention and control work group published by state media late Friday. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Xi’s early involvement in virus outbreak raises questions

By YANAN WANG - Associated Press

China’s Communist Party faces its biggest crisis since SARS

By JOE McDONALD - Associated Press

People wearing masks, attend a vigil for Chinese doctor Li Wenliang, in Hong Kong, Friday, Feb. 7, 2020. The death of a young doctor who was reprimanded for warning about China's new virus triggered an outpouring Friday of praise for him and fury that communist authorities put politics above public safety. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

China virus cases increase as more preventive measures taken

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In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, center, speaks with medical workers at Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province, Monday, Jan. 27, 2020. China on Monday expanded its sweeping efforts to contain a deadly virus, extending the Lunar New Year holiday to keep the public at home and avoid spreading infection. (Li Tao/Xinhua via AP)

China silent on coronavirus origins amid Wuhan seafood market doubts

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

In this July 4, 2017, file photo, Interpol President Meng Hongwei delivers his opening address at the Interpol World Congress, in Singapore. China has sentenced the former president of Interpol Meng Hongwei to 13 years and six months in prison on charges of accepting bribes. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File)

Wife: China’s ex-Interpol boss jailed for reformist views

By JOHN LEICESTER - Associated Press

Health Officials in hazmat suits wait at the gate to check body temperatures of passengers arriving from the city of Wuhan Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020, at the airport in Beijing, China. Nearly two decades after the disastrously-handled SARS epidemic, China’s more-open response to a new virus signals its growing confidence and a greater awareness of the pitfalls of censorship, even while the government is as authoritarian as ever. (AP Photo Emily Wang)

Years after SARS, a more confident China faces a new virus

By YANAN WANG - Associated Press

Chinese President Xi Jinping (Associated Press)

Xi Jinping dubbed China ‘general secretary’ shows Trump administration pressure increase

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

This screenshot taken from the Xinjiang Legal News Network website shows the former head of the Xinjiang Communist Party Political and Legal Affairs Commission, Zhu Hailun, giving a speech at a work conference in Urumqi, China on February 2, 2017. Classified documents, issued under the authority of Zhu and some annotated and signed personally by him, were leaked to a consortium of news organizations. The confidential documents lay out the Chinese government's deliberate strategy to lock up ethnic minorities to rewire their thoughts and even the language they speak.(AP Photo)

The man behind China’s detention of 1 million Muslims

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2018, file photo, members of the faithful gather before a Mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, a government-sanctioned Catholic church in Beijing. A Chinese Catholic priest whose demotion was key to a now-stalled effort at reconciliation between China and the Vatican is being pressured to join the official Communist Party-controlled church organization, a fellow priest and Catholic news source said. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

China pressuring priest at center of agreement with Vatican

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FILE - In this Nov. 4, 2019, file photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, poses with Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam for a photo during a meeting in Shanghai, China. A sharp escalation of violence in Hong Kong has once again raised the question of how China's central government will respond. Experts said national security measures and deployment of the armed forces remain possibilities, though Beijing may just as likely allow destruction to continue unfolding. (Ju Peng/Xinhua via AP, File)

As Hong Kong descends into chaos, China mulls its options

By YANAN WANG - Associated Press

A child waves a national flag behind a police barricade line as Chinese military vehicles and floats in preparation for the parade for the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, in Beijing, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019. China's ruling Communist Party is preparing to celebrate its 70th anniversary in power with a parade showcasing the country's economic growth and newest weapons.(AP Photo/Andy Wong)

The Latest: Britain calls HK shooting ‘disproportionate’

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Military vehicles, carrying DF-17, roll down as members of a Chinese military honor guard march during the parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of Communist China in Beijing, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019. China's military has shown off a new hypersonic ballistic nuclear missile believed capable of breaching all existing anti-missile shields deployed by the U.S. and its allies. The vehicle-mounted DF-17 was among weapons displayed Tuesday in a massive military parade marking the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese state.(AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

China shows off new hypersonic ballistic nuclear missile at military parade

By Joe McDonald - Associated Press

Military vehicles, carrying DF-17, roll down as members of a Chinese military honor guard march during the parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of Communist China in Beijing, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019. China's military has shown off a new hypersonic ballistic nuclear missile believed capable of breaching all existing anti-missile shields deployed by the U.S. and its allies. The vehicle-mounted DF-17 was among weapons displayed Tuesday in a massive military parade marking the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese state.(AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

China displays DF-17 hypersonic nuclear missile at parade

By Joe McDonald - Associated Press

The large portrait of former Chinese leader Mao Zedong is seen on Tiananmen Gate near Tiananmen Square in Beijing, before the start of a parade to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China in Beijing on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

China’s 70-year parade shows global ambition as HK protests

By JOE McDONALD - Associated Press

Protesters hold a placard and an American flag stage a rally at Edinburgh Place in Hong Kong, Friday, Sept. 27, 2019. Hong Kong police said Friday that students account for 29% of nearly 1,600 people detained in anti-democracy protests since June and urged young people to take the &quot;straight and narrow path&quot; as more major rallies loom this weekend. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Hong Kong pro-democracy rally ends early as violence erupts

By EILEEN NG - Associated Press

In this Monday, Sept. 23, 2019, photo, a man walks past a &quot;I love China&quot; decoration with a red heart shape at a trendy retail district in Beijing. Patriotic banners, elaborate flower displays and tightened security are all on tap as the Chinese capital prepares to mark the 70th anniversary of Communist Party rule on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

AP Photos: Beijing preps to mark 70 years of communist rule

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The DR-8 drone, covered in a camouflage tarp on a flatbed truck, was seen for the first time in photographs published on Chinese social media. (Associated Press/File)

China’s supersonic DR-8 drone revealed

By Bill Gertz

Illustration on Trump outlasting Xi by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Could Trump outlive Xi?

By Tho Bishop