Beijing’s ‘Mask Diplomacy’ Draws Growing Backlash

Workers produce masks at a factory in Handan, China, on Feb. 28, 2020. AFP via Getty Images

Beijing’s efforts to promote itself as a global leader in combating the COVID-19 pandemic have recently encountered blowback.

Eager to burnish its image amid the crisis, the Chinese regime has sent medical experts and much-needed supplies, such as masks and respirators, to countries ranging from Italy to Peru.