China in Focus (May 19): Xi Defends China’s Virus Response, Contradicting Public Record

A second district in the northeastern Chinese province of Jilin was upgraded to “high risk” amid an increase in virus cases. ⠀ Beijing tightened control measures again on the eve of the most important political event in China. The city remains under “wartime status.” ⠀ At Monday’s World Health Assembly, Chinese Communist Party...