Chinese leader Xi Jinping made preserving diplomatic ties in Africa a centerpiece of his opening address at the World Health Assembly earlier this week, as Beijing faces a backlash among some Western democracies for its role in the coronavirus pandemic
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With the traditional big donors to Africa, such as Europe and the United States, focused on containing the continued spread of the virus, Xi moved to position China, which has its own outbreak largely under control, as the global leader in health.
— Hua Chunying 华春莹 April 16, 2020 But Beijng's so-called mask diplomacy has received a mixed reception in the West -- in March, the European Union's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell warned about the"struggle for influence through spinning and the 'politics of generosity.'" In Africa, governments have welcome the aid.
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