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China tries to flip the pandemic script, starring a 'reborn' Wuhan

China is trying to highlight the recovery in Wuhan, the central city which was ground zero for the coronavirus pandemic. [AFP]

China is recasting Wuhan as a heroic coronavirus victim and trying to throw doubt on the pandemic's origin story as it aims to seize the narrative at a time of growing global distrust of Beijing.

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