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In this photo taken Sunday, March 8, 2020, community workers stand near propaganda board which reads "Outbreak Prevention and Control, Communist Party Member Pioneer station" 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)

In this photo taken Sunday, March 8, 2020, community workers stand near propaganda board which reads "Outbreak Prevention and Control, Communist Party Member Pioneer station" 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 …

March 9, 2020

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China turns to propaganda to right image in virus 'war'
March 9, 2020 2:03 a.m.

China turns to propaganda to right image in virus 'war'

BEIJING (AP) — As the rest of the world grapples with a burgeoning virus outbreak, China's ruling Communist Party has deployed 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.