In recent weeks the world’s two biggest superpowers have been playing a blame game around the global pandemic. What do the Chinese communists and the American Republicans stand to gain from the spread of myths, fake news and propaganda?

Guest:

Catherine Philp, the Times Diplomatic Correspondent.

Henry Zeffman, the Times Washington Correspondent.

Host: David Aaronovitch.

Archive: Newsweek

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The US and China: the coronavirus conspiracy theories