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How far can the Chinese government be blamed for Covid-19?

Ever since Covid-19 emerged from Wuhan, the world has been watching China. Could the Chinese government have done anything differently to prevent the global pandemic?

Ever since a mysterious virus was reported in December 2019 in the Chinese city of Wuhan, the world has been watching China.

Silenced whistleblowers, unregulated wildlife trade in wet markets, limited international cooperation, and even a local biosafety lab have been held up as examples of how China mishandled the crisis. But how far can it be blamed for Covid-19 becoming a pandemic?

This week on The Inquiry, Kavita Puri asks what the Chinese government could, or should, have done differently to prevent a global catastrophe.

Producer: Eleanor Biggs
Presenter: Kavita Puri

(A man drags a handcart across an emptied road on February 5, 2020 during lockdown in Wuhan, Hubei province, China. Getty Images)

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