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7. China’s Health Diplomacy in the “New-Cold-War” Era: Contrasting the Battle of Narratives in Europe and the Middle East and North Africa

Authors : Emilie Tran, Yahia H. Zoubir

Published in: Asia in the Old and New Cold Wars

Publisher: Springer Nature Singapore

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Abstract

In a keynote speech delivered from Beijing to the World Economic Forum on 17 January 2022, President Xi Jinping declared that “We need to discard the Cold War mentality and seek peaceful coexistence and win–win outcomes”. This statement is illustrative of the heightened geopolitical tensions between China and the West, particularly the United States. The 180-degree turn from “Chimerica” (a neologism coined in 2006 to describe the economically symbiotic relationship between China and the United States) to the “New Cold War” has resulted in a “clash of empires” in the 2010s and 2020s. This chapter examines how the creeping “Cold-War mentality” has spilled over to the global public health sector in the form of cold-war battles of narratives about China and COVID-19.

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A good example are the statements of China’s Ambassador to Paris, Lu Shaye, who was summoned by the French Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs in April 2020. The Chinese embassy in Paris had posted in its website and in social media a series of acerbic statements. In particular, an article stated that “residents of retirement homes were made to sign certificates of ‘waiver of emergency care’; the nursing staff of the Ehpad [state-sponsored elderly homes in France] abandoned their posts overnight, deserted collectively, leaving their residents to die of hunger and disease”. China became embroiled in Twitter disputes not only in Europe, but also in several countries across continents. In Sri Lanka, the Chinese embassy’s Twitter account was shut because of inflammatory posts. It had posted, “when westerners publish their opinions, it’s called freedom of speech, no matter how false. When Chinese say something different from them, it’s called a disinformation campaign. Hilarious double standards”. The Chinese ambassador to Cyprus said the world was embarrassed by how quickly China had solved the virus outbreak and had resorted to “blame shifting and lies”. In another post he wrote: “Sad to see #Boris [Johnson] tested positive and confirmed cases surpassing 100 k in U.S. Hope it’s not the result of herd immunity policy”—as opposed to China’s zero COVID-19 approach.

We have used local newspapers in English, French, and Arabic languages, published in the Middle Eastern and North African region, including but not limited to: Africanews, Al-Ahram, Al-Araby, Agence Tunis Afrique Presse (TAP), Alanbat News, Algérie Presse Service (APS), Al Jazeera, Al Monitor, Asharq el-Awsat, Arab News, Arabian Business, Bahrain News Agency, Al Arabiya, Daily Sabah, El Moudjahid, Emirates News Agency, Gulf News, Haartz, Hurriyet Daily News, Khaleej Times, Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), Israel21, Jordan Times, Le Matin, L’Orient-Le-Jour, Le Temps, Lebanon News, Lybia Observer, Morocco World News, Oman Observer, Public Radio of Armenia, Syrian Chinese Business Council, Tehran Times, Times of Oman, Times of Israel, Tout Sur l’Algérie (TSA), Qatar Airways, etc.

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Initial tensions with Turkey regarding masks imported from China, and a controversial labelling on medical supplies boxes featuring Ararat Mountain, were rapidly resolved. Iranian officials, too, initially criticized China for the “inaccurate” statement about COVID-19, depicting it as a “bitter joke”. There were isolated cases of anti-Chinese sentiments in Morocco and Egypt following the effects of the epidemic in the region (Zoubir, 2020).

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Title: China’s Health Diplomacy in the “New-Cold-War” Era: Contrasting the Battle of Narratives in Europe and the Middle East and North Africa
Authors: Emilie Tran
Yahia H. Zoubir
Publisher: Springer Nature Singapore
Book: Asia in the Old and New Cold Wars
Print ISBN: 978-981-19-7680-3

Electronic ISBN: 978-981-19-7681-0

Copyright Year: 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-7681-0_7