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Liu Xiaoming - China's Ambassador to the UK

Stephen Sackur speaks to the veteran Chinese Ambassador in London Liu Xiaoming. Did the Chinese response to the Covid-19 outbreak cost the world dear, or was it to be admired?

As the global effort to control Covid-19 continues so arguments about culpability for the spread of the pandemic intensify. At the centre of the story is China, where the outbreak began. Did the Chinese government's impulse to cover up the truth cost the world dear? Or did China respond with admirable determination? HARDtalk's Stephen Sackur speaks to the veteran Chinese Ambassador in London Liu Xiaoming. Is China the villain or the hero of this pandemic?

24 minutes

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Sat 2 May 202004:30
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PresenterStephen Sackur
Interviewed GuestLiu Xiaoming

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  • Wed 29 Apr 202015:30
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  • Wed 29 Apr 202020:30
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  • Thu 30 Apr 202004:30
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  • Thu 30 Apr 202009:30
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  • Thu 30 Apr 202015:30
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  • Thu 30 Apr 202020:30
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  • Fri 1 May 202004:30
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  • Fri 1 May 202009:30
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  • Fri 1 May 202015:30
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  • Fri 1 May 202020:30
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  • Sat 2 May 202004:30
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