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'America First' in time of global crisis? More like 'America Isolated'

German newspaper Die Welt reported recently that U.S. President Donald Trump had sought to entice a German medical company with "a large sum of money" for a potential COVID-19 vaccine "only for the U

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New Jersey launches online portal to give residents accurate answers about COVID-19

Fake news about the novel coronavirus disease is a rampant problem across our social timelines. Think misinformation about treatments, symptoms and anecdotes tainted with racism and xenophobia.As scie

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Will Trump's 'America First' work in fighting COVID-19?

U.S. President Donald Trump addresses his administration's daily coronavirus briefing at the White House in Washington, March 17, 2020. /Reuters It's time not to repeat the misunderstanding of

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Commentary: Washington flunks test of responsibility in global pandemic fight

With COVID-19 cases approaching 20,000 on American soil, the White House's sloppy response and scapegoating behavior in the face of the virus have made the public health crisis worsen across the cou

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Using 'Chinese Virus' will not help Trump fight COVID-19

U.S. President Donald Trump. /VCG Editor's note: Sun Chenghao is an assistant research professor at the Institute of American Studies under the China Institutes of Contemporary International R

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U.S. needs practical COVID-19 response

Editor's Note: The following article is taken from the Chinese-language opinion column "The Real Point."In recent days, many politicians in the United States have called the novel coronavirus (COV

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Spotlight: U.S. politicians use of "Chinese virus" widely condemned

The recent re-labeling of the novel coronavirus with xenophobic undertones by some U.S. politicians to stigmatize China has drawn widespread criticism. As the internat

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The virus has not started a war, but racism might do just that

U.S. President Donald Trump labeled the COVID-19 as "the Chinese Virus" in a tweet, on March 17, 2020. Editor's note: CGTN's First Voice provides instant commentary on breaking stories. The d

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Commentary: Washington's "political virus" destructive to global anti-coronavirus efforts

As the number of confirmed cases outside China has topped 83,000 as of Monday, the global battle against COVID-19 has entered a critical stage. Yet, instead of joining

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Who created the global refugee crisis?

A woman feeds her child at Vial refugee camp of Chios, Greece, on December 23, 2019. /Xinhua Editor's note: Iram Khan is a Pakistan-based commentator on international and commercial affairs. T

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Lessons world should take from COVID-19 outbreak

The sudden strike of the novel coronavirus has demonstrated once again how essential it is for mankind to join hands in the face of tough common challenges in a globalized world. The outbreak has ta

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Opinion: To fight pandemic, world must avoid pan-panic

This is a file picture of Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.The very reason the WHO finally called the spread of COVID-

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Lessons world should take from COVID-19 outbreak

The sudden strike of the novel coronavirus has demonstrated once again how essential it is for mankind to join hands in the face of tough common challenges in a globalized world. The outbreak has ta

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Commentary: Blood and sweat in China's anti-virus war to be glorified in world cause

Chinese President Xi Jinping's inspection trip Tuesday in Wuhan, the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak, indicated that rays of victory over the epidemic are emerging after weeks of all-out efforts

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COVID-19 misinformation is leading to discrimination and panic

Authorities are not just battling COVID-19. Since the outbreak, an "infodemic" of misinformation, conspiracy theories and rumors has spread as quickly as the virus, leading to a rise in reports of xe

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No room for racism in global response to COVID-19, says Chinese diplomat

At a time when the world is working hard to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, people should also be guarding against the spread of political and racist viruses, a Chinese diplomat said Su

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Commentary: "Political virus" even more dangerous than coronavirus

As China spares no efforts and makes huge sacrifices to fight the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, some U.S. individuals and media outlets have alleged the virus "originated in China" and dema