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Xi Defends China's COVID-19 Actions, Backs 'Impartial' Review Of Pandemic Response

By Bill Chappell
Published May 18, 2020 at 9:07 AM MDT

President Xi Jinping did not specifically refer to any of President Trump's criticisms. But he said the pandemic has exposed "weaknesses and deficiencies" in the global health system.

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Bill Chappell
Bill Chappell is a writer and editor on the News Desk in the heart of NPR's newsroom in Washington, D.C.
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