Volume 20 Issue 4

Wu Yuliang, Deputy Director of the CCP Central Organization Department, reportedly served as the point man for the CCP leadership in announcing the sackings of the party secretaries of Hubei Province and Wuhan City in a meeting held on February 13. Here, Wu is seen speaking at a committee meeting of the PRC National People’s Congress in October 2019. (Image source: PRC National People’s Congress)

Image: A Russian health worker examines the temperatures of passengers on a flight arriving in Moscow (undated, February 2020). (Source: Moscow Times)

Image: Speaking at the National People’s Congress in March 2018, PRC Foreign Minister Wang Yi implied that that unnamed countries were “stoking a new Cold War,” but avoided clear commentary about a broader regional “Indo-Pacific Strategy.” (Image source: Xinhua)