Did a top Chinese official flee to the US? | Media Watch

0:00 – COVID shutdown

COVID outbreaks in four states and territories as leaders begin locking down.

5:54 – Chinese defector?

Speculation over the defection of a senior Chinese official offering evidence about the Wuhan lab turns out to be incorrect.

11:05 – China media strike

A dark day for Hong Kong’s free press following China’s shutdown of the popular Apple Daily newspaper.

14:15 – WHO booze ban

Did the WHO ban alcohol for women of ‘childbearing’ age?

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