China: History textbook's 'Covid war' mention sparks discussion - BBC News

Some are asking whether a textbook's short description of China's fight against Covid is truthful.

5 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesBy Fan WangBBC News A history textbook for Chinese schoolchildren mentioning the country's Covid pandemic response for the first time has sparked discussion online.

Some are questioning whether the book's short description of the country's fight against Covid is truthful.

Chinese Communist Party leaders declared a "decisive victory" over the virus earlier this year.

The country has also been accused of not being transparent in sharing coronavirus data.

A short clip showing a paragraph of a history textbook for grade eight students on Douyin, China's domestic version of TikTok, started trending on Wednesday.

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