China gets German children s book about COVID withdrawn
German publisher Carlsen-Verlag has, at the urging of the Chinese embassy, taken a children s book off the market, because it implies a direct link between COVID-19 and China.
The wording will be changed in the next edition of A Corona Rainbow for Anna and Moritz
Whenever China is blamed for starting the COVID-19 pandemic, its government reacts. By describing it as the Chinese virus, former US President Trump drew Beijing s ire for making the country responsible for the pandemic situation. World Health Organization (WHO) experts visiting China were also treated with more than just suspicion when they arrived at Wuhan province to investigate the origins of the virus.