China has trumpeted their suppression of Covid-19 since the virus first emerged within their own borders and are now locking down on Delta, but are they doing as well as they seem?

Bill Birtles is the ABC’s China correspondent and up until last year he was living in Beijing.  He was in Wuhan, at the virus’ ground zero, as Covid spread around the world.

Bill’s back in Australia but still covering China - we thought we’d check into find out whether a recent flare up of delta cases... will force china to change its covid strategy? 

Bill Birtles’ book is The Truth About China.

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