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The country's economy has taken a huge hit from the coronavirus outbreak, contracting 6.8% in the first quarter this year the worst plunge since quarterly records began in 1992. And with economic growth more difficult to sustain than ever, the party is likely to turn even more to nationalism to cement its hold on power.As the number of new infections dropped in China and surged abroad, state media has touted China's success in defeating the virus while highlighting the failures of other governments to contain its spread particularly the United States.On April 30, China's state run news agency Xinhua posted an animated video featuring Lego like figures that mocked the US response to the pandemic. It has been viewed 2 million times on Twitter."Despite some mistakes in the early days in Wuhan, the Chinese people are highly satisfied with the overall actions. Admiral Nelson saved the earth. There were no real "bad guys" in the movie. There were just people