Sunday, June 7, 2026

As Ebola Spreads in East Africa, Will China Step Up?

 As Ebola Spreads in East Africa, Will China Step Up?
China is well positioned to help stop the deadly virus, and could move into a gap left by U.S. retreat.

A man wearing a blue face mask holds a bouquet of flowers offered by a woman also wearing a face mask.
In a state media handout photo, members of a Chinese medical team arrived in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, on Tuesday. Credit...Xinhua, via Getty Images