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Over the last few days, Chinese media have been dominated by reports on the catastrophic scenes in India. State media yesterday noted that China had sent hundreds of oxygen concentrators, and was vowing to send 10,000 more. The national Global Times newspaper said that the country would “keep in contact with India for urgent support”.

Today, the Global Times has criticised the US for not responding in the same way. It says that “US aid to India is long overdue”, and says that “countries with strong, anti-epidemic capabilities must shoulder greater responsibilities”. The Xinhua news agency says that only 1.4% of India’s population have been vaccinated, and that “the US is hoarding Covid-19 vaccines”. It adds that this comes amid other developing nations denouncing US “vaccine apartheid”.

Chinese media have been keen to highlight internal divisions between ordinary Indians and the elite. They were critical of India’s super-rich chartering eight private jets to London ahead of being included on the UK government’s red list, and The Paper notes that some Bollywood stars have been trolled for taking holiday photos in the Maldives as the situation continues to escalate.

Meanwhile, papers have been speaking to Chinese nationals who are based in India. One called Niko told Beijing News that she has tested positive for Covid-19, “but the hospital said on 13 April that hospital beds were all occupied… so I’ve had no choice but to take medicine at home”.

In a video shared by the Global Times, a student, Ms Chen, says that “there are no flights; I can only stay at home and protect myself”.