China Asserts Claim to Global Leadership, Mask by Mask

New York City’s Times Square stands empty, a testament to the threat the coronavirus poses to the biggest U.S. city.

Meanwhile, 7,500 miles to the east, young people celebrate the end of quarantine over hotpot in a crowded restaurant in the Chinese city of Chengdu.

And in Fujian province, a team of Chinese virus experts heads to the airport…