STUDY PEACE AND SECURITY CHINA’S GLOBAL HEALTH DIPLOMACY Revisiting Beijing’s Pre- and Post-COVID-19 Outreach Efforts Moritz Rudolf October 2022 Unless Beijing’s Zero-COVID-19 policy pushes the global econ­omy into chaos, the narrative of‘China, the first responder’ will persist in developing states. COVID-19 revealed China’s abil­ity to act globally and to pro­mote a streamlined narrative via digital channels. The pandemic served as a cata­lyst for China’s health outreach efforts. It fast-tracked the for­mation of Beijing’s envisioned global(China-centered) health cooperation network. Given China’s ambitious aims to garner support from third states, Europe should be more strategic in its health diplomacy, which is essential for the future of the international order.