As for China (or rather the Central Government thereof): A Real Clayton's Apology: Saying Sorry When (Such) An Apology is a Bit of an Apology for an Apology...

I.e. the 'apology' tendered by some Chinese health figure/official (as reported on May 10th, Sunday morning's BBC News, NZ time)...

As Oliver Conway (or the reporter he questioned thereabouts) commented - as per this apology for the coronavirus...upon our globe/fellow humanity...

hardly a real apology as such...   

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