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A British “Mr. Bean” impersonator is being used by China’s propaganda news outlets to praise the “brave” government for its “incredible” response to coronavirus.

Nigel Dixon has said he willingly stayed in Wuhan — the epicenter of the outbreak — to “help” during the crisis with a series of videos about his life posted to Chinese social media under the moniker “Mr. Pea.”

He is now being used to praise China’s leadership via a video campaign by Xinhua News Agency, an official Chinese state-run media agency, according to Sky News Australia.

“The government have done an amazing job,” he says in the alleged propaganda videos shared by Sky News.

“The tireless process that has been undertaken to eradicate the virus in China cannot be underestimated,” he says, claiming that “beds are waiting for people” in hospitals.

“It sickens me to hear of other countries blaming China, but for what?” he asked in a clip.

“We are now hearing of cases where people around the world have contracted their virus with no obvious connections to China.”

Claiming the virus could have happened in “any country, anywhere, at any time,” he praised the safety measures taken in Wuhan as “nothing short of incredible.”

“Thank goodness for the brave decision taken by the government to lock down the city to prevent further spread,” he says.

China is still the hardest hit by the outbreak, with more than 80,000 cases recorded and more than 3,100 deaths.

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