Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with visiting World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 28, 2020. (Xinhua/Ju Peng)
CNBC: China’s Xi faces his ‘greatest political challenge’ with coronavirus outbreak, says analyst
* By the end of Tuesday, there were 5,974 confirmed cases of a new coronavirus in mainland China, said the country’s National Health Commission. The death toll was 132.
* “This is the probably the greatest political challenge that (President Xi Jinping) has faced since taking office in 2012,” said Allison Sherlock, China researcher at the Eurasia Group, a risk consultancy.
* Beijing is taking measures like locking down cities housing millions, restricting travel and extending the Lunar New Year holiday. Economists expect the economic fallout to hit tourism and consumption in and outside China.
Chinese President Xi Jinping is facing a major political crisis from the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, experts said.
By the end of Tuesday, there were 5,974 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus in mainland China, according to the country’s National Health Commission. The death toll was 132.
To contain the spread of the virus, Beijing is taking measures like locking down cities housing millions, restricting travel and extending the Lunar New Year holiday. Economists expect the economic fallout to hit tourism and consumption in and outside China.
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Update #1: Outbreak Death Toll Rises to 132, as China’s Xi Vows to Defeat ‘Devil’ Coronavirus (VOA)
Update #2: China's President Xi says containing the virus remains a grim and complex task (Reuters)
WNU Editor: In public the Chinese President has positioned himself to be a leader who is on top of the crisis, and voicing full confidence that this outbreak will be controlled very soon .... China Focus: Xi voices full confidence in winning battle against novel coronavirus (Xinhua). All that I can say is that if this epidemic continues to escalate in the coming weeks, the loss to his credibility will be enormous.
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Anx a great opportunity to test the population control measures.
Who precisely did not follow new year's ban?
If the recent speculation that this virus has escaped from a bio weapons lab is accurate, I would think Xi is toast.
Depending on the severity, the impact of this situation on the economies of the world would likely make one wish he/she had shorted their stock market or at least bailed out last week.
No, Roger. That is not the source of the virus. It may have started with a bat in a cave, but human activity set it loose. The author of this piece is highly regarded.
When have the Chinese (a certain segment anyway) not eaten bats? They have been eating bats for generations. So why now?
Also, it is very hard to find anywhere in China not regularly visited by man.
There were reports in the 1990's of the rich in the US eating exotic animals. It is for the novelty, to set themselves apart, and to display their wealth. If they ate bat in The Hamptons, it would not surprise me.
TRUMP PROPOSALS ON REGULATIONS FOR FOOD SAFTEY HAS SOME SERIOUS ISSUES, POLITICIZING THINGS
Squirrel you got your computer privileges back! Congrats!
Just a word to the wise, you should stay on topic or the doctor will see it as evidence of disorganized thinking take your privileges away and up the thorazine dosage.
dear mr or miss anon
the topic is Coronavirus, how such things come about and how they might be combatted is all related in a general way and surely more so than in the dumping of name calling or anti liberal tirades...if you have complaints, then take them to the editor
I doubt the patriot of the Democrat party actually read the article. I do not doubt that the Democrat zealot knows anything about food safety. Maybe the nutter ought to tour a facility or three.
Kind of intersting how Lie-a-watha the Great White Indian Princess with blonde hair and blue eyes put out a tweet about the Corona Virus and how bad Trump is and the leftwinger posts about food safety (Dated June 22 20188 article).
https://twitter.com/ewarren/status/1222157562562383872?
"Trump wants to reshape the US food safety system. The idea is great, and terrible."
https://qz.com/1312336/trumps-proposal-to-take-food-safety-regulation-away-from-the-fda-is-both-a-great-idea-and-a-terrible-idea/
"This week, president Donald Trump released a plan (pdf) that would bring the nation’s sprawling food safety forces under the watch of a single agency.
The idea has been tossed around by public health groups and federal offices for years. The Government Accountability Office, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, and the Center for Science in the Public Interest (pdf) have all released reports advocating for one, unified food safety agency."
Senator Pocahantas' tireade was about since the US are out of the Paris Global Warming accord, we are less safe. Well, China is a signatory. How did it help them.
Let's just face it. Liberals are perfect as extras for TWD. Most do not even need make-up.
OK. Thanks for the reply, anon 12:55 PM.
Roger
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