A ceremony in March marking the closure of the last makeshift hospital in Wuhan, China, where the new coronavirus first emerged. Reuters
New York Times: Global Backlash Builds Against China Over Coronavirus
As calls for inquiries and reparations spread, Beijing has responded aggressively, mixing threats with aid and adding to a growing mistrust of China.
BRUSSELS — Australia has called for an inquiry into the origin of the virus. Germany and Britain are hesitating anew about inviting in the Chinese tech giant Huawei. President Trump has blamed China for the contagion and is seeking to punish it. Some governments want to sue Beijing for damages and reparations.
Across the globe a backlash is building against China for its initial mishandling of the crisis that helped loose the coronavirus on the world, creating a deeply polarizing battle of narratives and setting back China’s ambition to fill the leadership vacuum left by the United States.
China, never receptive to outside criticism and wary of damage to its domestic control and long economic reach, has responded aggressively, combining medical aid to other countries with harsh nationalist rhetoric, and mixing demands for gratitude with economic threats.
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WNU Editor: If the world experiences an even more deadlier second wave later this year, here is an easy prediction, this backlash against China is going to be huge.
Update: Even Beijing knows what is going .... EXCLUSIVE-Internal Chinese report warns Beijing faces Tiananmen-like global backlash over virus–sources (Reuters).
And if you complain about the hardship - from the deaths to the economy- you're a bigoted racist!
ReplyDeleteThey learn so fast. Did you know not only made cnn so much money through China ad money while poisoning our minds with race and gender division, but cnn is also the most watched international news program in China?
It's fun that China CNN DNC connection. Entire books will be written about it.
It's The F***ing New York Times! WNU Editor, you know how much the Times lied about the alleged Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election, but you've fallen for the same scam against China.
ReplyDeleteThere's only one place this can go and that's to World War III and I would think that's a place all sane humans on this planet would want to avoid.