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If it was a virus originating here the former guy and his collaborators would have immediately brewens Apr 2021 #1
We know for a fact the virus was here before it was detected in China Warpy Apr 2021 #37
I don't remember it being proven to be here first. Do you have a link? TigressDem Apr 2021 #56
It's not that it was here first, that is a misstatement. It was here before it was identified Warpy Apr 2021 #75
Ah, that makes sense. Takes time to spot the trend and verify it is "new" TigressDem Apr 2021 #79
Really! malaise Apr 2021 #2
They didn't share the info they had which might have babylonsister Apr 2021 #4
Did they have the geonome earlier - WHO did say they released it late malaise Apr 2021 #13
But when it comes to science and genome sequencing, that takes a minute, right? TigressDem Apr 2021 #58
I am in agreement with you malaise Apr 2021 #60
Funny thing is I learn more when "fact checking" us than the other side. TigressDem Apr 2021 #62
Yes these are complex matters malaise Apr 2021 #65
Down post someone says this crises caused a new breakthrough. 24 hr genome sequencing is now a thing TigressDem Apr 2021 #66
The chinese wear masks because its mandated & they dont have a choice. onetexan Apr 2021 #26
well sure but also in China, Korea and Japan masks in public are common. Voltaire2 Apr 2021 #53
+1. People seem to forget that they locked down 11 million people overnight in Wuhan dalton99a Apr 2021 #6
Your last paragraph... bingo !!! HUAJIAO Apr 2021 #7
Yup we had a nincompoop for a leader. Therein lies the problem. onetexan Apr 2021 #28
Yep malaise Apr 2021 #17
Agreed. pandr32 Apr 2021 #29
Correct, and their genome data helped the world develop vaccines IronLionZion Apr 2021 #31
And lying about everything he knew about it, proven by the Woodward tapes. Jetheels Apr 2021 #34
Do you remember... slightlv Apr 2021 #44
You mean this paper? dalton99a Apr 2021 #45
They did what they needed to do to contain the contagion locally. paleotn Apr 2021 #40
We have to stop the "if they say it, it has to be wrong" nonesense..... getagrip_already Apr 2021 #3
I agree. China likely knew much more than expressed bamagal62 Apr 2021 #30
Imagine, however, if the US had had a front line "Pandemic Response Team" . . . Journeyman Apr 2021 #5
I was wondering... SergeStorms Apr 2021 #33
+1... IthinkThereforeIAM Apr 2021 #43
They were very proactive about circling the world to buy up PPE supplies. Baitball Blogger Apr 2021 #8
It is a valid point by Blinken, however, once the dangers of the virus were exposed to the world, JohnSJ Apr 2021 #9
No matter what info China relayed, Trump would have downplayed it NickB79 Apr 2021 #10
+1. If you see a tornado or hurricane coming, you don't want some asshole on TV telling people dalton99a Apr 2021 #46
Especially if he is the windbag whose hot air is spinning it out of control anyway. nt TigressDem Apr 2021 #59
TRUMP is the number 1 reason we are where we are... secondwind Apr 2021 #11
+1. The head of China's disease control agency personally called Robert Redfield on Jan. 3 dalton99a Apr 2021 #15
OMG sick thought.... what if the US Scientists "removed" more than themselves from the Wuhan lab? TigressDem Apr 2021 #25
That's some tinfoil-hat level nonsense right there. N/T Jedi Guy Apr 2021 #52
Yeah, and I'm not usually like that. TigressDem Apr 2021 #55
When it comes to nefarious shit and Trump, the will to do it is there. The ability... not so much. Jedi Guy Apr 2021 #68
Except that he pulled people who KNEW how to do their jobs and Dumbed US Down to make it all worse. TigressDem Apr 2021 #70
True. But it would have been harder to keep things secret had the US had scientists there observing. Freethinker65 Apr 2021 #12
+1. China's neighbors learned from the SARS fiasco and wasted no time in clamping down dalton99a Apr 2021 #36
Did the US "cooperate" on climate (which will also kill people)? Sancho Apr 2021 #14
So did the idiot in the white house at the time. George II Apr 2021 #16
Yeah, but if tRump had been able to interfere EARLIER with actually getting anything done.... TigressDem Apr 2021 #18
Total Deaths -- US 575,606 VS China 4,636 TigressDem Apr 2021 #22
Blinken is FULL of S*** nt TigressDem Apr 2021 #19
everyone can blame China llashram Apr 2021 #20
Is there even an iota of intelligence on what the situation is in China? Blues Heron Apr 2021 #21
Despite being a totalitarian communist regime, they stomped Corona Virus down. TigressDem Apr 2021 #23
What can we learn from China's response? Monitor - Test - Treat ... ASAP TigressDem Apr 2021 #24
The real death toll was probably 10X the official number for Jan-Feb 2020 dalton99a Apr 2021 #35
All of this China bashing will lead us to war. roamer65 Apr 2021 #27
I just hope the fuck they know what they did wrong last time... Maxheader Apr 2021 #32
Trump, not China, let it get 'out of hand' here in America. keithbvadu2 Apr 2021 #38
Exactly nt TigressDem Apr 2021 #57
Pot Meet Kettle ThatJustHappened Apr 2021 #39
More than enough blame to go around. paleotn Apr 2021 #41
Is Blinken a former guy hold over or something? OldCicero Apr 2021 #42
He was nominated by President Biden as Sec of State in January and confirmed MichMan Apr 2021 #47
Because he's spewing reich-wing bullshit? OldCicero Apr 2021 #50
This message was self-deleted by its author twodogsbarking Apr 2021 #48
China was far more proactive than the USA. Buckeye_Democrat Apr 2021 #49
We'll never have another 2020, because the BEST thing we've gotten out of this ancianita Apr 2021 #51
OMG a Genomic Microwave!! The RNA CRISPR lol TigressDem Apr 2021 #64
Exclusive: U.S. axed CDC expert job in China months before virus outbreak Voltaire2 Apr 2021 #54
Why the rush by so many posters here to defend China? Ace Rothstein Apr 2021 #61
Sometimes when you stand up for FACTS you stand beside an old enemy. Go figure. TigressDem Apr 2021 #63
Absolutely. The edge to gain is to know, twice a day, why and how the clock is right. ancianita Apr 2021 #67
And they only way to KNOW is to follow the FACTS wherever they lead. TigressDem Apr 2021 #71
PEACE. ancianita Apr 2021 #74
But China's initial response was not good. Ace Rothstein Apr 2021 #72
"Good" is subjective and hindsite is 20-20. Jan 3-Jan 11 info shared by China are facts. TigressDem Apr 2021 #73
IF you read the full article, this could be a way to keep China in line in other areas. TigressDem Apr 2021 #69
I do think Blinken had a valid point but.... rlegro Apr 2021 #76
While China is often secretive, uncooperative, and unwilling to be transparent... Blasphemer Apr 2021 #77
This Nonsense Has to Stop erpowers Apr 2021 #78
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