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In reply to the discussion: Blinken Says China Let Virus Get 'Out of Hand' [View all]paleotn
(17,884 posts)40. They did what they needed to do to contain the contagion locally.
But coordination of info with other countries early on was spotty at best. Some of that was our own damn fault, due to Donnie Covid's admin mucking with our surveillance operation over there. Also, the Chinese could do what needed to be done without various psycho posses assaulting seats of government, like we saw in the US back in the spring, summer, fall.....well, you get the picture. Lockdown protests have been nil in China compared to the west.
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If it was a virus originating here the former guy and his collaborators would have immediately
brewens
Apr 2021
#1
It's not that it was here first, that is a misstatement. It was here before it was identified
Warpy
Apr 2021
#75
But when it comes to science and genome sequencing, that takes a minute, right?
TigressDem
Apr 2021
#58
Down post someone says this crises caused a new breakthrough. 24 hr genome sequencing is now a thing
TigressDem
Apr 2021
#66
+1. People seem to forget that they locked down 11 million people overnight in Wuhan
dalton99a
Apr 2021
#6
We have to stop the "if they say it, it has to be wrong" nonesense.....
getagrip_already
Apr 2021
#3
Imagine, however, if the US had had a front line "Pandemic Response Team" . . .
Journeyman
Apr 2021
#5
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
+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
+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
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
Yeah, but if tRump had been able to interfere EARLIER with actually getting anything done....
TigressDem
Apr 2021
#18
Despite being a totalitarian communist regime, they stomped Corona Virus down.
TigressDem
Apr 2021
#23
We'll never have another 2020, because the BEST thing we've gotten out of this
ancianita
Apr 2021
#51
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
"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
While China is often secretive, uncooperative, and unwilling to be transparent...
Blasphemer
Apr 2021
#77