It's an opinion piece, seemingly subjective statements like this one is common place. The key takeaway is the slow and ineffective response from Chinese author

It's an opinion piece, seemingly subjective statements like this one is common place. The key takeaway is the slow and ineffective response from Chinese authorities at tackling the spread of African Swine Fever. China's response to SARS attracted a lot of criticism and the swine fever epidemic has shown that a lot of the flaws haven't been fully fixed. This paves the way for a future epidemic that may infect humans. It is somewhat alarmist but also very valid concern. An infectious disease that doesn't impact humans can be just as destructive on our society by destroying economically important livestock or crops.