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It isn’t China’s fault that this disease happened to emerge in the country. And judging by what we see from other countries, their handling of it seems to be at

It isn’t China’s fault that this disease happened to emerge in the country. And judging by what we see from other countries, their handling of it seems to be at least as good as mosts’, not even taking into account that countries like US had two months extra to prepare. So maybe chill on the nationalism (and the exclamation marks)

jacob019 7y ago
There were delays and suppression of vital news, but overall their response has been far more robust than our own. As for blame of the emergence, one has wonder, were it not for China's open market trade of wild animals, would this virus be with us now?
Der_Einzige 7y ago
Uhh, they could have permanently banned wet markets. Every epidemiologist knew that something like this pandemic was eventually inevitable China absolutely could have prevented this but there wasn't a desire to do so because CCP officials like to eat bats sometimes too
- KarlKemp 7y ago
  There is absolutely no proof that this originated with someone eating bats. Bats often life close to humans—in attics for instance—and aren’t eaten raw. That makes it far more likely initial transmission was due to someone accidentally touching bat shit than anyone eating bats. That this theory is widely being accepted as proven fact is itself evidence of the accusation of racism you’re trying to defend against.
  - Der_Einzige 7y ago
    Source on this please? You're right that it likely wasn't bats but scientists think it may have been in snakes or Pangolins https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-51496830 https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-51496830 But there seems to be a consensus that this bug started in their wetmarket. I don't care if it was consumption of the animal or from fecal matter. Wetmarkets should be permanently banned. Wealthy CCP cadre members didn't want to do this and it cost the world big time Also, racism? When did I bring that up?

jacob019 7y ago

There were delays and suppression of vital news, but overall their response has been far more robust than our own. As for blame of the emergence, one has wonder, were it not for China's open market trade of wild animals, would this virus be with us now?

Der_Einzige 7y ago

Uhh, they could have permanently banned wet markets. Every epidemiologist knew that something like this pandemic was eventually inevitable China absolutely could have prevented this but there wasn't a desire to do so because CCP officials like to eat bats sometimes too

KarlKemp 7y ago
There is absolutely no proof that this originated with someone eating bats. Bats often life close to humans—in attics for instance—and aren’t eaten raw. That makes it far more likely initial transmission was due to someone accidentally touching bat shit than anyone eating bats. That this theory is widely being accepted as proven fact is itself evidence of the accusation of racism you’re trying to defend against.
- Der_Einzige 7y ago
  Source on this please? You're right that it likely wasn't bats but scientists think it may have been in snakes or Pangolins https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-51496830 https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-51496830 But there seems to be a consensus that this bug started in their wetmarket. I don't care if it was consumption of the animal or from fecal matter. Wetmarkets should be permanently banned. Wealthy CCP cadre members didn't want to do this and it cost the world big time Also, racism? When did I bring that up?