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> Thirdly, I believe that China can effectively enforce social barriers, restricting the spread of Covid19. It seems reasonable to believe they can control it,

by dmoy 7y ago

> Thirdly, I believe that China can effectively enforce social barriers, restricting the spread of Covid19. It seems reasonable to believe they can control it, even though freer countries struggle. This part is huge. When apartment complexes are already surrounded by walls with a couple gates, it's easier to control flow of people in and out. The infrastructure already in place (yes I know, hardy har har, chinese building walls, ok) actually helps a lot. We've got family back on mainland who can't get in and out of their apartment complex without getting their temperature taken (both directions) and playing 20 questions with the guards about where they're going.

dirtyid 7y ago
It's kind of how alarming raising Sinophobia and Chinese skepticism since the tradewar has made people unable to process reality when it comes to China. Millions of accessible posts on Chinese social media showing the conditions of lockdown from Wuhan to other cities. Thousands of expats stuck in China confirming the ground truth. Media reposted on twitter and youtube etc. But everything either gets downvoted out of view or dismissed as propaganda to the detriment of their own response. If everyone saw the measures being taken in China to contain COVID, then maybe they wouldn't have reacted so poorly.