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I predict that this will backfire in a big way. The people with the largest government-backed research budget and with the largest pool of data about Covid are
by fxtentacle 6y ago
I predict that this will backfire in a big way.
The people with the largest government-backed research budget and with the largest pool of data about Covid are likely Chinese. They'll probably also have enough patriotic citizens to try out new vaccines to benefit their country.
Now imagine if a working Covid drug is indeed developed in China. Because the US and UK hollowed out the sharing agreement, they'll then need to call in favors.
That might well ruin Trump politically, but at the very least it'll put both countries in a much weaker negotiation position for future trade agreements.
I just don't see any reason why the US or the UK might be leading this research globally. So why would this seem like a good idea for them?
- noobaccount 6y agoChinese pharma isn’t there yet.
- yardie 6y agoChinese manufacturing wasn't there yet. Chinese construction wasn't there yet. Western culture keeps underestimating China, perpetually saying they aren't there. And by the time they figure out they are there they are far past wherever there was supposedly.
- votepaunchy 6y agoIt not hard. China keeps winning by running the same play. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/14/china-hacking-poses-significant-threat-to-us-covid-19-response-says-fbi https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/14/china-hacking-...
- fxtentacle 6y agoIt is. It's just that most western people are not willing to admit that. But then again, why do US citizens travel to Asia for medical procedures? Because it's cheap and good enough. Oh and didn't the UK pick Hong Kong and Singapore as their role models for revitalizing the country after Brexit? And you maybe noticed that many high-profile Google research papers are full of Chinese last names?