[This article was first published on Asia Times] Despite his Administration’s many failures in responding to the Covid-19 crisis, Trump is rebranding himself as the tough, indispensable leader America needs. At the center of Trump’s new pitch: his “travel ban” against China back in February. According to Trump, but for his “early” and “decisive” actions, … [Read more...] about America Needs to Wake Up About the True Nature of Trump’s Coronavirus Response
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Did China Intentionally Infect the World with the Coronavirus by Allowing Flights from Wuhan to Rest of the World While Barring Them to Rest of China?
Recently I have been reading so much junk and misinformation about China that's it's unbeleivable. Of course, there will always be bottom feeders such as this from a David Cole on TakiMag. But there are some more reputable ones too, such as those from Niall Ferguson about China deliberately spreading the virus to the world... Anyways, recent allegations from Ferguson were … [Read more...] about Did China Intentionally Infect the World with the Coronavirus by Allowing Flights from Wuhan to Rest of the World While Barring Them to Rest of China?
George Koo’s Poignant Piece about the Sad State of American Anti-China Fever – from a Chinese American’s Perspective
Following is a recent piece from George Koo about the Sad State of American Anti-China Fever - from a Chinese American's Perspective. It was published on Asia Times. I completely empathize and echo George's sentiment. America in my opinion has degenerated to a shadow of its former self - much in the last 20 years. It's not the economy or gdp per se. America is still … [Read more...] about George Koo’s Poignant Piece about the Sad State of American Anti-China Fever – from a Chinese American’s Perspective
Interesting Study Published in PNAS tracing the evolution and migration of SARS-CoV-2- i.e. the coronavirus
[Important Editor Note: I have since communicated with the authors of the article and other experts in the field and now retract this post in the sense that there are major problems with the methodology of this study. First the bat virus chosen to anchor the tree is too far away to serve as an anchor. You can get whatever tree you want! Second, there are major issues … [Read more...] about Interesting Study Published in PNAS tracing the evolution and migration of SARS-CoV-2- i.e. the coronavirus
Taiwan behind efforts to undermine and smear WHO’s efforts to fight the COVID-19 Pandemic
I have posted references that explain the U.S. attempt to smear China in light of its own catastrophic handling of the coronavirus crisis. Turns out Taiwan is an integral part of that. Interesting article I read first on Guancha. I will translate a part ... and refer to the CNBC report that it refers to as well ... and conclude with some brief thoughts. … [Read more...] about Taiwan behind efforts to undermine and smear WHO’s efforts to fight the COVID-19 Pandemic