I don't know why you think that we on the Left can't blame China for its failures- and also criticize Trump for his failures?"Chinese President Xi Jinping was aware of the coronavirus two weeks before he acknowledged it publicly, according to an internal speech published by state media, an admission that could fuel more criticism as China’s Communist Party faces intense international and domestic backlash for its handling of the deadly virus.
In remarks to top government officials earlier this month, Xi said he “issued demands about the efforts to prevent and control” the disease on January 7—two weeks before he made his first public comments about the virus on January 20.
The speech was published by state media in an apparent effort to show that Xi took charge of the country’s response from the beginning, but it may result in more criticism that the Chinese government didn’t sound the alarm early enough.
The Chinese officials have been facing unprecedented anger from citizens who say the government suppressed information about the severity of the outbreak early on."
Chinese President Xi Jinping Knew About Coronavirus Two Weeks Before Informing The Public
The Chinese government is facing increasing criticism for its handling of the outbreak.www.forbes.com
Here's the worst part of the story:
"The Chinese public has focused their anger around the case of Li Wenliang, a doctor who was punished for attempting to warn the public about the dangers of the virus in December. Local authorities asked him to sign a letter acknowledging he made "false comments" after he wrote about the disease in his medical school alumni group on messaging service WeChat. Li later contracted coronavirus and eventually died on February 7, resulting in an outpouring of fury and grief over how he was treated."
Needless to say, many lives might have been saved had Xi Jinping and his cronies acted in the public interest instead of self-interest.
The image conscious Chinese government is under serious international scrutiny and appears to be bungling the opportunity to show "superpower competence".
Why do you Trumpkins think that your Dear Leader should be exempt from any criticism? I guess you are just following the lead of your "Man who would be King": “Because when they disrespect me, they’re disrespecting our government,” Trump said
Let me put it another way- why do the Trumpsters want to point the finger at China for what it did 2 months ago- and ignore what Trump has been doing for the past two months?
For the same reason that Trump kept crossing out the name of the virus- and using "Chinese virus" instead.