...China, as a regime that wields authoritarian power in the face of a quasi-existential threat (that the government caused by negligence), shouldn’t take credit for the ppl’s heroic sacrifice. China didn’t buy the world time. Chinese ppl did.
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I find the narrative “China buying world time” inaccurate and somewhat patronizing. It ignored ppl’s agency—there’s not a “benevolent China” out there diligently trying to buy time for the world. The gov made decisions based on mounting domestic pressure...
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...and did it at a huge cost knowing the ppl can’t say no. I understand the temptation of using China as an example to criticize what the west did wrong. But that really isn’t the whole picture here.
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Yes totally
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So who gets credit for Italy’s troubles? The government or the people? Same exercise with South Korea. Even better, before we know the outcome, who deserves credit/blame for America’s “performance”?
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Great. Now let’s use the same inquisitive energy to ask accountability questions about China.
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Salute! They are heroes, all the medical staff
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Fully agree with you. The effort to beautify the Chinese government is nauseating
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I don’t understand you logic here, if no CCP, no system, no leadership, how can people deliver what is need it in such an organized way!
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