It seems that any recovery from the pandemic slump in Europe and the U.S. will be more drawn out, with expansion below the previous trend for many years to come. If so, it will become another chapter in the long depression we experienced over the last ten years.
These are evidences showing that the scientific community in the U.S. has known about the virus almost the same time when the Chinese doctors and scientists discovered it.
Whether or not we fail to cooperate on trade and security, global warming or COVID-19, the clearest lessons we ought to draw at this moment is that “we have met the enemy and he is us.” It’s not China.
China recorded the highest number of international patent applications in 2019, outstripping the US in the process, and is another milestone in the country’s IP story over the past forty years. How did it manage it?
It comes to no one’s surprise that China is also being publicly targeted.
The all-weather partnership between China and Africa, supporting each other, has been tested by all kinds of storm in the history of more than half a century, and it is impossible to plunge into a “crisis” simply because of the poor performance of some media coverage and the ridiculous remarks of some politicians.
Given such an overwhelming body of evidence attesting to China’s openness and transparency, coupled with the reports central claim of Beijing’s prior knowledge of the pathogen is refuted by its very own source, there is absolutely no case for compensation.
It is clear that opening up the country is not an easy process even after the spread of coronavirus is brought under control.
45 years of EU-China diplomatic relations have bonded the two sides into a comprehensive strategic partnership to jointly cope with global challenges and support each other.
The outbreak of the pandemic severely thwarted the close interdependence that existed among all economies. And it has had a significant impact on the world economy.
If victory over COVID-19 is to be achieved, the world must come together now for the better future as China’s experience has proved this.
Donald Trump’s domestic response to the novel coronavirus has long come under-fire for being unprepared, ill-informed and at times dangerous. But just as problematic for the president has been the invisible presence of the United States from global efforts to supress the spread of COVID-19.
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