Only a month before confirmed community transmission. That was quite a feat. Taiwan and other countries responded at the beginning of January; our PM bragging about shaking hands on 3 March.
Taiwan responded, we didn't.Taiwan attempted to contact the WHO in December. As a result of the UN with their affiliated bodies including the WHO not recognising Taiwan as a sovereign member state, they were unable to get them to act earlier. China knew about human to human transmission before they alerted the WHO in the middle of January. When it became evident there was transmission, they did nothing to stop international travel out of Wuhan. Yet they halted all domestic trains/flights from the city. We now know that the first cluster of outbreaks in Thailand, Northern Italy, the West Coast of the USA and Paris are all traced back to Chinese nationals who had COVID. They were most likely asymptomatic, but they were still allowed to travel abroad anyway.
Please stop buying this Chinese propaganda that they tried to alert the world early on. Under the CCP they have a history of cover ups in national disasters and pandemics. Masks or no masks, do you honestly believe that in a country of 1.4 billion, added with what we now know about this virus, that only 4600 people have died? According to their own 'official figures' in the space of 10 days in mid February, the number of cases fell from 7000 to 214. Come on, use your head. You won't find me defending Boris and his handshakes. The guy is a complete clown. But back to the issue of China's role in this pandemic. They are completely responsible for unleashing this virus, whether it may be from a lab or wet food market. It isn't the first virus to come out of China, with this evil regime in charge, it certainly won't be the last.
20 January is before 25 January in my calendar.China didn't announce that covid was human transferable until after Chinese New year... There's a part in the Panorama programme that shows flights from China as Chinese people travelled worldwide for New Year.
Easy to see how it got around the world so quickly.
Apologies for the satireSorry, i've got that wrong then. No need to be sarcy.
Still, they didn't stop them travelling abroad.
Found the Panorama documentary on YT
That case was confirmed on 4 May. I was well aware of the virus before that.Taiwan was at an advantage to the UK as the actively distrust anything that China say and do if fact disbelieve anything China say.
Taiwan became aware of suspicious activity in China, contacted the China controlled WHO and when the didn’t get the any response conducted their own enquiries.
As stated above there is a confirmed positive test in Paris that was taken on 29/12/19. China were well aware of the virus well before this.
I've lived there for about 10 years of my life starting back in 1985. I don't believe China state media.All the people who believe a word the Chinese state media says, I’m guessing you’ve never spent a second there, or read any informed criticism
I think china’s recriminations and sanctions would be bigger than ours
If 6% growth is a downturn in the economy, bring it on.
Agree, they were, but the growth rates of the early 2000s were not sustainable and much of that growth was infrastructure following the late 90s far east recession. Then came 2008 and then increasing oil prices.My point was it was steadily declining, which it was, I appreciate 6% growth would be welcomed by most, and appreciate your point, but China were very unhappy about that decline at the time and were sabre rattling with Trump. They were in part blaming the west in general but in particular USA ... tarriffgate etc.
Sorry, i've got that wrong then. No need to be sarcy.
Still, they didn't stop them travelling abroad.
Found the Panorama documentary on YT
China coming clean. The best line this year.We appear to have covered up a known virus in the community for at least a month after it was endemic. China was less than a week coming clean with a totally unknown disease.