This is comically false. When the virus spread in the rest of the world we got to see that it wasn't the Black Plague 2.0 and the CCP didn't (and couldn't) possibly hide millions of deaths in Wuhan.
The stance and respect that China has managed to acquire is only logical given the very united front they present. That isn't without cost for the individual as the harsh lockdowns clearly show. Would you trade places with a Chinese in order to have the same treatment for your country in a press conference happening 5000mi away from you?
No? Me neither. It's settled then, China can have #1 as far as I am concerned. England used to be #1 for the longest time and now it's #6. It's not like people are running around like chickens with their heads severed off. As always it's all about purchasing power parity and your very immediate surroundings which make a person satisfied with their life.
This is comically false. When the virus spread in the rest of the world we got to see that it wasn't the Black Plague 2.0 and the CCP didn't (and couldn't) possibly hide millions of deaths in Wuhan.
The stance and respect that China has managed to acquire is only logical given the very united front they present. That isn't without cost for the individual as the harsh lockdowns clearly show. Would you trade places with a Chinese in order to have the same treatment for your country in a press conference happening 5000mi away from you?
No? Me neither. It's settled then, China can have #1 as far as I am concerned. England used to be #1 for the longest time and now it's #6. It's not like people are running around like chickens with their heads severed off. As always it's all about purchasing power parity and your very immediate surroundings which make a person satisfied with their life.