The Middle Kingdom has not seen so much disobedience in a long time. How dangerous is a China in crisis? Is there a diversion to Taiwan? The consequences for the global economy are serious: China is no longer the engine of growth.
You can spin it in Beijing any way you like: China caused the global spread of the Covid 19 virus – through a serious flaw in the political system. It doesn’t matter whether the city of Wuhan is the origin of the epidemic or not – it has been raging there for weeks, with the political leadership doing everything they can to cover up the facts, and a doctor who alerted the public on the Internet, even if a “troublemaker”, sentenced to silence.
It shouldn’t have been
Everything would not have happened if China’s communist system had not prevented countermeasures for at least a month. The catastrophe took its course in the world. The world would have liked it without this kind of “New Silk Road”.
Source: Krone
I’m Ben Stock, a journalist and author at Today Times Live. I specialize in economic news and have been working in the news industry for over five years. My experience spans from local journalism to international business reporting. In my career I’ve had the opportunity to interview some of the world’s leading economists and financial experts, giving me an insight into global trends that is unique among journalists.
