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Originally Posted by Rajoo
I don't think China will pay the price because I do not see how they can be forced to do so. In one way or another, China is now an integral part of the world economy, well entrenched in Africa and South America and we willingly let this happen. Even today, most of the masks we wear come from China, especially the N95 variant (KN 95) which was developed by 3M.
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China is now the leading destination for investment.
Furthermore, Europe has capitulated with its recent significant agreement with China.
The West went to China to take advantage of cheap labor and underestimated the ability of China to absorb/transfer the technology and finesse the system especially after its entry into the WTO.
China has an edge in the time of the virus because of the dictatorial nature of its government; it can out carry policies with less push back from its populace in comparison to western countries.
Xi is not going to bow.