Global Clarity. The world is clear that the Virus originated in China. Whether it originated from the laboratory or wet markets of Wuhan is a matter of debate. However one thing is certain. Once human to human transmission was confirmed, International Travel was allowed by the Chinese while Domestic travel was banned. Deliberately? The world has wised up to the fact that China has probably exploited the situation. Reactions from USA, West Germany, France, Australia, EU, Sweden, Japan, and other countries say it all.
Chinese Aggression. Initially China tried to suppress its shortcomings on handling the breakout in a maze of falsification, deceit and lies. We still do not have details of deaths or tests carried out in China. It graduated to aggressive ‘Mask Diplomacy’ to position itself as the savior of the globe. That came unstuck with reports of substandard and faulty PPE, Testing Kits, Healthcare Equipment and Masks. Even India, has had issues with faulty Rapid Antibody Testing Kits. China projected itself as having handled the problem better than everyone else forcing the French President Macron to term it as ‘Naïve’. China, then resorted to naked inducements, threats and derision to belittle or coerce other countries into toeing its line. Militarily, China is hyperactive in the South China Sea to extend and cement its illegal grab actions. Reports abound that production in China is back online. The economy is reportedly purring again for the world to witness a China led recovery. Rumors about China decoupling from the dollar went viral. Chinese are aggressively roving markets to acquire stakes in stressed assets all over. Overall their reaction has been overly aggressive. What does this aggression portend? Crowning of a king? Or the start of a downfall? Read More…