Here is the thing. C19 is almost exclusively used in US and EU. In Asia, it is commonly called Wuhan Pneumonia, so there is that. The virus source doesn't care about feelings, it JUST is from Wuhan.
I think you need to be more specific as well, Asia is a big place!
If she is not from China - then Trump's ACTIONS are definitely important. Having a nice word for Xi while he is on stage is one thing. But pushing back hard on China has allowed the East Asian countries a lot more breathing room, and they are picking up the contracts that are moving out o China. That push back is allowing greater security for all of the China-surrounding countries to face less bullying. And stabilization on the Korean peninsula means less missiles flying over SK and Japan. And for those countries to work more closely with America is to the benefit of both sides, in economics and security. Geopolitics doesn't care about feelings. And in the current world, contracts and supply chains are already shifting, even without a TPP. In fact, the hard reliance on mutual interest rather than soft international relations make for a more consistent result. If the Dems take charge, their strategy doesn't need push back on China, in fact, CA and NY are main Chinese money on-shoring points. If US is not taking steps to balance against China in the Pacific, how long can the rest of East Asia hold on to their relative better qualify of life? how long can those countries make truly independent political decisions? Surely on-the-ground outcome matters.
If she is from China - there is no getting around the virus is from China. It didn't come from HK, TW, Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, Tibet, Senkaku Islands or Spratly islands, it came from central China. The culpability lies squarely with the CCP. If China's numbers on death from the culture revolution cannot be trusted, from Tienanmen cannot be trusted, from Wuhan cannot be trusted, then clearly the CCP is doing a bad job. Ghost cities and bank debt loads is not a normal economy, clearly CCP is doing a bad job. Trump can talk, but he also moves strategic assets to assume a retaliatory stance, not an invasive stance. It is China that is actively sending its navy and air force out to pressure its neighbors. China's foreign ministry has been making harsh threats of war. Words matter? Then the chinese threat matters. Actions matter? CCP is the primary bad actor in IP theft, load traps, military escalation, and oppression. Trump can say any number of bad words but it is the CCP that is actively stifling freedoms in Hong Kong and runs a permanent surveillance state. In fact, if the US doesn't push back on China and doesn't contain China, that means the CCP will be forever unaccountable, and all of the Chinese now and all born under that state can never know freedom. Would that tyranny not be an usurpation of the Chinese people and culture? If the pushback on China softens, that means the Xi regime sits ever more secure.
Here is the thing. C19 is almost exclusively used in US and EU. In Asia, it is commonly called Wuhan Pneumonia, so there is that. The virus source doesn't care about feelings, it JUST is from Wuhan.
I think you need to be more specific as well, Asia is a big place!
If she is not from China - then Trump's ACTIONS are definitely important. Having a nice word for Xi while he is on stage is one thing. But pushing back hard on China has allowed the East Asian countries a lot more breathing room, and they are picking up the contracts that are moving out o China. That push back is allowing greater security for all of the China-surrounding countries to face less bullying. And stabilization on the Korean peninsula means less missiles flying over SK and Japan. And for those countries to work more closely with America is to the benefit of both sides, in economics and security. Geopolitics doesn't care about feelings. And in the current world, contracts and supply chains are already shifting, even without a TPP. In fact, the hard reliance on mutual interest rather than soft international relations make for a more consistent result. If the Dems take charge, their strategy doesn't need push back on China, in fact, CA and NY are main Chinese money on-shoring points. If US is not taking steps to balance against China in the Pacific, how long can the rest of East Asia hold on to their relative better qualify of life? how long can those countries make truly independent political decisions? Surely on-the-ground outcome matters.
If she is from China - there is no getting around the virus is from China. It didn't come from HK, TW, Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, Tibet, Senkaku Islands or Spratly islands, it came from central China. The culpability lies squarely with the CCP. If China's numbers on death from the culture revolution cannot be trusted, from Tienanmen cannot be trusted, from Wuhan cannot be trusted, then clearly the CCP is doing a bad job. Ghost cities and bank debt loads is not a normal economy, clearly CCP is doing a bad job. Trump can talk, but he also moves strategic assets to assume a retaliatory stance, not an invasive stance. It is China that is actively sending its navy and air force out to pressure its neighbors. China's foreign ministry has been making harsh threats of war. Words matter? Then the chinese threat matters. Actions matter? CCP is the primary bad actor in IP theft, load traps, military escalation, and oppression. Trump can say any number of bad words but it is the CCP that is actively stifling freedoms in Hong Kong and runs a permanent surveillance state. In fact, if the US doesn't push back on China and doesn't contain China, that means the CCP will be forever unaccountable, and all of the Chinese now and all born under that state can never know freedom. Would that tyranny not be an usurpation of the Chinese people and culture? If the pushback on China softens, that means the Xi regime sits ever more secure.
Thanks, she is not from China (or HK or TW) but is ethnically chinese.