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:::::I'm speaking from memory now, but most of this can be verified or corrected from the various timelines here in CP. Taiwan informed the WHO of the contagious outbreak about Dec 30, 2019; about 10 days later, the WHO contacted Beijing with inquires, and issued a false statement about Jan. 12. We also know that Xi Jinping and the Politburo were fully aware by about January 6, 2020. Even though the NYT, Brookings Institute and others all say, "China notified the world," the truth is China was never forthcoming with any truthful information about covid, and only ''responded'' to WHO inquiries when asked. The known January 6 Politburo meeting was not a response to the crisis, but rather only to give instructions to local CCP leaders as knowledge of the outbreak was spreading on social media. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Free Kyle!]]</sup> 23:23, September 23, 2021 (EDT)
:::::I'm speaking from memory now, but most of this can be verified or corrected from the various timelines here in CP. Taiwan informed the WHO of the contagious outbreak about Dec 30, 2019; about 10 days later, the WHO contacted Beijing with inquires, and issued a false statement about Jan. 12. We also know that Xi Jinping and the Politburo were fully aware by about January 6, 2020. Even though the NYT, Brookings Institute and others all say, "China notified the world," the truth is China was never forthcoming with any truthful information about covid, and only ''responded'' to WHO inquiries when asked. The known January 6 Politburo meeting was not a response to the crisis, but rather only to give instructions to local CCP leaders as knowledge of the outbreak was spreading on social media. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Free Kyle!]]</sup> 23:23, September 23, 2021 (EDT)
::::::I was following China news quite closely at this time. My sense is that the Hong Kong issue overshadowed the question of tariffs. For example, China retaliated against Trump's tariffs by refusing to buy American soybeans. Soybeans are used mainly as food for pigs. The soybean crisis led to a major increase in the price of pork in China. The Chinese I talked to said they just switched to beef or something. Nobody viewed the trade war as something that had a major effect on them (or China).
::::::As for Hong Kong, Beijing's strategy hinged on winning the local election on 24 November 2019. If the virus escaped in August or September, that was at a time when the communists still assumed that they could win this election. [[User:PeterKa|PeterKa]] ([[User talk:PeterKa|talk]]) 00:04, September 24, 2021 (EDT)