A noted veteran political commentator, Willy Wo-Lap Lam of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, tells me: "The official state media have glorified Xi as the brilliant and effective man to deal with the outbreak. In actual fact, this is the toughest test of his power since he took over nine years ago.
But while it was "a story intended to be in Xi's self-defence", says Lam, "the fact that he mentioned the virus in a closed meeting two weeks before the national mobilisation doesn't help much – you have to tell the public." After the Morrison government decided to protect Australia from the virus by imposing a ban on people travelling from or through China, the Chinese embassy had the gall to complain – wrongly – that the Chinese government hadn't been given advance notice. And to accuse Canberra of an overreaction.
I suppose Peter Hartcher can also say that the Hendra virus is made in Australia. I find most of peter’s rant these days sinophobic.
Shame and shame on Peter Hartcher for his rumormongering ability! Can he really be such an immoral rumor? Distort the facts in broad daylight! There is really no bottom line and shame! Shameless!
Exactly, a well planned biological war by Communist China.
Some one has written this article. Up to you to judge credible or not:
Definitely some kind of secretly engineered biological weapons of mass destruction by China!
glad you're on board with the name american influenza and white smallpox too 🤟🏻
I’m pleasantly surprised. This was a good read from an Aussie news co, which is very unexpected, considering all the garbage MSM has been spewing out in Australia & around the world. Well done Peter Hartcher for an honest well researched account of the Coronavirus. COVID19
CCP = Hypocrites
The H1N1 virus started in North America and caused thousands of deaths world wide, including 1,000 in China. Was it referred to as the “American virus”?
Everybody says it ... Or am I living in an alternative world?
JimmyRodLi 如果事情过后西方依然不对中国采取行动，相信中共下次根本不会把这种事情当个事了，西方人也许真的不懂中国逻辑认为所有的底线都是试探出来的，这个逻辑在中国大到国际关系，小到屁民之间的人际关系，莫不适用，规则根本不起作用，WTO的死亡就是最直观的证据。
Pretty sure it's said every single time they report on it
Why? Americans know this. Did they say it? Dare they say it? Why?
says it all
Yes, please keep on saying WuhanCoronavirus or WuhanVirus or ChinaCoronaVirus But not COVID19 🤪🤪
The WuhanCoronavirus crisis was definitely a man-made crisis by china which could have been prevented if ccp didn’t hide the important truths from the public at the beginning. WHO, by downplaying the situation, also played a role in the worldwide crisis.
No one in Australia will because they virtually own us. Mark my words; Trump will in a few months! Bring it ON!
Even WHO has quickly named WuhanCoronavirus as COVID19 . You can know how strong China's manipulation ability is.
CCP is still trying to cover up how serious the WuhanCoronovirus is, like what they did back in 2003 causing global SARS outbreak And the WHO is Beijing’s puppet, paid for by the CCPChina CCP always lies BoycottChina China_kills_Muslims StandWithHongKong
This is why we need Julian Assange, a true journalist.... Peter Hartcher has latched onto a unsubstantiated claim by another US crack pot.... News today requires no evidence or proof... Just a narrative, Lamestream media saturation, and wait for the idiots to come...
What you mean the world is saying it
It is now clear that Communist China's manipulation of world media, delaying to release information, releasing the wrong information, portraying global public health measures as racism, and hijacking WHO, have caused the WuhanCoronavirus to spread around the world.
I will. Made in China
hiro_hamakawa It is made in China, that is why we call it ChinaVirus aka WuhanCoronavirus Outbreak
Infowars. I told everyone back in January
Peter should share his deadman’s switch to someone he trusts- qanon people can be trusted
Thalnks Peter. Read one of your articles the other day and began buying SMH.
WuhanVirus China_is_terrorist China communist hide the truth and spread the virus to the world. They are murderer
Gosh Peter! How brave of you! No one knew that! 🙄
Spot on.
And if we do you call us racist bigots, go figure
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You mean no one is saying it in the sense that everyone is saying that...Coronavirus is made in China by their barbaric treatment of animals
Well they needed something to take care of those pesky Hong Kong demonstrators
Actually, everyone’s saying it, and increasingly so, as details of the early coverup become known.
Peter Hartcher knows facts are there to see ...but the real question is WHY ?is it world government policy to de populate the planet? is it the main reason that a handful of religious greenies dominate media all over the world? with ideas that only they believe? SMH
I call them out and get called a racist. Nothing to do with race. It's an Evil regime that place's making $ above human and animal welfare.
in the last 2 decades there has been big migration to Canada &Oz from Asia Educated &skilled people r fed up with smog n chaotic traffic n endless rubbish in mega cities It is annoying n unhealthy Melb is bad enough Mumbai n Chonqing would be unbearable
timsout thoughts?
it is wont happen if the cities r kept clean n LESS population density Big cities are too crowded n hard to keep clean Amazing India has not seen an outbreak Crowded market n sewer to the rivers & rubbish are d main curse to mega cities
Amen. On the money article. Cry of racism is just ridiculous
Communist China is cancer of our planet. The CCP regime has been making and exporting deadly disease (including coronavirus), drugs, corruption and barbarous behaviour to undermine our freedom, democracy and human dignity.
If only we could draw upon lessons learned from history..... The Black Plague!!
How about H1N1 Influenza in 2009? Did Aussie love made-in-USA virus? 🥴
A great cocktail of Bat Soup Rat Chow Mein and Beastialty and whatcha got ... A fucking BEER VIRUS !!!
Exactly. Their live-markets have caused two of the last global virus outbreaks and yet noone will force them to stop their cruel practices. Then they cry outrage when governments close their borders? Piss off. auspol
Hiding everything is what ccp hope.ChinaziVirus WuhanCoronavirus
Australia is afraid if China. Very very much.
They are the Master allusion... nothing happening here move along
Excellent article by Peter Hartcher and a reminder of how duplicitous ScottMorrisonMP is by not stating the truth about how Xi and the CCP are responsible for the COVIDー19 outbreak. Our PM is more worried about trade than the well-being of Australian citizens.
Yes this is clearly a highly racist virus.
One of those moments where you go lack of knowledge on how pandemics occur produces hysterical reporting. At this point China is controlling a slow spread of a very contagious virus. While they are doing this it gives everyone time to find a vaccine.
Well why not, everything else is made in China, practically everything I buy has a 'Made in China' tag on it. Who knows what they get up to, they are a communist country with a seriously bad reputation for human rights and yet we trade with them, how's it going in Hong Kong btw ?
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