Will the World Join Hands with Xi Jinping for All-Out Global War Against Coronavirus?
SOCIETY / K. Venkateshwar Rao 31 MARCH 2020 The New Coronavirus (Covid-19): some call it a global disease, some a Chinese virus, while others believe it is part of a conspiracy to rule the world. Despite the various theories, the central question is will the world forget the role of China in exporting the virus to the world and embrace Chinese President Xi Jinping’s idea of an all-out global war against coronavirus? Can Italy forget the price it is paying for embracing the Chinese? China’s dilly-dallying tactics on sharing information and suddenly building 12,000-bed hospitals at a rapid pace give rise to the suspicion that they were prepared for the horrific turn of events. Moreover, why were the Chinese financial hubs — Beijing and Shangai — not hit? Why were China’s staunch allies North Korea and Russia not hit harder? These are just some of the questions that should come to mind when the world thinks of joining hands with China to fight coronavirus. Why should the