Why we should care about the global pandemic

In "Now, it's time to put some critics' standards to the test," there was an indignant discussion of who was right and who was wrong. The contest between the two sides can be described as in full swing, but at the end of the debate, I see that everyone is also resentful, and even can't help but attack the other side. I don't think it's necessary to attack each other like this, because everyone is trying to prove their rationality at the same time. As a pessimist in the Internet stratosphere, I believe that the Internet will only deepen the estrangement between each other. The consequence of the huge amount of information on the Internet is that everyone will only filter the information that conforms to their own positions. And after watching it overseas for a long time, I found that there is no wall like this. For example, Mr. Wu Dunyi has never heard of a problem with the CDC test kit. Of course, when the two sides post evidence to each other, they often find that they have never heard of each other's news.

If you watch too much, you will often laugh at yourself, "Who is not a hermaphrodite anymore", "Who is not an old double standard anymore"...

However, we might as well get out of the dispute and return to a blind spot in the question, whether it is necessary for us to care about the global epidemic. The intellectual @Unidentified Flying Rabbit Xingtu said: We don't need to care about the global epidemic at all, because intellectuals' vocation is to spur the government. But on second thought, there is a blind spot. That is why many politicians and overseas netizens, especially overseas Chinese, have collectively criticized the Chinese government for its poor handling. Shouldn't they spur their own government?

In fact, there is an essential human nature problem here, everyone is afraid of the epidemic spreading to their own country. Can it be stopped simply by spurring the government of one's own country? No, the affected countries must take severe and effective measures to truly curb the spread of the disease. Therefore, it is necessary to spur China, the country with the largest epidemic.

If a disaster-stricken country clearly has an epidemic, but it is not handled effectively, we cannot impose travel restrictions on it? Our own country can only wait for the outbreak of the epidemic.

As early as the 2009 H1N1 epidemic in this country, it can be regarded as a bad track. At that time, the United States pressured the WHO not to raise the alert level, and at the same time pressured countries around the world to prohibit the imposition of a travel ban on the United States. It eventually caused a global pandemic, and Europe, China, Japan, South Korea, and Latin America were all hit hard, especially in Mexico, which had a high mortality rate. It took the United States six months to declare a state of emergency in October 2009. Netizen @wuguoyi said that Japan did not immediately impose a travel ban on China, which is really a delay, but this seems to be a standard practice.

@wu Guoyi also said that now we don't seem to have a serious epidemic in the United States, why do we have to mention the United States. So here's a couple of pieces of information, the first case in Bhutan was from Washington DC in the US, and it was before DC confirmed the first case. https://www.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/fe7pi8/bhutans_first_case_of_coronavirus_is_an_american/

Canada says most new cases in Canada are U.S.-related: https://www.forbes.com/sites/victoriaforster/2020/03/06/most-of-canadas-recent-new-cases-of-covid-19-are -linked-to-the-us/#731950da5886

On the one hand, we can say that the number of cases under the table in the United States is far beyond imagination, otherwise it would not have such a strong output capability. On the other hand, even if the number of cases is really small, the inability to impose a travel ban on the United States is an obvious breach of epidemic prevention , especially as Americans' global travel capabilities are not inferior to those in mainland China. Especially in a small country like Bhutan, a public health event is a devastating blow.

Then let's go back and ask, netizens, is your country or region ready for epidemic prevention in the United States? Is it all good to just ban mainland China? Especially in Taiwan and Hong Kong, what is the level of travel prevention and control? I remember that Taiwan has been arguing for a long time about whether to prevent and control Japanese tourists, and the conclusion is not to increase the level of prevention and control. Is it really safe for Japanese or Americans to travel to Taiwan and Hong Kong?

On the other hand, can we also say that we have reason to care about the ability of foreign governments to prevent and control diseases? Can you care if you can compare? Every one of us in the world is at risk of a global epidemic, and the inadequacy of each country's ability to prevent epidemics increases our risk. International exchanges are so frequent, and the world is already a game of chess. If you want to stay out of the matter, you can only block yourself. Since you are not out of the matter, you have the right to comment. Of course, overseas Chinese can comment on China's epidemic prevention policies, and they can comment as they like.

Last question, world leadership . As the most powerful country after World War II, the United States plays a leader role in international security issues, international economic and trade issues, or in other words, all issues. However, the United States did not play an active role in epidemic prevention this time, nor did it actively lead the global epidemic prevention and control. The January-February rally in U.S. stocks also seems to have given some hawks a taste. The lack of world leadership is also one of the reasons why the global epidemic eventually spread. China, on the other hand, actively assisted Iran in controlling the epidemic (there were only a few dozen cases before the arrival of the Chinese expert team, which was an obvious attempt to conceal it), sending experts and donating materials. I think the epidemic has been initially controlled, and the Middle East countries should be relieved. Chinese residents are also relieved that imported cases from Iran are under control.

China is indeed actively filling the role of world leadership, whether you like it or not.