While the World Health Organization seems more than willing to accept claims from the Chinese government about the origins of the coronavirus outbreak at face value, it doesn’t sound as if the CCP is going to be open to other nations doing their own investigating:
Australia has been warned by the Chinese ambassador that it could face an economic hit if it does not back down from a push into the nation’s handling of the coronavirus. https://t.co/A6NVi0axjz
— Sky News Australia (@SkyNewsAust) April 27, 2020
Gee, for some reason China doesn’t sound too interested in the notion of transparency.
This is totally the behavior of a regime with nothing to hide. Our government needs to stand firmly with Australia (which, btw, is the only country to fight alongside the US in every single war since WWI) and demand answers. https://t.co/m2hbFXaVUi
— James Hasson (@JamesHasson20) April 27, 2020
Something only extremely innocent regimes with nothing to hide would say, surely.. https://t.co/zC92RrywQX
— Liberal, Not Lefty (@liberalnotlefty) April 27, 2020
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“Surely” indeed!
Back Australia!! This is international bullying. https://t.co/8RFuNLuy9C
— Adam Housley (@adamhousley) April 27, 2020
These sorts of veiled threats will boomerang back on China. Much of the world is tired of the Chinese Communist Party's bullshit. https://t.co/NMvNPekEvm
— JERRY DUNLEAVY (@JerryDunleavy) April 27, 2020
That's certainly a good reason not to back down. https://t.co/gtmbJ9sVJB
— Barry Gadbois (@BarryGadbois) April 27, 2020
It's time for Australia to unleash the kangaroos https://t.co/NabW524tFW
— Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) April 27, 2020
Corleone School of Diplomacy https://t.co/QDNVHVyUS6
— Joe Moschella (@joemosch) April 27, 2020
That approach from China will probably work with the WHO, but maybe not everybody else.