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by berdario 2280 days ago
Really? I understand that Trump is pushing a lot of anti-chinese rethoric, but outside of the US the optics are pretty different.

https://www.newsweek.com/chinese-company-donates-tens-thousa...

Chinese companies are sending stocks of masks to help Italy to recover.

https://mobile.twitter.com/heylauragao/status/12386016724542...

China is also sharing the expertise of their medical team with Italy...

Compare with the US:

https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2020/03/us-air-force-flew...

They deprived Italy of half a million testing kits, in the area in which they are most needed!

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/16/not-for-sale-a...

And they're trying to deny the vaccine to other countries...

If anything, I expect people to be furious at the US, after this whole event will be over.