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Old 12-06-2020, 08:14 AM
 
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The titles pretty much says it all. This virus from China that either came from a lab or one of their backwards wet markets has destroyed many lives and cost governments and taxpayers around the world trillions. In a way, they declared war on the world with their virus. With all the loved ones they killed prematurely, the risk they put us all in, they owe the world a great debt! What should the world demand of them going forward? Oversight of t heir labs? Stopping all wet markets? Forgiveness of debt and years of restitution payments? All of the above?
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Old 12-06-2020, 08:20 AM
 
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Europe and the US should put a 10 year ban on permitting any Chinese citizen to enter. This would cause significant pain for the rich/powerful in China. They would think twice before doing this again.
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Old 12-06-2020, 08:26 AM
 
Location: King County, WA
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Do they though? I don't think there's any international treaty regarding fault payments for being the source of a pandemic. Ideally the international scientific would cooperate to try and prevent future such incidents, but I don't know that we will ever be 100% free of the risk of another such event. It might be better to spend the money on technologies to further speed up vaccine development and deployment, so we can get it under control in a few months.
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Old 12-06-2020, 08:28 AM
 
Location: Midwest
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When trump held dozens of super-spreader events and rallies in the US, I don't think we can blame the Chinese any longer for the critical COVID spread in the US.
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Old 12-06-2020, 08:28 AM
 
Location: Cape Cod
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What can really be done? We could stop buying stuff from them and instead buy American made products. That wold hurt their bottom line. Of course Trump tried to increase the tariffs on Chinese goods to level the trade deals and the Dems told us he was trying to start a trade war. Well we now have Beijing Biden poised to take over so there is no way he is going to hold China responsible for anything including the pollution they pump out that is killing the planet. Why is America facing a climate catastrophe but China is allowed to continue on with their HUGE carbon footprint? Maybe Hunter Biden can get in there and solve the problems as long as "the big guy" gets his cut of millions.



How do we make China pay for what they have done when Biden would Make China Great Again?
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Old 12-06-2020, 08:31 AM
 
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What can really be done? We could stop buying stuff from them and instead buy American made products.

The USA does not manufacture a lot of products so how can we but American?
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Old 12-06-2020, 08:32 AM
 
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China flat out lied about it....lied again trying to cover it up

...the UN/WHO lied and tried to cover for China....saying China reported it...when China did not

then to put the cherry on top....China finally reported it by saying there's no evidence of person to person transmission...and the UN/WHO lied again by reporting that when they knew it was not true

Then, to top it all off, the US media is lying and covering for all of it....blaming it on Trump
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Old 12-06-2020, 08:38 AM
 
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China flat out lied about it....lied again trying to cover it up

...the UN/WHO lied and tried to cover for China....saying China reported it...when China did not

then to put the cherry on top....China finally reported it by saying there's no evidence of person to person transmission...and the UN/WHO lied again by reporting that when they knew it was not true

Then, to top it all off, the US media is lying and covering for all of it....blaming it on Trump
Don't shop at these stores then.

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Walmart imports 26% of its merchandise from China, UBS' Lasser estimated, while Target imports 34% of its products from China. Other companies, including sporting goods, auto parts and furniture sellers, have even greater exposure to China. Dick's Sporting Goods (DKS), for example, imports 51% of its merchandise from China, while Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) imports 53% of its goods from China, according to Lasser.
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Shoe companies are closely tied to China. The country accounted for 72% of all footwear imported into the United States in 2017, according to data from retail industry trade groups.
The trade war comes to Walmart, Target and Macy's
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Old 12-06-2020, 09:05 AM
 
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When trump held dozens of super-spreader events and rallies in the US, I don't think we can blame the Chinese any longer for the critical COVID spread in the US.
You are blinded by your hatred for Trump. This virus came from China. They are ground zero. The US is only one country around the world that has been affected by this. Trump has nothing to do with this. Chinese own American and other countries’ deaths 100%.
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Old 12-06-2020, 09:06 AM
 
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China flat out lied about it....lied again trying to cover it up

...the UN/WHO lied and tried to cover for China....saying China reported it...when China did not

then to put the cherry on top....China finally reported it by saying there's no evidence of person to person transmission...and the UN/WHO lied again by reporting that when they knew it was not true

Then, to top it all off, the US media is lying and covering for all of it....blaming it on Trump
Yes, they lied for what appears to be months while they let their people run around the world spreading it.
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