"The relevant statements are complete nonsense and not worth refuting."

It must be so nice to play for Team China, right now. Internationally, that is. Everyone needs your kit, your adversaries are fucking shit up even without you helping them, etc. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤪" title="Zany face" aria-label="Emoji: Zany face"> https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/22/us/politics/coronavirus-china-disinformation.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/2...
Chinese Agents Helped Spread Messages That Sowed Virus Panic in U.S., Officials Say

American officials were alarmed by fake text messages and social media posts that said President Trump was locking down the country. Experts see a convergence with Russian tactics.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/22/us/politics/coronavirus-china-disinformation.html
"Some American intelligence officers are especially concerned about disinformation aimed at Europeans that pro-China actors appear to have helped spread."

Like, really? Pointing out that Europe isn& #39;t exactly unified isn& #39;t disinformation, and neither is boasting about donations.
Because the fact of the matter is that China is flying planes full of PPE through the massive holes we left in our disaster preparedness. Holes that we& #39;re trying to blame China for, even though they& #39;re entirely of our own making.

I mean, it& #39;s the American playbook? https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😕" title="Confused face" aria-label="Emoji: Confused face">
Like, what do you think Western aid is about, exactly? Why the US has been the largest donor to the WHO, until now? Why American brands get to piggyback on US foreign policy? The dollar?

I mean ... you mad when it& #39;s used against you? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ https://twitter.com/sindarina/status/588109059112435712">https://twitter.com/sindarina...
It& #39;s basically the same bullshit as & #39;Russian influence& #39;, in that they are taking advantage, but of WHAT& #39;S ALREADY THERE. No one but us made us look like fools, and the game that& #39;s being played here is one of misdirection, of trying to distract the populace from those mistakes.
TL:DR; we didn& #39;t need China to let things get this fucked. We did that ourselves, and we& #39;re still doing it, being utterly dishonest about how we got here https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙄" title="Face with rolling eyes" aria-label="Emoji: Face with rolling eyes"> https://twitter.com/sindarina/status/1250372977868394498">https://twitter.com/sindarina...
And the thing that annoys me most of all about all this is that it makes me sound like I am defending China& #39;s conduct somehow, which ... urgh.

There& #39;s plenty to shine a light on, there, and the regime sure as heck didn& #39;t do themselves any favours early on.

But this? This is US.
I mean, when you have a US president who suggests that drinking disinfectant & #39;might be interesting& #39;, perhaps you have bigger problems than & #39;Chinese interference& #39; https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😂" title="Face with tears of joy" aria-label="Emoji: Face with tears of joy">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😭" title="Loudly crying face" aria-label="Emoji: Loudly crying face"> https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/23/trump-coronavirus-treatment-disinfectant">https://www.theguardian.com/world/202...
Medical experts denounce Trump's latest 'dangerous' suggestion to treat Covid-19

Doctors warn president’s musings on disinfectant as a cure for coronavirus could lead to death

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/23/trump-coronavirus-treatment-disinfectant
"The results are stark: greater exposure to Sean Hannity versus Tucker Carlson shows a measurable increase in the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths throughout March and early April."

Who needs spies sending fake SMS messages when this is your news? https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤪" title="Zany face" aria-label="Emoji: Zany face"> https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/04/fox-news-hosts-have-measurable-effect-on-covid-cases-study-finds/">https://arstechnica.com/science/2...
Fox News hosts have measurable effect on COVID cases, study finds

Comparing Fox News hosts shows effect of disinformation on COVID deaths

https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/04/fox-news-hosts-have-measurable-effect-on-covid-cases-study-finds/
"Americans are poisoning themselves while trying to kill the coronavirus"

I mean, we point and laugh when we hear these things, but people are literally killing themselves in the US, based on what their president and news tells them. https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/04/americans-are-poisoning-themselves-while-trying-to-kill-the-coronavirus/">https://arstechnica.com/science/2...
Americans are poisoning themselves while trying to kill the coronavirus

As the pandemic picked up in the US, so did poison reports.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/04/americans-are-poisoning-themselves-while-trying-to-kill-the-coronavirus/
"The man& #39;s wife told NBC News she& #39;d watched televised briefings during which President Trump talked about the potential benefits of chloroquine."

Someone literally died because they drank fish tank cleaner after watching Trump talk about chloroquine. https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/man-dies-after-ingesting-chloroquine-attempt-prevent-coronavirus-n1167166">https://www.nbcnews.com/health/he...
A man died after ingesting a substance he thought would protect him from coronavirus

The man and his wife thought the ingredient, used to treat sick fish, could prevent the disease.

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/man-dies-after-ingesting-chloroquine-attempt-prevent-coronavirus-n1167166
Which isn& #39;t a new thing either, when it comes to Americans touting & #39;miracle cures& #39;. They even export this nonsense, such as this pastor claiming that bleach will cure HIV and whatnot; https://twitter.com/sindarina/status/1129663926172639235">https://twitter.com/sindarina...
Also, for every US leftie that Hillary would& #39;ve been worse, or that Biden will be; see the above, and fuck you https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🖕🏻" title="Reversed hand with middle finger extended (light skin tone)" aria-label="Emoji: Reversed hand with middle finger extended (light skin tone)">
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🎵" title="Musical note" aria-label="Emoji: Musical note"> We& #39;re all living in Amerika
Amerika ist wunderbar
We& #39;re all living in Amerika
Amerika, Amerika https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🎶" title="Multiple musical notes" aria-label="Emoji: Multiple musical notes">
"The makers of Lysol, the Washington State Emergency Management Division, and the EPA all scrambled to do damage control after President Trump appeared to suggest injecting people with disinfectants could be a possible cure for COVID-19."

¯\_(ツ)_/¯ https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/24/21234279/lysol-poison-health-experts-trump-injections-epa-coronavirus">https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/24...
Along with health and safety experts, we would like to remind you that Lysol is poison

Please do not do this

https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/24/21234279/lysol-poison-health-experts-trump-injections-epa-coronavirus
"Donald Trump is reported to owe tens of millions of dollars to China, through a real estate debt which falls due in 2022, offering & #39;astonishing leverage& #39; to Beijing."

I mean ... how many examples do you need, exactly? https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/apr/24/donald-trump-bank-of-china-debt-report">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2...
Trump attack on Biden highlights president's own financial dealings with China

Trump Organisation’s far-flung real estate business has involved dealings with Chinese state-owned firms on several occasions

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/apr/24/donald-trump-bank-of-china-debt-report
"A few days after Grenon dispatched his letter, Trump went on national TV at his daily coronavirus briefing at the White House on Thursday and promoted the idea that disinfectant could be used as a treatment for the virus."

¯\_(ツ)_/¯ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/24/revealed-leader-group-peddling-bleach-cure-lobbied-trump-coronavirus">https://www.theguardian.com/world/202...
Revealed: leader of group peddling bleach as coronavirus 'cure' wrote to Trump this week

Mark Grenon wrote to Trump saying chlorine dioxide ‘can rid the body of Covid-19’ days before the president promoted disinfectant as treatment

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/24/revealed-leader-group-peddling-bleach-cure-lobbied-trump-coronavirus
This is the same week as Pompeo bloviating about China& #39;s supposed mishandling of this crisis, while also demanding supplies according to "contractual and international obligations". Like funding the WHO, you mean? https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙄" title="Face with rolling eyes" aria-label="Emoji: Face with rolling eyes">

Clowns. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-pompeo-idUSKCN2242G9">https://www.reuters.com/article/u...
Pompeo renews criticism of China over virus but welcomes supplies

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo hit out at Beijing again on Wednesday over the coronavirus outbreak and accused it of taking advantage of the pandemic to bully neighbors, even as he welcomed...

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-pompeo-idUSKCN2242G9
"White House adviser Peter Navarro, like Pompeo a persistent critic of Beijing, charged on Monday that China may be withholding data about early coronavirus infections because it wants to win the commercial race to create a vaccine."

Uh-huh. That& #39;s why Trump tried to buy one? https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤪" title="Zany face" aria-label="Emoji: Zany face">
"The Trump administration has offered a German medical company & #39;large sums of money& #39; for exclusive access to a Covid-19 vaccine, German media have reported."

I mean, in case you missed this last month; Trump tried to buy it for use in the US only. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/mar/15/trump-offers-large-sums-for-exclusive-access-to-coronavirus-vaccine">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2...
Trump 'offers large sums' for exclusive US access to coronavirus vaccine

German government tries to fight off aggressive takeover bid by US, say reports

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/mar/15/trump-offers-large-sums-for-exclusive-access-to-coronavirus-vaccine
"China pressured EU to drop COVID disinformation criticism: sources"

I mean, sure. And then you look at what kind of disinformation this would actually be, and you find that you& #39;re firmly within conspiracy theory territory. Like 5G, chips in vaccines &c. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-eu-china/china-pressured-eu-to-drop-covid-disinformation-criticism-sources-idUSKCN227030">https://www.reuters.com/article/u...
China pressured EU to drop COVID disinformation criticism: sources

China sought to block a European Union report alleging that Beijing was spreading disinformation about the coronavirus outbreak, according to four sources and diplomatic correspondence reviewed by...

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-eu-china/china-pressured-eu-to-drop-covid-disinformation-criticism-sources-idUSKCN227030
"FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a face mask buys food at a street stall, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Beijing, China, April 24, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo"

That& #39;s literally the caption for that photo in the preview. I mean ... COME ON.
You want to bitch about Russian and Chinese disinfo operations while Western governments are ranting about & #39;wet markets& #39; being the cause, i.e. the lack of cleanliness in foreign countries, and you put up a photo of a street market that has nothing to do with it?

NARRATIVE, FFS.
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