Headline RoundupMay 6th, 2020

Perspectives: How Coronavirus Fallout Will Impact US-China Relations

Foreign Policy, Coronavirus, Public Health, World, Asia, Democracy, Communism, China

Summary from the AllSides News Team

The effects of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic on U.S.-China relations remain a point of great speculation, as trade, militarization and the global economy could possibly be destabilized or disrupted if relations between the nations sour further. Many right-rated voices frame China as the top offender in the coronavirus crisis, blaming Chinese leaders for hiding the severity of the virus and enabling a purportedly worsened global outbreak. Many left-rated voices have criticized anti-China rhetoric from President Trump and other Republican leaders, arguing that the White House is attempting to use China as a scapegoat for its own percieved shortcomings.

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From the Right

Are We Done with China Now?

National Review (News)

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National Review (News)

Analysis

We have known about the People’s Republic of China’s exploitation of American enterprise for years. The problem is that we have not wanted to confront it. Ever since China joined the World Trade Organization in 2001, it has been a relentless and pernicious economic adversary, routinely taking advantage of the greed and weakness of American companies. We should have taken actions previously to address imbalances in our trade relationships, but we didn’t. Now the pandemic has put these issues front and center.

In early December, China knew an infectious virus...

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From the Left

Trump's anti-China theory implodes

CNN (Opinion)

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CNN (Opinion)

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The big lie of the Trump administration is that China is the cause of America's problems. The meme has worked for a while, since it plays into American smugness that if China is succeeding, they must be cheating.

Trump and his right-wing allies upped this game recently by claiming the Covid-19 pandemic was the result of an accidental release from a Chinese laboratory and that China's "cover up" blocked an effective global response.

According to CNN, the still-secret findings of the Five Eyes intelligence agencies (the US, UK, Australia, New...

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From the Center

US-China: Are Americans ready for a (costly) breakup?

Christian Science Monitor

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Christian Science Monitor

Analysis

The Commerce Department announces tighter standards for the export of some sensitive technology to China.

Members of Congress send a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo encouraging him to investigate the role of the Chinese Communist Party in what they say was a cover-up of the coronavirus’ origins and a disinformation campaign about the outbreak.

And President Donald Trump declares at a press conference that the United States will seek to require China to “pay big” for a pandemic that originated in China but spread globally to sicken millions,...

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