Out and about: People wearing face masks walking near a shopping complex after the lockdown in Wuhan was lifted. All these verbal assaults are hurled at China even as the US and its allies are receiving Chinese aid or made-in-China surgical masks, ventilators, Covid-19 test kits and protective gear. And by extention, China should compensate the virus-hit countries whose economies have been derailed and social life disrupted.One class action lawsuit against China has been filed in the Federal Court in the US seeking damages suffered from the Covid-19 pandemic. However, after getting medical supplies from China, some countries showed their ugly side.Spain’s action was shocking and crude. China may face much more serious risks in international politics.”During a key leadership meeting on Wednesday, Xi warned that new challenges have emerged for China’s work resumption and economic/social development.

Source: The Star April 12, 2020 01:30 UTC