World Cutting Off Ties With China?

Starting from simple gestures like banning business prospects in Hong Kong, South Korea and Vietnam to signing petitions in India & US, the world is leaving no stone unturned to make the epicentre of COVID-19, China, feel guilty for withholding integral information since the start. Can the redemption of China, if any, match up with the level of destruction caused world wide? Complete Coverage: Coronavirus

Crux of the Matter

Spotlight on China’s Legal Responsibilities Under Article 1 of the International Law Commission’s 2001, nations all over the world are responsible for their internationally wrongful acts. Even if it didn’t create a global pandemic intentionally, China’s failure to transparently share information with WHO in accordance with International Health Regulations constitutes an early breach of these obligations.

Dr. Deborah Birx says China had “a higher moral obligation on communicating and transparency” Let me translate: China abdicated all of their moral obligations, it cost the world our economy and in the end it’ll cost hundreds of thousands their lives. pic.twitter.com/wskwbnzN8w — Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) April 19, 2020

An epidemiological model at the University of Southampton found that, had China acted responsibly just one, two, or three weeks more quickly, the virus affected people would have been reduced by 66 %, 86 %, and 95%, respectively worldwide.

The coronavirus has killed more than 130 people so far, and quarantine measures can prevent infection if they are delivered effectively. However, with Australia's ninth case of coronavirus confirmed, the panic has fuelled Sinophobia and racism. | OPINION https://t.co/C2NBlMhjhm — The Age (@theage) January 30, 2020

Petitions Roll Out from India and US The International Council of Jurists (ICJ) and All India Bar Association (AIBA) have filed a petition in the United Nations Human Rights Council seeking an unspecified amount as reparation from China over the global spread of COVID-19.

ICJ Moves UNHRC against China for COVID-19 Reparation https://t.co/zpvl3fOKWx — Dr. Adish C Aggarwala (@adishcaggarwala) April 4, 2020

In one of the complaints, AIBA chairman Adish C. Aggarwala expressed how they have violated a barrage of laws including International Health Regulations (IHR), International Human Rights, International Humanitarian Laws and UDHR clauses.

Co-Founder of Judicial Watch and Freedom Watch Files Lawsuit Against China for COVID-19 As "Biological Weapon" https://t.co/V1VYTkDsgP — Freedom Watch 🇺🇸 (@FreedomWatchUSA) March 23, 2020

Meanwhile conservative Lawyer Larry Klayman and his group Freedom Watch filed the complaint in a federal court in Texas, US seeking $20 trillion from the Chinese government, believing in the conspiracy theory that novel coronavirus was created as a biological weapon and released by the Wuhan Institute of Virology in Wuhan, China.

EU Stops Stainless Steel Import, Puts Tariff According to the official EU journal, the European Commission has imposed provisional anti-dumping duties on hot-rolled stainless steel sheets and coils from China, Taiwan and Indonesia, both of whose ultimate parent was China’s Tsingshan. In this case, EU paid more than 30% below the international market price for nickel ore.

Tsingshan’s Chinese rival Shanxi Taigang Stainless Steel Co (000825.SZ) Ltd and three affiliates were hit with the highest rate of 18.9%, while other mainland China firms saw rates of 14.5% and 17.4%. Tom Daily, Reuters Editor

Subsequently, it smacked Egypt and repeat defaulter China with five-year tariffs on an industrial good used in everything from wind turbines to sports equipment, inflicting duties as high as 99.7% on them.

Moreover Western European countries like Italy, Spain, and Germany have tightened their Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) rules to prevent Chinese firms from taking over the domestic economies which are already suffering a slump because of the pandemic.

Rising Sun Shifts Base from Dragon Land In its economic stimulus package, Japan has announced a whopping budget to help its manufacturers deal with the constant disruption occurring in supply chains with major trading partner China. The budget includes 220 billion yen ($2 billion) for companies shifting production back to their home country and 23.5 billion yen ($0.2 billion) for the ones seeking to move production to other countries.

Japan's new economic stimulus package includes funding for companies to shift production out of China. While the measures are a response to the coronavirus, they could lead to an industrial hollowing-out in China. In this week's China up close.https://t.co/bhOn725Wsj — Nikkei Asian Review (@NAR) April 15, 2020

US Plans to Revoke Chinese Telecom Rights, UK Rethinks Huawei 5G Deal The U.S. Justice Department has requested the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to revoke China Telecom (Americas) Corp’s (0728.HK) authorization to provide international telecommunications services to and from the US.

If you like Corona in your country, you’ll love Huawei in your home. UK moves to drop Huawei as 5G vendor China transparency https://t.co/49H70xvFeW — Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) April 17, 2020

India’s Moves Throughout the Coronavirus crisis, India has maintained a moral high ground with respect to China. India has helped China with medical supplies and accepted their diplomatic overtures to not officially stigmatize China when communicating about the Coronavirus. Nonetheless, India has been cautious in accepting medical supplies from China while also putting in place measures to make sure that China doesn’t gobble up Indian companies during the COVID-19 driven economic recession.

Desperate Times Call for Desperate Measures With the return of Coronavirus in the second wave, China has made itself busy by putting efforts to improve its global image by vetting research papers on COVID-19. The international community now looks forward to their new strategies which hopefully involves less grand plans and more concrete actions.

Curiopedia

During World War II, Japanese forces committed numerous war atrocities against the Chinese civilian population, including biological warfare and the Three Alls Policy (Sankō Sakusen), the three alls being: “Kill All, Burn All and Loot All”.
The Xinhai Revolution, also known as the Chinese Revolution or the Revolution of 1911, was a revolution that overthrew China’s last imperial dynasty and established the Republic of China (ROC). Sun Yat-sen played an instrumental role in the overthrow of the Qing dynasty. Sun is also referred to as the “Father of the Nation” in the Republic of China. Repoblic of China is confined to Taiwan today.
In 2019, China was all over the news for its ongoing conflicts with Hong Kong. The conflict arose after the “One country Two systems” bill was withdrawn in September 2019 and Hong Kong began its demand to function as an independent state.
Li Wenliang, a Chinese Doctor had raised the alarm about the danger of novel coronavirus at the end of December last year. He was reprimanded by the local police and thereafter he died on February 7 after contracting the virus from patients at Wuhan Central Hospital.
His death sparked an outpouring of criticism of the central government that was never seen inside China before. Citizens then used the doctor as a symbol of their anger at the delayed reaction by President Xi Jinping while Beijing tried to rewrite history by calling him a loyal and committed Communist Party member who sacrificed his life for the good of the nation.

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