Privately, Chinese doctors say they need outside expertise. But Beijing, without saying why, has shown no interest so far.
For more than a month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been offering to send a team of experts to China to observe its coronavirus outbreak and help if it can.
Normally, teams from the agency’s Epidemic Intelligence Service can be in the air within 24 hours.
But no invitation has come — and no one can publicly explain why.
The World Health Organization, which made a similar offer about two weeks ago, appears to be facing the same cold shoulder, though a spokeswoman said it is just “sorting out arrangements.”
Current and former public health officials and diplomats, speaking anonymously for fear of upsetting diplomatic relations, said they believe the reluctance comes from China’s top leaders, who do not want the world to think they need outside help.
In 2003, China was badly stung by criticism of its response to SARS, another coronavirus epidemic; it has also been embroiled in a trade war with the United States for more than a year.
Some experts also say that outsiders could discover aspects of the outbreak that are embarrassing to China: for example, the country has not revealed how many...
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3 comments:
This is Chinas Chernobyl.
Tyrants cannot retain power if they do not retain absolute control of all services, food, medicine and worship.
I'm going out on a limb and just flatout guess the virus is part of a black biowar program. explains a lot.
Hey Mike;
There will be no invitation...The Chinese are communist and also oriental..Face is everything, they will not ask for help for 2 reasons...1. Lose face and 2. It embarrasses the Chinese Communist Party.
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