China bombshell: Xi Jinping tipped to STEP DOWN from presidency
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I believe they all believed Trump never did enough in the early-going. Also they willfully ignored what many of us
have said here regarding the fact that he offered at least 2 times to have our guys go over there and help him and
Xi refused to let us in! Also, they just just lovvvvvvvvve them some Bob Woodward, right?
Well looky, looky........here's something from their guy with the booky! LOL
Read it and weep lefties!
China-US relations: Xi rejected Trump’s offers of help in early days of coronavirus outbreak, Woodward says
In his book Rage, Washington journalist gives accounts of the two phone calls between presidents since the pandemic started
In March 27 call Chinese President says ‘lockdowns, quarantine and social distancing’ are effective in containing virus
Wendy Wu
Wendy Wu is a Beijing-based reporter focusing on international finance and diplomacy. Her journalism career spans a decade and she has been reporting for the Post since 2015. Wendy has a master's degree in finance from Germany's University of Freiburg.
Published: 8:00pm, 15 Sep, 2020
Chinese President Xi Jinping asked his US counterpart Donald Trump not to spark panic over Covid-19 and rejected several offers by Trump to send medical experts to China to help investigate and contain the virus, according to a book by journalist Bob Woodward to be released on Tuesday.
In Rage, his second book about Trump’s presidency, Woodward said US health officials monitored the virus outbreak from late December.
American officials maintained regular contact with their Chinese counterparts and offered to send a medical team to the virus-hit area to help but their proposals were rejected by their Chinese peers.
Bob Woodward's book Rage on US President Donald Trump.
Rage contains details of the two historic phone conversations between the world leaders this year.
During a 30-minute phone conversation with Xi on February 6, Trump himself raised the offer of help, Woodward said. Trump offered several times to send US medical experts to China to “help 100 per cent”, but his suggestions were rebuffed by Xi.
“We would love to help you and wipe this out. We want to eradicate this virus and the people at CDC [the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention] are ready to, but they need visas,” Trump told Xi, according to the book.
Xi thanked Trump but sidestepped the request. He said he was “personally overseeing” the country’s efforts to combat of the virus and suggested the US take part in a mission by the World Health Organisation to China.
Trump said help from the US would arrive if Xi asked for it.
Xi told the US president China was being open and transparent and that its actions were safeguarding not just China but also the world.
“I ask the United States and your officials not to take excessive actions that would create further panic,” Xi said, criticising US travel restrictions despite the WHO’s suggestion against overreaction.
In the weeks after that call, Beijing and Washington went on to exchange barbs on the origin and handling of the virus. Zhao Lijian, a spokesman for China’s foreign ministry who is known for his combative Wolf Warrior style of diplomacy, hinted that the virus had been brought to China by the US military.
In the second presidential phone conversation on March 27, Trump said Zhao’s comment was “ridiculous” while Xi said US officials should refrain from using racist anti-China comments borrowed from Trump.
According to Rage, Xi advised Trump that lockdowns, quarantine and social distancing were effective in containing the virus, and early testing, early quarantine and early treatment were helpful.
Chinese state news agency Xinhua took a less confrontational position than reported by Woodward about the first Xi-Trump phone conversation. It said China hoped the US would calmly assess the pandemic.
Of the March 27 call, Xinhua reported China’s handling of the pandemic as “open, transparent and responsible”, and said China was willing to share its experiences in combating the virus.
The two world leaders have not spoken since that phone conversation and the bilateral relationship has continued its free fall.
The Trump administration has publicly blamed China for failing to curb the spread of the virus and letting it move beyond China’s borders as well as making claims that it covered up vital information about the virus. Trump also said the WHO moved too slowly in its virus response and was protecting China. In April, he declared the US was suspending its funding of the agency.
The two countries have been at loggerheads over the South China Sea, announced tit-for-tat closure of diplomatic missions and revoked visas for journalists from the other’s country.
The US is targeting Chinese hi-tech companies and has imposed sanctions over the national security law in Hong Kong and the allegations of human rights abuses in Xinjiang.
Trump had previously confronted Xi about Made in China 2025, a strategy for Beijing to foster home-grown prowess in crucial industrial and hi-tech sectors, Woodward wrote in Rage.
“That’s very insulting to me,” Trump told Xi, according to the book. Trump also said to Woodward that he was “breaking China’s ass on trade”.
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Sad, a lil late to the pity party.....
Everyone I know of is fully aware xi refused the help, just as we would have...............
NONE OF THE EXCUSES THE MISTAKE OUR GOVERNMENT AKA DONE FUCKIN TRUMP MADE...............
You can excuse all HE DIDN'T DO, all you want, you got no choice, the rest of us can see what happened, AND WHAT DIDN'T..............
Everyone I know of is fully aware xi refused the help, just as we would have...............
NONE OF THE EXCUSES THE MISTAKE OUR GOVERNMENT AKA DONE FUCKIN TRUMP MADE...............
You can excuse all HE DIDN'T DO, all you want, you got no choice, the rest of us can see what happened, AND WHAT DIDN'T..............
Airstrip One
Completely Effed
Strange, after all the work he put into abolishing term limits and making himself more powerful than his predecessors of the past 30 years.
what?? Xi "refused help"? he denied it was human to human contagious -then you blame Trump?? C'MON MAN
it would be up to the National People's Congress - not Xi
Lets roll this back..
trump offered help~what was he going to do?? He can't even help us.
There is no denial ccp fucked up, nor is there any denying trump did as well......
ccp is to be held accountable for their part, trump his...........
trump bungled his part.....
IMHO his first fuck up in this was trusting his good buddy xi..... He was praising him until it was to late for us..
DON'T WATCH THIS:
ExpressLane
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SURPRISE China lied to Trump and the. World about the China Virus. Also known as COVID 19