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The response to this from the western world has indeed been disgraceful. China's was too. They managed to contain due to their authoritarian policies but the real examples of good responses from asian nations are SK, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan. They've managed to contain it much better than anyone else without the need of massive government overreach.

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This crisis was a very good slap to the face to Chinese establishment. It was very much needed for a long time.

I heard even most hardcore communists starting to question Xi's mandate to rule now, and how much such a weak leader is costing them.

What I heard myself was pretty much a question "What if it was a war?"

Were Xi to hide in a bunker when the military can't do anything without his explicit approval, they would've been screwed.

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