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[COVID-19 Virus] The PRC Situation Thread
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Beijing partial lockdown
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3873964
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ATBs are feisty and fearless, blessed is the man who gains the trust of one.
Such behaviour is normal as CCP itself is an lawless government. If the government don't even respect the law, how do you expect the citizens below to respect the law?
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This ATB finally woke up her idea to the truth about the evil of CCP! She kanna brainwashed by CCP propaganda for so long but she still can wake up her idea instead of some stupid samster here who still dreaming about the "greatness" of evil CCP!
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Where is Winnie Xi?
China's Xi Jinping has not been to Wuhan since the coronavirus outbreak. Why he may be keeping his distance
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Tedros Adhanom, Director General of the World Health Organization, (L) shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping before a meeting at the Great Hall of the People, on January 28, 2020 in Beijing, China.
Naohiko Hatta - Pool | Getty Images
Chinese President Xi Jinping has been visibly missing in action in Wuhan, the epicenter of the new coronavirus outbreak, spurring talk about his control from a distance in Beijing.
Instead, Xi dispatched his second-in-command, premier Li Keqiang to Wuhan on Jan. 27 in a shot of confidence for the city which has been under lockdown.
Since then, Xi has not been out much in front of the cameras, although he has been reported in state media as commanding efforts to contain the outbreak.
Most recently, Xi emerged from the shadows on Feb. 5 to meet with Cambodian leader Hun Sen who was on a state visit to China. Before this, the Chinese president had been absent from the limelight for over a week since Jan. 28 when he met with Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general at the World Health Organization.
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As the inner workings of the Chinese Communist Party are opaque, observers are weighing why Xi hasn’t been to ground zero or playing up his role in managing the crisis.
“While Xi has claimed to be personally leading the effort from Beijing, and the division of labor between general secretary and premier often call for such a sharing of responsibilities, there is an undercurrent of sentiment that Xi’s response has felt impersonal, more focused on avoiding a political calamity for the party than on the people’s health,” wrote analysts from risk consultancy Eurasia Group about the political cost for Xi in an outbreak situation that would “return to normalcy” by early April.
Xi is the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party.
On China’s heavily policed social media networks, there has been sparse discussion about the country’s top leaders on a personal level, even in private chats.
Indeed, despite anger after “the tragic death of the doctor who first alerted the system to the disease, Dr. Li Wenliang, the brunt of negative sentiment has been focused on officials in Hubei (province) and Wuhan (city,) with little spillover to Xi or other leaders in Beijing,” the Eurasia Group analysts wrote in their report on Sunday.
But Xi’s absence from ground zero could be an attempt to protect the top leadership from the potential fallout of the health-care crisis, experts say.
“While Li is an extremely able manager and bureaucrat, he has long been sidelined by Xi and has come to be seen as relatively weak and feckless, leading to speculation that Xi has made Li a possible scapegoat if the virus is not soon contained,” Jude Blanchette at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a Washington-based think tank, wrote in late January.
“This is in keeping with other problematic policy areas, including U.S.-China relations, where Xi has opted to remain somewhat aloof, preferring to place deputies on the front line. If a crisis is averted, Xi can claim ultimate responsibility, but if problems arise, he can point the finger at lower-level officials,” Blanchette added.
While the mayor of Wuhan will be the first in line to shoulder the blame from the fallout, “he is too low-ranking to be the scapegoat,” said Volker Stanzel, a former German ambassador to China at a discussion hosted by the Mercator Institute for China Studies in late January.
Li also “symbolizes the will and the determination of the leadership of Xi Jinping to pull the whole responsibility towards the almost-very center, but not quite very center of the power structure,” added Stanzel.
“He is not putting himself into the shoes of the person who is responsible for resolving this. He is taking the number two in the country—meaning he can always get rid of him and still remain Xi Jinping,” he said.
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Duration of the outbreak is important for Xi
The Eurasia Group analysts said in their note that a shorter scenario for the outbreak would cause “little blowback for Xi or other senior officials.”
But, even in that scenario where there is a “return to normalcy” by March or April, Xi would still be “mildly exposed,” said the Eurasia analysts.
An enduring outbreak though could be damaging to Xi.
“A poor handling of a months-long crisis and the economic stabilization program could well erode Xi’s political capital as he prepares to stay on for a third term in office in 2022,” they wrote.
“There is little reason to think Xi will face stiff challenges in doing so, but a seriously mishandled coronavirus crisis will increase the levels of uncertainty around political dynamics in China,” the Eurasia analysts added.
The pressure on Xi is immense.
“If the epidemic continues to last or endures for a sustained period of time and citizens start to feel that the government is not handling it properly, President Xi could come under criticism, particularly given that it’s the Politburo Standing Committee which is now taking charge of managing this epidemic,” said Cedric Chehab, global head of country risk at Fitch Solutions, referring to the top echelon of the Chinese Communist Party.
“So in that sense, President Xi, if he doesn’t resolve the epidemic, is unable to control it, could come under more pressure absolutely,” Chehab told CNBC.
At the end of the day, success against combating the coronavirus “must be clearly the success of the central government; if not, someone very much at the top will have to be the scapegoat,” said Stanzel.
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China's Xi Jinping has not been to Wuhan since the coronavirus outbreak. Why he may be keeping his distance
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- President Xi Jinping dispatched his second-in-command, premier Li Keqiang to Wuhan on Jan. 27 in a shot of confidence for the province that has been under lockdown.
- Xi’s absence from ground zero could be an attempt to protect the top leadership from the potential fallout of the health-care crisis, experts say.
Tedros Adhanom, Director General of the World Health Organization, (L) shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping before a meeting at the Great Hall of the People, on January 28, 2020 in Beijing, China.
Naohiko Hatta - Pool | Getty Images
Chinese President Xi Jinping has been visibly missing in action in Wuhan, the epicenter of the new coronavirus outbreak, spurring talk about his control from a distance in Beijing.
Instead, Xi dispatched his second-in-command, premier Li Keqiang to Wuhan on Jan. 27 in a shot of confidence for the city which has been under lockdown.
Since then, Xi has not been out much in front of the cameras, although he has been reported in state media as commanding efforts to contain the outbreak.
Most recently, Xi emerged from the shadows on Feb. 5 to meet with Cambodian leader Hun Sen who was on a state visit to China. Before this, the Chinese president had been absent from the limelight for over a week since Jan. 28 when he met with Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general at the World Health Organization.
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As the inner workings of the Chinese Communist Party are opaque, observers are weighing why Xi hasn’t been to ground zero or playing up his role in managing the crisis.
“While Xi has claimed to be personally leading the effort from Beijing, and the division of labor between general secretary and premier often call for such a sharing of responsibilities, there is an undercurrent of sentiment that Xi’s response has felt impersonal, more focused on avoiding a political calamity for the party than on the people’s health,” wrote analysts from risk consultancy Eurasia Group about the political cost for Xi in an outbreak situation that would “return to normalcy” by early April.
Xi is the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party.
On China’s heavily policed social media networks, there has been sparse discussion about the country’s top leaders on a personal level, even in private chats.
Indeed, despite anger after “the tragic death of the doctor who first alerted the system to the disease, Dr. Li Wenliang, the brunt of negative sentiment has been focused on officials in Hubei (province) and Wuhan (city,) with little spillover to Xi or other leaders in Beijing,” the Eurasia Group analysts wrote in their report on Sunday.
But Xi’s absence from ground zero could be an attempt to protect the top leadership from the potential fallout of the health-care crisis, experts say.
“While Li is an extremely able manager and bureaucrat, he has long been sidelined by Xi and has come to be seen as relatively weak and feckless, leading to speculation that Xi has made Li a possible scapegoat if the virus is not soon contained,” Jude Blanchette at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a Washington-based think tank, wrote in late January.
“This is in keeping with other problematic policy areas, including U.S.-China relations, where Xi has opted to remain somewhat aloof, preferring to place deputies on the front line. If a crisis is averted, Xi can claim ultimate responsibility, but if problems arise, he can point the finger at lower-level officials,” Blanchette added.
While the mayor of Wuhan will be the first in line to shoulder the blame from the fallout, “he is too low-ranking to be the scapegoat,” said Volker Stanzel, a former German ambassador to China at a discussion hosted by the Mercator Institute for China Studies in late January.
Li also “symbolizes the will and the determination of the leadership of Xi Jinping to pull the whole responsibility towards the almost-very center, but not quite very center of the power structure,” added Stanzel.
“He is not putting himself into the shoes of the person who is responsible for resolving this. He is taking the number two in the country—meaning he can always get rid of him and still remain Xi Jinping,” he said.
VIDEO04:36
How the coronavirus outbreak is a risk to China’s leadership
Duration of the outbreak is important for Xi
The Eurasia Group analysts said in their note that a shorter scenario for the outbreak would cause “little blowback for Xi or other senior officials.”
But, even in that scenario where there is a “return to normalcy” by March or April, Xi would still be “mildly exposed,” said the Eurasia analysts.
An enduring outbreak though could be damaging to Xi.
“A poor handling of a months-long crisis and the economic stabilization program could well erode Xi’s political capital as he prepares to stay on for a third term in office in 2022,” they wrote.
“There is little reason to think Xi will face stiff challenges in doing so, but a seriously mishandled coronavirus crisis will increase the levels of uncertainty around political dynamics in China,” the Eurasia analysts added.
The pressure on Xi is immense.
“If the epidemic continues to last or endures for a sustained period of time and citizens start to feel that the government is not handling it properly, President Xi could come under criticism, particularly given that it’s the Politburo Standing Committee which is now taking charge of managing this epidemic,” said Cedric Chehab, global head of country risk at Fitch Solutions, referring to the top echelon of the Chinese Communist Party.
“So in that sense, President Xi, if he doesn’t resolve the epidemic, is unable to control it, could come under more pressure absolutely,” Chehab told CNBC.
At the end of the day, success against combating the coronavirus “must be clearly the success of the central government; if not, someone very much at the top will have to be the scapegoat,” said Stanzel.
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Factories in China remain shuttered as some regions extend shutdowns amid coronavirus quarantine efforts
Published Mon, Feb 10 20201:25 AM EST
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AFP | AFP | Getty Images
Uncertainty about work resuming at factories in China is setting in, with provinces or cities posting different dates for an extended shutdown as the coronavirus outbreak continues to spread.
Authorities had initially said operations could pick up again on Monday, but the already-extended delay in reopening could be dragged out even further for many factories — including Apple’s largest manufacturer Foxconn.
Even if businesses were up and running again, their workers would still have to fulfill quarantine requirements of around two weeks.
With the further delay, analysts warned of a big hit not just to the Chinese economy, but globally.
Shutdowns further extended
Last week, more than 20 provinces and other regions told businesses to not resume work before Feb. 10 at the earliest. In 2019, those parts of China accounted for more than 80% of national GDP, and 90% of exports, according to CNBC calculations of data accessed through Wind Information.
Some provinces and districts have now told companies to not return to work until March 1, according to officials.
While it appears that business activities in some provinces will partially resume Monday, workers returning from other provinces are still subject to quarantine and some sectors, such as construction, will need to delay resumption of work, Morgan Stanley wrote in a report on Monday morning.
“It’s uncertain whether factories could resume production this week amid local quarantine efforts and traffic controls. Indeed, many authorities and enterprises at local levels are targeting Feb. 17th or later to restart business, and the resumption is likely to be a phased approach,” the investment bank wrote.
But, it said, “there are still uncertainties as to how quickly the coronavirus situation will be brought under control and when production and goods transportation services will be ramped up to normal levels.”
“That ... is a major blast to the global value chain, not only for China, but the world. That’s already, basically a month and a half without factories working,” said Alicia Garcia Herrero, chief economist for Asia Pacific at Natixis.
“So indeed, it’s a big blow to the Chinese economy, and the world,” she told CNBC on Monday.
What we know about Foxconn and other companies
This reportedly includes major companies like Taiwan-listed Hon Hai Precision Industry, better known as Foxconn and the world’s largest iPhone assembler.
Reuters reported Monday, citing a person familiar with the matter, Foxconn received approval to resume production at a facility in Zhengzhou. But the company is still “trying very hard” to get clearance to reopen plants in other parts of China, Reuters reported.
Foxconn did not directly confirm its plans to restart operations, but it told CNBC in a statement: “The operation schedules for our facilities in China follow the recommendations of the local governments, and we have not received any requests from our customers on the need to resume production earlier.”
But delays could potentially hit Apple, analysts say.
In a note on Sunday, Wedbush Securities wrote that this development could be “a shock to the system and disrupt the supply chain further for Apple” for both iPhones and AirPods which were already facing a shortage.
In the autos sector, Toyota and BMW said they are extending the shutdowns for plants in China until next week — among several automakers who said they were delaying reopenings.
Among tech companies in China, Hong Kong-listed Tencent has asked its employees to continue working from home for another week, extending the return date to from Feb. 14 to Feb. 21.
— CNBC’s Eunice Yoon, Hilary Pan contributed to this report.
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Published Mon, Feb 10 20201:25 AM EST
Key Points
- Last week, more than 20 provinces and other regions told businesses not to resume work before Feb. 10 at the earliest.
- Some provinces and districts have now told companies not to resume work till March 1, according to officials.
- “That ... is a major blast to the global value chain, not only for China, but the world,” said Alicia Garcia Herrero, chief economist for Asia Pacific at Natixis.
AFP | AFP | Getty Images
Uncertainty about work resuming at factories in China is setting in, with provinces or cities posting different dates for an extended shutdown as the coronavirus outbreak continues to spread.
Authorities had initially said operations could pick up again on Monday, but the already-extended delay in reopening could be dragged out even further for many factories — including Apple’s largest manufacturer Foxconn.
Even if businesses were up and running again, their workers would still have to fulfill quarantine requirements of around two weeks.
With the further delay, analysts warned of a big hit not just to the Chinese economy, but globally.
Shutdowns further extended
Last week, more than 20 provinces and other regions told businesses to not resume work before Feb. 10 at the earliest. In 2019, those parts of China accounted for more than 80% of national GDP, and 90% of exports, according to CNBC calculations of data accessed through Wind Information.
Some provinces and districts have now told companies to not return to work until March 1, according to officials.
While it appears that business activities in some provinces will partially resume Monday, workers returning from other provinces are still subject to quarantine and some sectors, such as construction, will need to delay resumption of work, Morgan Stanley wrote in a report on Monday morning.
“It’s uncertain whether factories could resume production this week amid local quarantine efforts and traffic controls. Indeed, many authorities and enterprises at local levels are targeting Feb. 17th or later to restart business, and the resumption is likely to be a phased approach,” the investment bank wrote.
But, it said, “there are still uncertainties as to how quickly the coronavirus situation will be brought under control and when production and goods transportation services will be ramped up to normal levels.”
“That ... is a major blast to the global value chain, not only for China, but the world. That’s already, basically a month and a half without factories working,” said Alicia Garcia Herrero, chief economist for Asia Pacific at Natixis.
“So indeed, it’s a big blow to the Chinese economy, and the world,” she told CNBC on Monday.
What we know about Foxconn and other companies
This reportedly includes major companies like Taiwan-listed Hon Hai Precision Industry, better known as Foxconn and the world’s largest iPhone assembler.
Reuters reported Monday, citing a person familiar with the matter, Foxconn received approval to resume production at a facility in Zhengzhou. But the company is still “trying very hard” to get clearance to reopen plants in other parts of China, Reuters reported.
Foxconn did not directly confirm its plans to restart operations, but it told CNBC in a statement: “The operation schedules for our facilities in China follow the recommendations of the local governments, and we have not received any requests from our customers on the need to resume production earlier.”
But delays could potentially hit Apple, analysts say.
In a note on Sunday, Wedbush Securities wrote that this development could be “a shock to the system and disrupt the supply chain further for Apple” for both iPhones and AirPods which were already facing a shortage.
In the autos sector, Toyota and BMW said they are extending the shutdowns for plants in China until next week — among several automakers who said they were delaying reopenings.
Among tech companies in China, Hong Kong-listed Tencent has asked its employees to continue working from home for another week, extending the return date to from Feb. 14 to Feb. 21.
— CNBC’s Eunice Yoon, Hilary Pan contributed to this report.
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Dictators are always fearful for their lives. Mr Shit-hole is no different.
I bet Pinky will also be the first to fly off elsewhere for refuge when shit hits the fan here.
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Get real info of death figures from crematorium.
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Coronavirus Getting Worse AGAIN, Incubation Could Be 24 Days, Infected Could Be TEN TIMES Highers
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Deaths in Hubei alone are now 618 (increasing by 69!
):
wjw.hubei.gov.cn/fbjd/dtyw/202002/t20200207_2020605.shtml
Deaths in Hubei alone are now 699 (increasing by 81!
wjw.hubei.gov.cn/fbjd/dtyw/202002/t20200208_2021418.shtml
Deaths in Hubei alone are now 780 (increasing by 81 again!
wjw.hubei.gov.cn/fbjd/dtyw/202002/t20200209_2021930.shtml
Deaths in Hubei alone are now 974 (increasing by 103!Deaths in Hubei alone are now 871 (increasing by 91!
wjw.hubei.gov.cn/fbjd/dtyw/202002/t20200210_2022514.shtml
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one old uncle on Diamond Princess (disembarked) passed caused 136 infected on Diamond Princess ship till date. Being the world's second largest Coronavirus exporter, our local infection rate don't make sense.
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New cases in Geylang Anteh Clinic and Golden Mile Complex not reported.
pappies withholding information like Chicoms
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