“...it is ridiculous that the country with the longest border with China has no cases.”
@911CORLEBRA777 @thespybrief
Authoritarian states have been downplaying numbers. That won’t last. foreignpolicy.com/2020/03/20/cen…
@911CORLEBRA777 @thespybrief
Authoritarian states have been downplaying numbers. That won’t last. foreignpolicy.com/2020/03/20/cen…
“Central Asian states are sandwiched between the outbreak hot spots of Iran and China, but on paper, COVID-19 has barely touched Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan. That might seem like a miracle. In reality, it’s cause for concern.”
I would expect these Central Asian nations are going to be absolutely fucking pissed at CCP for failing so hard at containment, and for failing to warn the globe what was coming. Does that make them more likely to lean into Putin? @thespybrief
