“As Washington falters, Beijing is moving quickly and adeptly to take advantage of the opening created by U.S. mistakes, filling the vacuum to position itself as the global leader in pandemic response.”
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“...Beijing understands that if it is seen as leading, and Washington is seen as unable or unwilling to do so, this perception could fundamentally alter the United States’ position in global politics and the contest for leadership in the twenty-first century.”
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‘Beijing has seized the narrative opportunity provided by U.S. disarray, its state media and diplomats regularly reminding a global audience of the superiority of Chinese efforts and criticizing the “irresponsibility and incompetence” of the “so-called political elite in D.C.”’
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“During the 2014–15 Ebola crisis, the US assembled and led a coalition of dozens of countries to counter the spread of the disease. The Trump admin has so far shunned a similar leadership effort to respond to the coronavirus. Even coordination with allies has been lacking.”
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D.C. “appears, for example, not to have given its European allies any prior notice before instituting a ban on travel from Europe. China, by contrast, has undertaken a robust diplomatic campaign...to share information about the pandemic and lessons...battling the disease.”
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And it just goes on, basically.
