I don't blame Beijing honestly. Bigots will just run around screaming "China Flu", claim its from a lab or whatever. And they're the same people who don't trust WHO, or vaccines or whatever anyway

I'm not sure they have much to gain from collaborating unfortunately.

[–] rikudou@lemmings.world 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's so weird watching you guys come up with reasons why cooperating with the world about a new disease is actually bad.

[–] Auzy@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I'm not defending them, but maybe you could name some reasons why cooperating benefits them?

I'm not arguing it wouldn't be good if they cooperated, but just genuinely interested in what the perceived benefits would be to them?

[–] rikudou@lemmings.world 2 points 1 year ago

Possibly people would over time stop treating them like enemies, if they actually behaved like allies. The whole world is (very slowly) moving away from any dependence on China.

If they actually cooperated with the rest of the world instead of trying to take advantage of it while slowly planning how to take over Asia, they'd have it easier.

[–] satan@r.nf 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You don't ask China about novel diseases, just like you don't ask about war-crimes US and it's vassal state commits. Their populace or anyone under the influence of their propaganda gets mighty defensive about it.

[–] java@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago

I don’t blame Beijing honestly. Bigots will just run around screaming “China Flu”, claim its from a lab or whatever.

And? How does this justify potential consequences? If they don't cooperate, people won't blame them? This logic is faulty from any side.