Name:   MAJ USA RET - Subject:   The Urgency of China Date:   9/13/2020 12:41:14 PM

ACCIDENTAL – The Chinese accidentally released the COVID-19 corona virus. The response of the United States (specifically) and the rest of the world (generally) was mixed a mixed bag of success and failure. Warning of the release (by the Chinese) was muted at best and in fact delayed until the virus had escaped Wuhan. Some nations were late to note the vulnerability of the elderly and those with exacerbating co-morbidities. The information distributed to citizens was confusing, contradictory, and exaggerated. Quickly the response mechanics were co-opted by politics.

Do you think the CCP intelligence apparatus exploited this opportunity to a) study the spread of a biological and the response thereto, and b) to dabble in control of said response and message?

INTENTIONAL - The Chinese intentionally released the COVID-19 corona virus. The response of the United States (specifically) and the rest of the world (generally) was mixed a mixed bag of success and failure. Chinese warning of the release was delayed and until the virus had escaped Wuhan. Some nations were late to note the vulnerability of the elderly and those with exacerbating co-morbidities. With the assistance of Chinese inroads into US social and mainstream media, the information distributed to citizens was confusing, contradictory, and exaggerated. Per the plan, the COVID-19 response was co-opted by politics.

Do you think the CCP intelligence apparatus initiated this opportunity to a) study the spread of a biological and the response thereto, and b) to dabble in control of said response and message?

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In either case, the CCP received an eye-opening trove of information on the release and spread of a biological.

The Chinese have a plethora of extant and immerging problems:

1 – They intentionally manipulated to reduce the Chinese birthrate in their male dominant society such that there are now 119 males for every 100 females. The number of productive young people to care for their burgeoning elderly population is insufficient.

2 – The population of China is quickly approaching the carrying capacity of their resources.

3 – The Chinese have “pooped their own bed.” The overly industrialized China has now become a miasma of pollution - air… water… and land. Chinese industry has practiced unfettered growth with little concern for the environment… and less than adequate regard for engineering sufficiency and sustainability.

4 – Other nations have cut into their “cheap labor” model so successfully that China is quickly losing its lead role as the world’s producer of cheap goods.

In view of these problems, China needs room to spread out. They needed this yesterday. They do not have the military means to take on the developed nations (the U.S. in particular). And they don’t have time to play catch up.

HOWEVER, in one particular area, they have excelled - STEM in general – technology in particular. In concert with our western greed, arrogance, and ignorance, WE educated them and they stole our technology with our cooperation. As opposed to our culture, the Chinese culture does not condone laziness. It does not reward laziness.

The Chinese do not have time to stop and smell the roses.

BUT, we are downwind of them and would do well to heed the ominous odor.

Perhaps we should consider this between now and November 3^rd.

- LMF Curmudgeon