Pew research survey indicates a negative view of China in 14 advanced countries which has historic proportions. They believe that China handled the COVID-19 outbreak poorly. That manwhore jinping is not trusted. People of these countries do not have confidence in him to do any good by the world. Firstly, China will never be accepted as a world leader now. Secondly, lack of trust in China will have spill over effects. Eventually people will ensure that advanced democracies decouple from China. Hence its economy is unlikely to soar. Thirdly, if a country and its leader are not trusted by the most advanced countries then imagine what will it be in countries that are debt trapped, coerced, threatened, and expanded into illegally. Hated? Fourthly, what will be the view and effect on its neighbours in land and maritime domains with whom it has issues? Fifthly, China stands isolated. This survey will enhance it. It is a ‘
mirror, mirror, on the wall; who is the fairest of them all?’ moment for China. Chinese have a history of being more cunning when isolated. Some countries can handle the menace but most might not be able to. There is no one to stop the Chinese dirtbags from entering and upstaging the international tent rudely. This is where the QUAD assumes global importance.
Across 14 advanced nations, a median of 61% say China has done a bad job in handling the coronavirus outbreak. And at least seven-in-ten in each of these countries have little or no confidence in President Xi Jinping.
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