China has an extensive diaspora of people who stay in regular touch with relatives back home. You'd know this, if you actually spoke to any Chinese immigrants.

This diaspora knew about how serious COVID was back in January.

If they had millions of people secretly falling sick today, this diaspora would have heard about it. It hasn't, and they don't.

For all intents and purposes, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, and yes, China have brought the virus under control, while we are faffing about with millions sick.

I dont understand why you are defending the Chinese regime?

> This diaspora knew about how serious COVID was back in January.

I know because lot of them were buying masks and other PPE from Australia and sending it to China. Too bad they did not care about their host country.

Not sure why you are talking about South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam they are much more open than China.

> I know because lot of them were buying masks and other PPE from Australia and sending it to China. Too bad they did not care about their host country.

Do you have the same expectation of self-sacrificing patriotism from, say, a non-immigrant millionaire (there's a lot of those around, especially in booming real estate markets), who sits on a mountain of wealth instead of 'helping their host country'? Or is it just constrained to middle-class immigrants, who are trying to help their relatives survive a pandemic?

Christ on crutches, this has an odd air of xenophobia about it.

Its both relatives and the Chinese regime who sucked PPE from Australia and Australian hospitals could not get masks because of that. Its the same Chinese Govt who tried to cover up the pandemic in the first place.

Christ on crutches, this has an odd air of supporting evil dictatorial regime about it