Q1- China’s Global Stature vis-à-vis the Unites States has enhanced tremendously in the wake of

performance of the two powers in term of fighting the pandemic COVID-19 at National and
International Levels. Critically Analyze the Statement.

https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3107545/why-chinese-autocracy-vs-american-
democracy-false-comparison

https://www.ushistory.org/gov/13a.asp

https://idpjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40249-020-00716-0

https://www.dw.com/en/china-an-unpopular-winner-in-the-year-of-the-coronavirus/a-55413717

https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/508448

https://www.bmj.com/content/370/bmj.m3417

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52398980

https://home.kpmg/xx/en/home/insights/2020/04/united-states-of-america-government-and-
institution-measures-in-response-to-covid.html

https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/interactive-timeline?
gclid=CjwKCAiA4o79BRBvEiwAjteoYO9AEJkBoqYIcdB2jT63DTJRzl-
NaHbKPqxTC6bnrw3xhRig_ILHkRoCA_cQAvD_BwE#!

https://virus.stanford.edu/uda/fluresponse.html

https://www.geospatialworld.net/article/the-sino-approach-use-of-technology-to-combat-covid-19/

https://www.piie.com/blogs/trade-and-investment-policy-watch/covid-19-chinas-exports-medical-
supplies-provide-ray-hope

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/emp2.12155

Answer:

Thesis statement: China unlike the USA has been predominantly successful in fighting Covid-19. As a
result, the Communist regime's Administrative approach and credibility have increased at regional
and international levels.

Introduction: The Critic authoritarian Administration has done well in the face of the Democratic
system around the Globe, raising eyes brows for a sustainable and Progressive System for the World
to Live in Peace and Prosperous. The outbreak of the infectious Corona Virus in Wuhan Province of
the People's Republic of China led the authorities to Lockdown the whole Province of Wuhan,
cutting off in and outgoing access. The Preparation of Medical Facilities and supplies, situation
monitoring, large scale testing with special testing kits and restricting Public to their Residents and
only allowing Medical and food Access. China Having a Mechanized Supply Chain helps in
maintaining lockdown for a longer period. On the contrary. The USA, a praised country in the world
Avoid Warnings from the World Health Organization and from China. It had to pull out its citizens
from the Region and thus started the Spread of the Pathogenic Diseases among the USA Masses.

Analysis: The SARs Covid-19 Disease is transmittable in nature through Physical contact with People
and Aerial contact with viruses. China quickly adopted scientific measures and put its Public to its
residents, making compulsory wearing masks and washing hands with sanitizer for 20 seconds.
Around two Million People have been tested for the Virus in Wuhan Province Alone with cases of
exponentially rising Virus-infected cases to 2000 daily marking with deaths around 3000 in total over
a span of 2 months. Nevertheless, before the virus contained in china, it spread rapidly with the
world facing yet another Pandemic due to the recklessness of some Countries including the USA to
pull out their citizens and taking the Disease lightly cause much damage to the health and Economy
of the world.

Timely Response: With No Previous Programmed for Pathogenic Vaccinations in the USA and no
early coordinating Response. The President of the United States put the Responsibility on States and
stating the Federal Government as a “back up”. It plunges the country into Health Catastrophe,
hence forcing the Country to shut down its Economic activities in Cities. This resulted in a 2 trillion
Dollar Economic relief Package for the country initially, now reaching 3 trillion Dollars.

Collective Conscience vs Unilateral Decisions: With the passage of Corona Disease emergence,
China Closely Collaborated with the World Health Organization. The Organization spread the
information quickly through its platform and tweeted that preliminary investigations by the Chinese
authorities had found “no clear evidence of human-to-human transmission” on 14 January 2020.
Based on this Assumption many countries including the USA due to fear of Economic Recession did
not take Precaution measures.

Use of Technology: The Chinese Model of using Technology in the crucial Response time to the
Disease Outbreak is Phenomenal. Many countries are looking forward to adopting them. This Model
Includes:

1) Use of Positioning Technologies to pinpoint the riskiest areas and carry out relief and
rehabilitation efforts accordingly

2) Satellite Monitoring of using GaoFen for construction of an emergency hospital and for
Geographical map of the virus-infected area

3) Cloud-based robotics were used for construction, disinfection of roads, and screening of the
people for virus symptoms

4) Using Artificial Intelligence and analyzing medical data, the virus trend predicted

Supply of Medical Equipment: The whole is dependent on China for the manufacturing of Goods.
Countries across the Globe ordered Safety equipment is including masks, safety gear, and testing
kits for Corona Virus. Most affected countries such as the USA; the European Union ordered the
medical supplies. China proved his ability to provide constantly a severe lockdown situation.

Worldwide recognition of China Efforts:

1) The Senate of Pakistan unanimously passed a resolution to express gratitude to China for
supporting Pakistan during the COVID-19 crisis.

2) The World Health Organization (WHO) chief thanked China for contributing 20 million US dollars
to the WHO's global fight against COVID-19 and help developing countries improve their response
capacities.

3) The mayor of Arzignano in the province of Vicenza, Italy, wrote a letter of thanks to Wuji County
in northern China's Hebei Province to express her appreciation for the county's medical donation
amid COVID-19.

USA failure on containing the Virus:

1) Lack of a recent historical precedent in the United States: In the case of MERS and SARS, no
mortalities occurred in the United States. A collective sense of being “immune” to problems
appearing in other nations likely contributed to complacency and an under-appreciation of the true
severity of the outbreak.

2) The varying reports on the characteristics of the disease: MERS and SARS, which were
geographically contained, and less like pathogens with lower case fatality rates. The normalcy bias,
dictates, “Because it has not happened here before, it cannot happen now.” Moreover, improper
comparisons to seasonal influenza may have contributed to an undue sense of safety.

3) The Presumption that only the elderly and the patients with comorbidities are at risk: Elderly
patients and those with underlying comorbidities and SARS‐CoV‐2 in China were reported.. In the
United States, this observation may have led younger persons to feel protected, as seen by the
public gatherings even after officials warned against it.

4) Fear of Economic Consequences: The fear of the economic impact of a panic caused by a
communicable disease epidemic may have slowed lawmakers and government officials to respond
to the emergence of the COVID‐19 threat.

Conclusion: The effective response by china to the outbreak was effective with results of low
infection and fatality while on the other hand a confusing attitude played by the USA, lead the
devastating effects on the health of the American people with having a quarter of the Covid-19
cases globally and thousands of deaths. It had affected the Reputation of the USA as a system in the
International world. On the other hand, despite the source of the Virus outbreak, China coordinated
with the world and proved it that the Pandemic can be handle efficiently with the use of good
methods and cooperation in this Civilized Modern world. (1017 words)