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Comment by Johnny555 | Hacker News Reader

If the outbreak started in the USA, would you expect the USA to welcome a team of Chinese Government epidemiologists?

I expect they would be allowed. The US also allows international observers for its elections as well.

The USA is objectively corrupt from the top, have recently removed themselves from non nuclear proliferation and climate treaties .. as a country the message seems clear that USA don't care two shits about the rest of the World.

The idea Trump would open his response to an epidemic up to international inspection is just laughable - and I say his, rather than USA government's because that's how things appear to work there.

Trump has not even nearly as much power as you seem to think. We hear about his abuses of power because hearing ”California government implements reforms to reduce carbon emissions, in spite of Trump” doesn’t generate as much emotions as his corrupt practices.

Imagine a Chinese provincial government openly (key word openly) going against the CCP’s wishes. Or a judge, or a prosecutor.

Please don't use "objectively" as a replacement for "in my opinion". The two are not the same.

You don't believe that Trump's manipulation of Ukraine, say, is a proven fact? He damn near admitted it himself.

Or do you think a president subverting the will of the legislature of their country for personal gain isn't corruption?

I wasn't expressing my opinion.

This isn't a political discussion forum.

You are expressing your political opinion about someone you dislike. You are not expressing fact. Just stop.

And for its justice system. And its infrastructure.

The difference in transparency between China and the US is hard to overstate.

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