I'm aware of law enforcement and military capabilities. I also have no plans to get in one of those boxes without a serious scrap, even if the effort is futile.
That is the mistake that China is making.
There's no doubt that mistakes have been made, and that they will continue, and I certainly don't like the way Chinese authorities prioritise state vs individual, but I've spent quite some time studying China in recent years, and I wouldn't call their management bad. In the West we are brought up as individuals, which also leads to anyone posting selfies on "Insta", but I've seen the Chinese do some pretty clever moves if you consider the planet a giant board game. China seems to be all about keeping power, preserving the state and utilitarianism in the extreme. Objectively that is probably the best way to deal with this epidemic, and they still haven't gotten it under control.
I would say: That it is mostly about, 'keeping face'.
I learned to "cheer up" while modelling the global system. This is serious, but lack of sustainability is really bad.yes, and it could even be worse. i've read of cases of re-infection. actually, being immune doesn't mean immune forever, nor that you can't still spread the disease. immunity is basically a persistent infection. but on the other hand for this to be grave the spread has to be out of control (as it was in hubei), and that won't necessarily be the case in all of the world. if this is really that serious ever more drastic measures will be taken to stop the spread, first spontaneously, then forced if necessary. and passing winter we'll have a vaccine. the problem will be producing it in enough quantity. cheer up!
Because they think it's best for the Chinese state. If people start panicking, then the state will be no more. Also, the Chinese economy is highly influenced by this. Therefore they think they have an interest in keeping a lid on the information available to the public. The other day when the Chinese doctor died, people started demanding freedom of speech so fast on Chinese social networks that the censors couldn't keep up. Such a situation is quite terrifying to the Chinese government. Next up, they promised an investigation of the case.
Utilitarian & China, are not found in the same sentence.
Could they bury them with lime ?
Fill my pockets and have a secure escape route.
If you are Emperor of the Planet, or anywhere. You would be spending most of your time, working out how to deal with those that want your job. That is the major issue with humans, greed, jealousy and, the need to oppose any authority, is in their DNA.
Just think: Time and motion.
No one knows how well the virus "survives" (it's not alive), outside the host. A virus is basically a small package of RNA, whereas something like a bacteria is a living cell. The virus injects it's RNA into the host cell, which then start replicating the virus. RNA is much more fragile than DNA, being "single stranded". Therefore it will get destroyed over time. How fast depends on several factors, like humidity, temperature etc. Normally, once the host organisms dies, it also stops reproducing the virus.
Dispute all you like. China has been a top-down state system, in one form or another, for centuries. At least they are honest about it. Following the party line, is not unique to them, is it?
