{"product_id":"when-china-sneezes-from-the-coronavirus-lockdown-to-the-global-politicoeconomic-crisis","title":"When China Sneezes: From the Coronavirus Lockdown to the Global Politico-Economic Crisis","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 2019 novel Corona Virus  now COVID-19  stole global headlines in the opening months of 2020  and its many impacts are still to play out. The common adage  If the US sneezes  the world catches a cold is now demonstrable in a multiplicity of ways  but it is China that has sneezed.  This anthology provides insight into the nature of global pandemics such as SARS  MERS  Ebola and HIV\/AIDs  then focuses on Wuhan  where COVID-19 broke out -- though patient zero is as yet unknown. It examines the massive effort that China has undertaken since the outbreak to contain its spread  and includes personal stories of the first lockdown experiences.  But the impact may be even more grave on the global economy than it is on global health. National and international analysts address the economic impact both within Chinas industrial heartland and on global business  as borders close  entire regions are on lockdown  world airlines cancel flights  major US corporations in China shut their doors  factory floors empty. and global supply chains break down  millions lose their jobs and small businesses tank.. Stocks and the prices of gold and oil are impacted.  Soon after the COVID-19 outbreak was announced and the extraordinary quarantine response by China was effected  it was learned that Event 201  a global coronavirus pandemic simulation was held just months earlier  in which a global coronavirus pandemic killed 65 million people. Many questions arise concerning BIg Pharmas push for vaccines  and the mainstream dismissal of the possibility of alternative treatments such as HCQ.  Other disturbing questions have arisen: Has the disruption been overblown to inflict damage on China as part of a trade war? On the United States  which faces massive damage to its economy in the midst of an increasingly bitter political divide? What are the biowarfare implications in the Wuhan instance  where Chinas first BSL-4 level laboratory is situated  or in the future in general  given the spread of BSL-4 level laboratories worldwide and most extensively the US  as states and private entities conduct research into germ warfare  including the use of bat-generated viruses  for both offensive and defensive purposes  putting the entire world at risk of accidental leakage or worse?  Is this truly a pandemic -- or is it a plandemic  and if so  to what end? What are the likely consequences  intended and not.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44986955530293,"sku":"ByrdShop_1949762246","price":33.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781949762242.jpg?v=1770921618","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/when-china-sneezes-from-the-coronavirus-lockdown-to-the-global-politicoeconomic-crisis","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}