国内英语资讯:Commentary: World needs to watch out for U.S. politicians blame-shifting subterfuge
<p><span word="BEIJING">BEIJING</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 1-- <span word="China">China</span>-<span word="bashing">bashing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="favorite">favorite</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="strategies">strategies</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="politicians">politicians</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="elections">elections</span>, <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="before">before</span>.</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continuous">continuous</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="over">over</span> 60,000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="induced">induced</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deepening">deepening</span> <span word="recession">recession</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="plenty">plenty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="incentives">incentives</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="politicians">politicians</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shift">shift</span> <span word="blame">blame</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="convenient">convenient</span> <span word="scapegoat">scapegoat</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="volume">volume</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="absurd">absurd</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ill">ill</span>-<span word="disposed">disposed</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="inquiry">inquiry</span>, <span word="lawsuits">lawsuits</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="compensation">compensation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="liable">liable</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="damage">damage</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="stem">stem</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="desperate">desperate</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="divert">divert</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shield">shield</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="incompetence">incompetence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mistakes">mistakes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="scrutiny">scrutiny</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outbreak">outbreak</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ostensibly">ostensibly</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="booming">booming</span> <span word="stock">stock</span> <span word="market">market</span>.</p><p><span word="Such">Such</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reluctance">reluctance</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="virus">virus</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="on">on</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="opted">opted</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sit">sit</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="hands">hands</span>, <span word="hoping">hoping</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="virus">virus</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="blow">blow</span> <span word="over">over</span>.</p><p><span word="Unfortunately">Unfortunately</span>, <span word="false">false</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="paralyzing">paralyzing</span>. <span word="Over">Over</span> 1 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="infected">infected</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="virus">virus</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 30 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="applied">applied</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="unemployment">unemployment</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="epidemic">epidemic</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="widespread">widespread</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="closures">closures</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="reality">reality</span> <span word="sank">sank</span> <span word="in">in</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="aloofness">aloofness</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="panic">panic</span>, <span word="prompting">prompting</span> <span word="absurd">absurd</span> <span word="suggestions">suggestions</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="is">is</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flu">flu</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="injecting">injecting</span> <span word="disinfectant">disinfectant</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cure">cure</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disease">disease</span>.</p>
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