Zhu Ying: Taiwans donation mask is stained with political colors

A white and pure mask, during the 2019 coronary virus epidemic, was dyed with colorful political hue, serving as diplomatic tools, describing the game between countries or regions.When the epidemic retreats, the history of the mask as a strategic tool will always remember.

First, the mask is instantly stamped with political colors.On January 23, the sealing city in Wuhan, China, is equivalent to declared the seriousness of the outbreak of Chinese crown disease to the world.On January 24, the Taiwan government announced that it was forbidden to export masks for a month to ensure that Taiwan has enough mask supply.Taiwan quickly responded to the epidemic situation in mainland China, so that Ma Ying -jeou criticized that the government was unmanned.

Is the Cai Yingwen government no human?6,000 masks donated by Taiwan on January 22 arrived in Australia.On April 1st, Tsai Ing -wen announced that Taiwan donated 10 million masks to support countries with severe epidemics, including 2 million in the United States, 7 million European, and 1 million from diplomatic relations.Feng Delin, the chairman of the European Commission, responded quickly and expressed his gratitude, and emphasized that Taiwan ’s actions proved that unity has made us stronger.Obviously, the Tsai Ing -wen government's resentment over the Chinese government has defeated humanitarian considerations.Similarly, due to the political needs, no matter how serious the epidemic is, Taiwan will not be helped by the World Health Organization.Politics is absolutely over the health of the Taiwan Strait, and even above all issues.

Second, wearing a mask is a political issue.After the outbreak of Wuhan, Cambodia Prime Minister Hun Sen showed loyalty to China.On January 30, Hunson warned reporters and officials that he would be kicked out if wearing a mask.He announced that he was not allowed to wear a mask, kept direct sailing, not withdrawn overseas Chinese, and did not discriminate against the Chinese.In early February, Hun Sen made a visit to China to visit Wuhan. China declined his request and proposed to change the location of the visit to Beijing.Hongsen moved China. On March 22, the China Asian Economic Development Association donated 100,000 masks to Cambodia; on March 28, China Red Bean Group donated 1 million masks to Cambodia.At this time, China -Cambodia relations are paved with a mask.

Third, masks become red diplomatic tools.After controlling the epidemic, China began to provide medical supplies including masks, including masks.As of March 20, China has provided anti -epidemic assistance to 82 countries and the World Health Organization and the African Alliance, highlighting China's strength, Chinese responsibility, and Chinese spirit.

China ’s mask diplomacy is conducive to reversing the negative image caused by the epidemic to China, so that on March 28, the BBC (BBC) uses China lsquo; mask diplomacy rsquo; how to reshape lsquo;Published an article.The article does not actively respond to the right and vigorousness of Chinese official media. The world should thank China for their voices.At the beginning of the article, it was pointed out that after the crown disease epidemic was outbreak, the Japanese folk and government -level donated masks and other supplies to China.On January 28, the People's Daily reported that South Korea provided China with 2 million masks and other medical supplies.

Chinese public opinion allowed the world to thank China for their results and cause disgusting.From the perspective of European countries, when thanks to China, it is emphasized that this is the exchanges of courtesy, because when the Chinese epidemic was raging in February, France and the European Union also provided considerable supplies.In late March, Feng Delin said that at the most urgent moment in China, the European Union requested China to send 56 tons of medical assistance supplies to China.The French World Daily commented that: However, it is strange that for this assistance, it has never been taken into Chinese official media lenses.

On March 27th, French Radio International made a topic of the Chinese mask diplomacy that provoked European dislikes: China provided masks to Italy in crisis is a great thing, but the official media have exaggerated publicity, self -media self -media, and the media self -media.The excessive bragging of the marketing number self -expansion finally caused western western opinions.

Unfortunately, the mask exported in China was unqualified, and the diplomacy of Chinese masks discounted.On March 28, the Dutch Ministry of Health announced that it received 1.3 million Chinese masks, but after two tests, it was found that the mask failed to close the face and filtering virus function unqualified, and all were recovered.

In March, a video of China spread a video. In the video, a mask producer wiped the shoe with a large mask and said that he had not been used to wipe his ass.This video spreads from domestic madness to overseas, and US Minister of Justice Balt also reposted the video.On April 2nd, China Tencent.com disclosed in an interview report entitled by the mask gambling. At present, the filtering efficiency of many masks on the market is only between 20%and 30%, or even 10%.Many factories are not a sterile workshop and other production links at all, and have laid hidden quality hazards.

Fourth, the mask becomes a strategic material foreshadowing globalization.The crown disease epidemic first set out in China. China naturally treats the mask as a strategic material against the epidemic. This is why China imports 2 billion masks from five weeks from January. The masks from all over the world quickly gathered to China to China.Essence

China's world factory status has quickly led the global mask production. Before Wuhan's crown disease, China produced half of the world's medical masks.After the outbreak of the crown disease, China promoted the expansion of the mask nationwide.On February 29, the daily output of Chinese masks reached 116 million, which was 12 times that of February 1.According to Morgan Stanley estimates, China has now controlled 85%of global mask production capacity.

On the other hand, why does the New York Times have not enough masks to the New York Times on March 26?The publishing article pointed out why the mask of the American medical staff was almost exhausted?How can the richest country in this world see that it is so unfortunate and avoided?On April 3rd, a 3M company produced in China issued a statement saying that the company was approved by the Chinese government to send 10 million N95 masks made in China to the United States.

It is inferred that the United States will re -examine the supply chain formed by reducing costs.The fragility of the medical supply chain in this epidemic has made the United States unforgettable.Rebecca Grant, a national security expert in Washington, published an article on Fox News. After the epidemic, it re -considered US -China relations, especially bilateral economic and trade relations. The first problem was to return drug manufacturing to the United States.She also said that the coronal virus will end the globalization we know.

After the collapse of the Berlin Wall, countries can ignore the nature of the regime and jointly promote the globalization of peacetime practice, which has proven failure.Known globalization presents a significant confrontation ideology. Globalization will definitely retreat, and the global supply chain of masks will disintegrate, and major countries will focus on the strategic significance of masks production.French President Macron hopes to achieve the complete autonomy of French mask production, representing the desire of many countries.

(The author is a professor of economics at Shanghai Normal University of China)