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Dutch health minister recalled 600, 000 face masks from a Chinese manufacturer on 21 March because it was defective, even though they had a “quality certificate.” The appropriate competent authorities only give quality certificates. The rest of the shipment has been put on hold, and none of the equipment that were either bought from China or given as aid are not been used. Turkey announced that not all of the 350, 000 testing kits imported from China were working well. EU Chief Diplomat Joseph Borrel warned of “politics of generosity” where China uses the crisis to act benevolent, pushing the narrative that unlike US, China is a responsible and reliable partner. (See BBC link below for full story) Spain, Turkey, the Netherlands and EU in general are scrutinizing Chinese aid. Meanwhile in Papua New Guinea, NBC reported PNG receiving K1 million from China, and 2, 000 testing kits with Personal Protective Equipment to be provided soon from Shenzhen. Warning, the BBC reported that the 600, 000 defective testing kits that Spain imported came from Shenzhen Bioeasy Biotechnology. It is not clear whether the 2, 000 testing kits that will come from Shenzen, will be from the same Shenzhen Bioeasy Biotechnology. Many of you who have followed part three of the article would know my criticism of China’s handling of COVID-19. But this concern is legitimate and is not biased. We should be careful. Fake and substandard products from China are an accepted fact worldwide. This is not to say China only produces fake and substandard products, but there is overwhelming evidence of this position. Now more than ever, we need to be critical. It is a matter between death and life. In Spain, Italy and the Netherlands, the test kits were defective to the extent positive cases were registered as negative. Does that sound familiar? Our first suspect was declared negative, but luckily subsequently declared positive. Imagine 2, 000 testing kits with questionable qualities. China is using this crisis, which started in China, which China denied for a month, which China allowed to spread including letting 5 million people leaving Wuhan without testing, to get world power status. At it is doing this at all costs. Your heath is not China’s priority. Get used to that. China’s geopolitical advantage is its priority. And China will push for that objective at all costs. We have 10, 000 kits from Australia awaiting clearance here in PNG, and monetary assistance of K1.7 million from Australia. We have requested K800 million requested from IMF, World Bank, and ADB. What more does the government want? There difference between having test kits from Australia and China is that, Australian products can be trusted with some degree of certainty that it is a quality product. You cannot have the same degree of confidence with Chinese products, and its already proving to be just that. Source : Academia_Nomad Next : A Paradox Of Time And Character : Marape Vs Namah Note: Let Your Views be heard : Send all your Political Commentaries to us through our email : pngfacts@gmail.com Share this Comments are closed.
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