Trump is not alone in appointing blame for the pandemic on the Chinese . Angela Merkel has called out the Chinese on their lack of transparency ;and she is under increased pressure to take stronger stands against them . A German newspaper figured out the costs of their negligence that Germany must bear and made a mock up bill of £130BN bill for 'coronavirus damages' to submit to the Chinese .
Relations between China and the European Union have soured over the Communist country’s mishandling of the pandemic with the EU now emphasizing more autonomy,There have been calls for the EU to suspend Chinese takeover of European businesses which have increased during the crisis .“Over these months China has lost Europe,” said Reinhard Buetikofer, a German lawmaker who chairs the European Parliament’s delegation for relations with China.Leaders of the European Council put a ”roadmap” together to decrease dependency on China. The document calls on members to “invest in strategic value chains to reduce over dependency . The same is true in China's neighborhood. India is taking steps to restrict foreign direct investment from countries that share a land boundary with India...a clear swipe at China .India is engaging with other countries in the Indo-Pacific making bilateral agreements and through Quad Plus (India, US, Australia, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand and Vietnam) to counter China and to blunt or balance China’s future influence in institutions like the World Health Organization.
. In Australia, Japan, Indonesia, South Korea, and India, views toward China were already at historic lows prior to the crisis.
This skepticism of China will only deepen as these countries recall the initial suppression of information and draconian measures in Wuhan, where the virus originated, and observe Chinas attempt to rewrite history .
