<亚洲时报>1月30日 刊文：
抗击病毒,中国让人叹为观止
作者 / 来源：佩佩•埃斯科巴 / <观察者网>
1月30日《亚洲时报》刊文《抗击病毒，中国让人叹为观止》
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本文是<亚洲时报>（Asia Times）网站自由记者佩佩·埃斯科巴（Pepe Escobar,左图）1月30日发表在该报的报道，由<观察者网>凯莉译为华文，2月3日在<观察者网>刊出，标题为<新冠疫情是生物武器失控？说这话的人太不懂中国>。<观察者网>申明“文章内容纯属作者个人观点，不代表平台观点”。
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本文是<亚洲时报>（Asia Times）网站自由记者佩佩·埃斯科巴（Pepe Escobar,左图）1月30日发表在该报的报道，由<观察者网>凯莉译为华文，2月3日在<观察者网>刊出，标题为<新冠疫情是生物武器失控？说这话的人太不懂中国>。<观察者网>申明“文章内容纯属作者个人观点，不代表平台观点”。
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谭德塞高度赞赏中国针对新型冠状病毒感染的肺炎疫情予以极其迅速、齐心协力的应对策略，在极短的时间内对病毒基因进行鉴定和测序。中国科学家已经跟俄罗斯科学家分享了新型冠状病毒基因组信息，使俄方能够在两小时内快速检测出人体中是否携带新型冠状病毒。目前中俄两国正在合作研制疫苗。
魔鬼总在细节里。短短几天时间里，也正值一年当中出行最为拥堵的高峰期，中国在特大城市武汉和多个周边城市成功隔离了超过5600万城市人口。这在世界公共卫生历史上绝对是一大创举。
武汉是中国重要的商业中心，GDP年增长率达8.5％。它位于长江和汉江的交汇处，同时也是铁路南北干线京广线和东西干线沪渝线的枢纽。
1月27日，国务院总理李克强受习近平主席委托前往武汉考察指导疫情防控工作。习近平主席本人则在短短几日内反复强调政府要将疫情防控作为当前最重要的工作来抓。
新型冠状病毒在一个极为敏感的时刻侵袭了中国：在此之前，香港上演了以失败告终的混合战（Hybrid War）；美国强打台湾牌；中美贸易战仅达成第一阶段协议，远未得到解决，美国还在想方设法封杀华为；甚至伊朗将军苏莱曼尼遇刺事件，其根本目的也是限制“一带一路”在西南亚（伊朗、伊拉克、叙利亚）地区的扩张。
各方面因素综合来看，某些势力对中国发起了全面信息战，不断炮制“中国威胁论”当作舆论武器，现在甚至不避种族主义之嫌，直接污蔑中国疫情是生物武器失控造成的。那么，中国到底有多脆弱？
人民的战争
五年前，中法两国在“非典”疫情爆发后合作在武汉建设了生物安全四级实验室，致力于高致病性微生物的研究。2017年《自然》杂志刊文对病原体从实验室泄漏的风险提出关切，但是没有证据显示这种情况可能已经发生。
从危机管理角度看，中国领导人应对得当——尽管中国仍然有“网络防火墙”，但政府已经尽力确保疫情防控阻击战完全透明。中央已明确要求各级政府部门不得瞒报、漏报疫情。中国媒体发布了实时疫情动态，还有英文版本，便于所有人了解最新疫情。任何擅离职守、防控不力的干部，都会被严肃问责。
上周日，一个帖子在中国社交媒体上疯传：“今天26号，我们武汉对抗肺炎真正进入人民战争阶段……25日以街道为单位确定了大量以共产党员为主体的志愿者和观察员……”
尤为重要的是，“在政府的通告下我们每个人在微信上安装'武汉微邻里’小程序，实名登记后程序会通过卫星定位确定你的家庭隔离地址，然后通过地址锁定你挂靠的社区组织，然后锁定你的挂靠志愿者！今后你的社会活动、信息通告将由系统和你建立链接桥梁……”
从理论上讲，这意味着“如果出现发烧，你第一时间通过系统尽快上报你的病情，系统会立刻提供网络诊断，并卫星定位和登记你的隔离地址。如果需要就医，你的社区会通过志愿者安排汽车将你送到医院， 同时在系统上跟踪你的病情进展：是住院、回家治疗……”
这样一来，成百上千万中国公民完全动员起来，“利用高科技对抗病魔”，打响了一场中国人常说的“人民战争”。
从危机管理角度看，中国领导人应对得当——尽管中国仍然有“网络防火墙”，但政府已经尽力确保疫情防控阻击战完全透明。中央已明确要求各级政府部门不得瞒报、漏报疫情。中国媒体发布了实时疫情动态，还有英文版本，便于所有人了解最新疫情。任何擅离职守、防控不力的干部，都会被严肃问责。
上周日，一个帖子在中国社交媒体上疯传：“今天26号，我们武汉对抗肺炎真正进入人民战争阶段……25日以街道为单位确定了大量以共产党员为主体的志愿者和观察员……”
尤为重要的是，“在政府的通告下我们每个人在微信上安装'武汉微邻里’小程序，实名登记后程序会通过卫星定位确定你的家庭隔离地址，然后通过地址锁定你挂靠的社区组织，然后锁定你的挂靠志愿者！今后你的社会活动、信息通告将由系统和你建立链接桥梁……”
从理论上讲，这意味着“如果出现发烧，你第一时间通过系统尽快上报你的病情，系统会立刻提供网络诊断，并卫星定位和登记你的隔离地址。如果需要就医，你的社区会通过志愿者安排汽车将你送到医院， 同时在系统上跟踪你的病情进展：是住院、回家治疗……”
这样一来，成百上千万中国公民完全动员起来，“利用高科技对抗病魔”，打响了一场中国人常说的“人民战争”。
生物遗传拼图
除了危机管理之外，中国科学界应对疫情的速度也令人叹为观止——由于当前国际上存在着针对中国的全面信息战，中国的举措并未得到充分肯定。就拿美国疾病预防控制中心来跟中国疾控中心作比较，前者堪称世界最大的传染病研究机构，年度预算有110亿美元，员工多达1.1万人。
2014年西非“埃博拉”疫情被认为是国际关注的突发公共卫生事件，该病毒死亡率高达90％。美国疾控中心从获得首例患者样本到基因序列测定，花了至少两个月时间。这一次，中国人在几天之内便做到了。
2009年，美国猪流感疫情蔓延期间，5500万美国人受到感染，1.1万人死亡。美国疾控中心花了一个半月的时间才推出检测试剂盒。
而中国从分离新型冠状病毒毒株到完整基因组测序只用了一周时间。中方立即公开发布了全基因组序列供全世界访问。
我还没有提到现在已经成为“网红”的火神山和雷神山医院，这两所正在以创纪录的速度赶建的医院将专门收治新型冠状病毒肺炎患者，并为他们提供免费治疗。它也有助于贯彻落实“健康中国2030”规划纲要，加速推进全民健康制度体系改革。
随着流行病防疫和创新联盟宣布启动三个针对新型冠状病毒的疫苗项目，生物遗传学界的潘多拉魔盒可能被打开。冠状病毒有可能成为通过疫苗进行基因实验的幌子，医药公司可能在不征得病人同意的情况下进行“活体实验”。这将牵涉到许多严肃的问题。
另外，伟大舵手毛泽东总能给人带来新的启迪。在他看来，“独立”和“发展”是最重要的两个政治变量，它们意味着完整的主权。如今，习近平主席决心向世界证明一个具有主权的文明型国家能够赢得这场科学的“人民战争”，这背后反映出的恐怕不是什么脆弱性。
(观察者网凯莉译自《亚洲时报》）
以下是发表在<亚洲时报>的原文——
2014年西非“埃博拉”疫情被认为是国际关注的突发公共卫生事件，该病毒死亡率高达90％。美国疾控中心从获得首例患者样本到基因序列测定，花了至少两个月时间。这一次，中国人在几天之内便做到了。
2009年，美国猪流感疫情蔓延期间，5500万美国人受到感染，1.1万人死亡。美国疾控中心花了一个半月的时间才推出检测试剂盒。
而中国从分离新型冠状病毒毒株到完整基因组测序只用了一周时间。中方立即公开发布了全基因组序列供全世界访问。
我还没有提到现在已经成为“网红”的火神山和雷神山医院，这两所正在以创纪录的速度赶建的医院将专门收治新型冠状病毒肺炎患者，并为他们提供免费治疗。它也有助于贯彻落实“健康中国2030”规划纲要，加速推进全民健康制度体系改革。
随着流行病防疫和创新联盟宣布启动三个针对新型冠状病毒的疫苗项目，生物遗传学界的潘多拉魔盒可能被打开。冠状病毒有可能成为通过疫苗进行基因实验的幌子，医药公司可能在不征得病人同意的情况下进行“活体实验”。这将牵涉到许多严肃的问题。
另外，伟大舵手毛泽东总能给人带来新的启迪。在他看来，“独立”和“发展”是最重要的两个政治变量，它们意味着完整的主权。如今，习近平主席决心向世界证明一个具有主权的文明型国家能够赢得这场科学的“人民战争”，这背后反映出的恐怕不是什么脆弱性。
(观察者网凯莉译自《亚洲时报》）
以下是发表在<亚洲时报>的原文——
China's virus response has been ‘breathtaking’
Chinese President Xi Jinping is leading a scientific 'People's War' against the coronavirus
Would Mao Zedong (pictured in background at Tiananmen Gate in Beijing) be happy with China’s attempt to win a ‘People’s War’ on the coronavirus?
Photo: Nicolas Asfouri / AFP
Photo: Nicolas Asfouri / AFP
Ghebreyesus for his part could not but praise Beijing for its extremely swift, coordinated response strategy – which includes fast identification of the genome sequence. Chinese scientists have already handed over to Russian counterparts the virus genome, with snap tests able to identify it in a human body within two hours. A Russia-China vaccine is under development.
The devil, of course, is always in the details. In a matter of a few days, at the peak of the most congested travel period of the year, China did manage to quarantine an urban environment of over 56 million people, including megalopolis Wuhan and three nearby cities. This is an absolute first in terms of public health, anytime in history.
Wuhan, with a GDP growth of 8.5% a year, is a significant business center for China. It lies at the strategic crossroads of the Yangtze and Han rivers and at a railway crossroads as well – between the north-south axis linking Guangzhou to Beijing and the east-west axis linking Shanghai to Chengdu. As premier Li Keqiang was sent to Wuhan, President Xi visited the strategic southern province of Yunnan, where he extolled the immense government apparatus to boost control and sanitary prevention mechanisms to limit propagation of the virus.
Coronavirus catches China at an extremely sensitive juncture – after the (failed) Hybrid War tactics displayed in Hong Kong; an American pro-Taiwan offensive; the trade war far from solved by a mere “phase 1” deal while more sanctions are being plotted against Huawei; and even the assassination of Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani, which ultimately is about targeting the expansion of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Southwest Asia (Iran-Iraq-Syria).
The Big Picture spells out Total Information War and non-stop weaponization of the China “threat” – now even metastasized, with racist overtones, as a bio-threat. So how vulnerable is China?
A people’s war
For almost five years now a maximum-security biolab has been operating in Wuhan dedicated to the study of highly pathogenic micro-organisms – set up in partnership with France after the SARS epidemic. In 2017, Nature magazine was warning about the risks of dispersion of pathogenic agents out of this lab. Yet there’s no evidence this might have happened.
In crisis management terms, President Xi has lived up to the occasion – ensuring that China fights coronavirus with nearly total transparency (after all, the internet wall remains in place). Beijing has warned the whole government apparatus in no uncertain terms not to attempt any cover-ups. A real-time webpage, in English, here, is available to everyone. Whoever is not doing enough will face serious consequences. One can imagine what awaits the party chief in Hubei, Jiang Chaoliang.
A post that went viral all over the mainland this past Sunday states, “We in Wuhan have truly entered the stage of people’s war against the new viral pneumonia”; and many people, “mainly Communist Party members” have been confirmed as “volunteers and observers according to street units.”
Crucially, the government directed everyone to install a “Wuhan Neighbors” applet downloaded from WeChat. That determines “our home’s quarantine address through satellite positioning, and then lock on our affiliated community organization and volunteers. Thenceforth, our social activities and information announcements would be connected to the system.”
Theoretically, this means that “anyone who develops a fever will report their condition through the network as soon as possible. The system will immediately provide an online diagnosis, and locate and register your quarantine address. If you need to see a doctor, your community will arrange a car to send you to the hospital through volunteers. At the same time, the system will track your progress: hospitalization, treatment at home, discharge, death, etc.”
So here we have millions of Chinese citizens totally mobilized in what’s routinely described as a “people’s war” using “high technology to fight against illness.” Millions are also drawing their own conclusions when comparing it with the use of app software to fight against the police in Hong Kong.
In crisis management terms, President Xi has lived up to the occasion – ensuring that China fights coronavirus with nearly total transparency (after all, the internet wall remains in place). Beijing has warned the whole government apparatus in no uncertain terms not to attempt any cover-ups. A real-time webpage, in English, here, is available to everyone. Whoever is not doing enough will face serious consequences. One can imagine what awaits the party chief in Hubei, Jiang Chaoliang.
A post that went viral all over the mainland this past Sunday states, “We in Wuhan have truly entered the stage of people’s war against the new viral pneumonia”; and many people, “mainly Communist Party members” have been confirmed as “volunteers and observers according to street units.”
Crucially, the government directed everyone to install a “Wuhan Neighbors” applet downloaded from WeChat. That determines “our home’s quarantine address through satellite positioning, and then lock on our affiliated community organization and volunteers. Thenceforth, our social activities and information announcements would be connected to the system.”
Theoretically, this means that “anyone who develops a fever will report their condition through the network as soon as possible. The system will immediately provide an online diagnosis, and locate and register your quarantine address. If you need to see a doctor, your community will arrange a car to send you to the hospital through volunteers. At the same time, the system will track your progress: hospitalization, treatment at home, discharge, death, etc.”
So here we have millions of Chinese citizens totally mobilized in what’s routinely described as a “people’s war” using “high technology to fight against illness.” Millions are also drawing their own conclusions when comparing it with the use of app software to fight against the police in Hong Kong.
The biogenetic puzzle
Apart from crisis management, the speed of the Chinese scientific response has been breathtaking – and obviously not fully appreciated in an environment of Total Information War. Compare the Chinese performance with the American CDC, arguably the top infectious disease research agency in the world, with an $11 billion annual budget and 11,000 employees.
During the Ebola epidemic in West Africa in 2014 – considered a maximum urgency, and facing a virus with a 90% fatality rate – the CDC took no less than two months from getting the first patient sample to identifying the complete genomic sequence. The Chinese did it in a few days.
During the swine flu in the US in 2009 – 55 million infected Americans, 11,000 killed – the CDC took over a month and a half to come up with identification kits. The Chinese took only one week from the first patient sample to complete, vital identification and sequencing of coronavirus. Right away, they went for publication and deposit in the genomics library for immediate access by the whole planet. Based on this sequence, Chinese biotech companies produced validated essays within a week – also a first.
And we’re not even talking about the now notorious building of a brand new state of the art hospital in Wuhan in record time just to treat victims of coronavirus. No victims will pay for their treatment. Additionally, Healthy China 2030, the reform of the health/development system, will be boosted.
Coronavirus opens a true Pandora’s box on biogenetics. Serious questions remain about experiences in vivo in which the consent of “patients” will not be required – considering the collective psychosis initially developed by Western corporate media and even the WHO around coronavirus. Coronavirus could well become a pretext for genetic experiments via vaccines.
Meanwhile, it’s always enlightening to remember Great Helmsman Mao Zedong. For Mao, the top two political variables were “independence” and “development.” That implies full sovereignty. As Xi seems determined to prove a sovereign civilization-state is able to win a scientific “people’s war,” that does not exactly spell out “vulnerability.”
During the Ebola epidemic in West Africa in 2014 – considered a maximum urgency, and facing a virus with a 90% fatality rate – the CDC took no less than two months from getting the first patient sample to identifying the complete genomic sequence. The Chinese did it in a few days.
During the swine flu in the US in 2009 – 55 million infected Americans, 11,000 killed – the CDC took over a month and a half to come up with identification kits. The Chinese took only one week from the first patient sample to complete, vital identification and sequencing of coronavirus. Right away, they went for publication and deposit in the genomics library for immediate access by the whole planet. Based on this sequence, Chinese biotech companies produced validated essays within a week – also a first.
And we’re not even talking about the now notorious building of a brand new state of the art hospital in Wuhan in record time just to treat victims of coronavirus. No victims will pay for their treatment. Additionally, Healthy China 2030, the reform of the health/development system, will be boosted.
Coronavirus opens a true Pandora’s box on biogenetics. Serious questions remain about experiences in vivo in which the consent of “patients” will not be required – considering the collective psychosis initially developed by Western corporate media and even the WHO around coronavirus. Coronavirus could well become a pretext for genetic experiments via vaccines.
Meanwhile, it’s always enlightening to remember Great Helmsman Mao Zedong. For Mao, the top two political variables were “independence” and “development.” That implies full sovereignty. As Xi seems determined to prove a sovereign civilization-state is able to win a scientific “people’s war,” that does not exactly spell out “vulnerability.”
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