BRUSSELS — Poland’s Foreign Ministry said Wednesday it is expecting the delivery of 10,000 coronavirus test kits and additional protective medical equipment from China, as Beijing is increasingly seeking to portray itself as a partner to nations feeling abandoned by the European Union amid the coronavirus crisis. “Although the battle with coronavirus in China is not over yet, the country decided to show solidarity with Poland,” a Polish Foreign Ministry statement read. France and Germany last week threw up political borders around crucial medical equipment produced in their territory, banning the export of protective gear, including masks, to any other country, even Italy, which is struggling with shortages. After entreaties by European Union leaders, the countries loosened their bans, but not before the message was sent to Italians and others: In a crisis, don’t count on your neighbors to help you out. Just outside E.U. borders, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic reacted bitterly to news that the E.U. this weekend imposed a bloc-wide export ban on equipment to protect medical workers, such as masks and gowns. “International solidarity does not exist. European solidarity does not exist,” Vucic said. “The only country that can help us is China.” China has moved quickly to step into the gaps in European generosity, airlifting masks, respirators and other critical supplies to Rome’s Fiumicino Airport last week when France and Germany had yet to offer assistance to Italy. Chinese media has played up the international assistance efforts, even though the government’s halting response to the initial viral outbreak was seen as helping fuel the pandemic. Chinese leader Xi Jinping said this week the country is working to establish a “Health Silk Road,” according to the Xinhua News Agency — a reference to Beijing’s global infrastructure project. https://www.washingtonpost.com/worl...-latest-news/#link-O4DTDFV44JCH5NR5TP5XHOWYKU Viva China!
Makin' China great again! The Chinese are now better than US at the PR game. US went south ever since team trump was hired. Time to fire trump.