Keep in mind that the first objective of an authoritarian regime is to stay in power. They used this virus to crack down hard on dissenters.
Economically it probably hurts them the worst. They absolutely depend on exports to an extent few countries can match. If no one is buying their stuff, 10’s of millions of people are out of work there. And there is no bailout that can help them
Robert Kraft uses Patriots plane to get 1.2 million masks from China for health care workers
Gov. Charlie Baker shared a photo of the plane early Thursday on Twitter, saying "No days off. Thanks to some serious teamwork, Massachusetts is set to receive over 1 million N95 masks for our front-line workers. Huge thanks to the Krafts and several dedicated partners for making this happen." Kraft is expected to join Baker to greet the plane when it arrives later Thursday in Boston.