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‘COVID-19 Finally Strikes the Right Target’: China’s state-controlled internet lights up in celebration over Trump’s illness
Epoch Times ^ | 10/03/2020 | Steven Mosher

Posted on 10/03/2020 9:52:41 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

It was reported that President Trump and the First Lady had tested positive for the CCP virus (novel coronavirus) on Oct. 1 and that they were experiencing “mild symptoms.” And on Friday, we learn that he has been transferred to Walter Reed Hospital out of an “abundance of caution.”

Along with tens of millions of Americans, my family and I have prayed for the President and the First Lady, along with any White House staffers who may be ill, that they may quickly return to good health.

Those suffering from “Trump Derangement Syndrome” saw this not as an occasion to send light, however, but to give voice to dark thoughts.

In Communist China, they are practically dancing in the streets.

Upon learning that Trump had tested positive for the virus, Hu Xijin, the editor-in-chief of the state-run tabloid Global Times, implied that President Trump had it coming.

“President Trump and the first lady have paid the price for his gamble to play down the COVID-19,” Hu wrote on Twitter. “The news shows the severity of the US’ pandemic situation. It will impose a negative impact on the image of Trump and the US, and may also negatively affect his re-election.”

Hu, a member of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), thought better of his little victory dance a short time later and took down his Tweet. But the anti-Trump vitriol has continued on social media.

Hundreds of thousands of CCP members, says human rights activist Jennifer Zeng, clicked “like” on posts openly celebrating news that America’s First Family had come down with the virus.

Nearly two million people liked “The whole world is celebrating!”

Hundreds of thousands more liked Tweets reading “So happy,” “It’s late but it’s here,” and “Celebrating Autumn Harvest Festival, National Day, and Trump: Triple Happiness.”

And then there is the most revealing Tweet of all: “COVID-19 finally hit the right target.”

When one Beijing resident was interviewed on live television, she could hardly contain herself.

“The entire country is celebrating [Trump’s illness], she exulted. “All of the heavens and the earth rejoice together. Very, very good. This is a gift and contribution from Trump to China.” Those standing nearby were laughing and nodding in agreement.

Bear in mind that the Chinese media is under tight state control. This disgusting interview would never have been broadcast on state-run television, and the earlier posts would never have gotten past the social media censors, unless their messages were approved by the Communist authorities.

Party members, like Pavlov’s dogs, are trained to salivate on the command of their Communist masters. They quickly respond to such dog whistles and are only too happy to start yapping in unison. But even ordinary people in China seem to be reveling in the news about Trump, although perhaps for a different reason.

Since the outbreak of the pandemic, the CCP has spread the rumor that the coronavirus was a bioweapon developed by U.S. Army labs in Fort Detrick, Maryland. As the story goes, it was deliberately brought to China during the October 2019 Military Games in Wuhan and released upon the Chinese people. It’s not the “China virus” at all, they have been told, it’s the “American virus.”

This calumny may explain another video out of China. It shows a bus full of passengers cheering when they learn that Trump has fallen ill. In the video, the bus driver first shouts: “Let me tell you some exciting and encouraging news. The f***ing Trump has finally got f***ing COVID-19!” Upon hearing this, the passengers erupt in cheers and applause.

Watching the video reminded me of an earlier anti-American episode. When 9/11 happened, Chinese social media exploded with mocking memes of the collapse of the Twin Towers. Most Americans were too distracted to notice.

The celebrations of the CCP leaders whose virus has taken down Trump, however, may be short-lived.

At 74, Trump may be in the highest-risk group, but he’s otherwise in excellent health. Not only that, but at Walter Reed he will have the best medical care in the world. Odds are he’s going to suffer a mild bout of the flu and recover quickly. The White House Physician said he expects Trump to continue carrying out his duties without disruption.

But as Trump works in quarantine, he will have plenty of time to reflect on whether a Chinese-style shutdown, stoked by CCP propaganda and WHO misinformation, was really the way for America to go.

He will also be constantly reminded, by his own medical condition, of where the CCP virus came from and how it was unleashed upon the world. And, being Trump the counterpuncher, he will be reflecting on how to punish the CCP for unleashing a pandemic upon America and the world.

You see, now its personal.

Steven W. Mosher is the President of the Population Research Institute and the author of “Bully of Asia: Why China’s Dream is the New Threat to World Order.”

Views expressed in this article are the opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: china; covid19; propaganda; trump
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1 posted on 10/03/2020 9:52:41 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Nothing short of an act of war.


2 posted on 10/03/2020 9:54:20 AM PDT by JonPreston
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To: SeekAndFind

So you ground zero candidates are ADMITTING your creation is a WEAPON and has TARGETS? Push “The Button”, Donald.


3 posted on 10/03/2020 9:55:12 AM PDT by Mr. Rabbit
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To: SeekAndFind

WOFL MAO! CHYna Top Down Totalitarianism for slaves. You say you want a revolution?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGLGzRXY5Bw

Check out JoeJoes ad prior to the video.


4 posted on 10/03/2020 9:57:09 AM PDT by PGalt
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To: SeekAndFind

It’s interesting that the Chicoms are USING DemocRAT TALKING POINTS.


5 posted on 10/03/2020 9:58:33 AM PDT by House Atreides
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To: SeekAndFind

ChiComs + Democrat Party USA = Coronavirus! Don’t tell me there wasn’t any collusion between them on this!


6 posted on 10/03/2020 10:00:12 AM PDT by dowcaet
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To: dowcaet

>>ChiComs + Democrat Party USA = Coronavirus! Don’t tell me there wasn’t any collusion between them on this!<<

Pelosi branded us all “enemies of the state”, so there’s nothing wrong with using “all the arrows in your quiver” to eliminate those enemies? Right Nancy?


7 posted on 10/03/2020 10:03:12 AM PDT by Tejas Rob
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To: SeekAndFind

We need to “strike the right target”. Thanks to Clinton(42), the ChiComs can mount an effective response.


8 posted on 10/03/2020 10:07:59 AM PDT by LIConFem (I will no longer accept the things I cannot change. it's time to change the things I cannot acceptI)
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To: SeekAndFind

Waiting for the dam to break...


9 posted on 10/03/2020 10:11:36 AM PDT by Overtaxed (Ephesians 6:12)
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To: SeekAndFind

Kinba tells me that Trump’s policies towards China are spot-on!


10 posted on 10/03/2020 10:12:46 AM PDT by econjack
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RE: Kinba tells me that Trump’s policies towards China are spot-on!

Who’s Kinba?


11 posted on 10/03/2020 10:15:12 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Trump might want to use the Chinese posts in his campaign to underscore that the CCP wants Biden because they know they will be open for business if he wins


12 posted on 10/03/2020 10:15:15 AM PDT by chuckee
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To: SeekAndFind

Like any Chinese product it is defective and barely works then...


13 posted on 10/03/2020 10:16:16 AM PDT by GraceG ("If I post an AWESOME MEME, STEAL IT! JUST RE-POST IT IN TWO PLACES PLEASE")
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To: Overtaxed

[ Waiting for the dam to break... ]

There is an actual Dam in China that is looking to break...


14 posted on 10/03/2020 10:16:51 AM PDT by GraceG ("If I post an AWESOME MEME, STEAL IT! JUST RE-POST IT IN TWO PLACES PLEASE")
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To: House Atreides

Could be Demorats are actually using Chinese talking points.


15 posted on 10/03/2020 10:18:06 AM PDT by caww (...This constant pretending the president is a problem is pure evil!...)
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To: GraceG

Yep. Been looking at the Dam since July. Curious that all the live feeds are down now.


16 posted on 10/03/2020 10:20:04 AM PDT by Overtaxed (Ephesians 6:12)
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To: SeekAndFind

We would say the same thing if Xi got it.


17 posted on 10/03/2020 10:20:24 AM PDT by ecomcon
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To: SeekAndFind

“I’m Joe Biden and I approve this message.”


18 posted on 10/03/2020 10:20:34 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: SeekAndFind

The first thing I thought when I heard Trump and the First Lady have it was, “I’d hate to be China right about now.” He’s gotta be pissed.


19 posted on 10/03/2020 10:24:02 AM PDT by ncdrumr (Oooh, SarahCUda!)
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To: SeekAndFind

Tell me again WHY we have any trade with them at all?


20 posted on 10/03/2020 10:24:58 AM PDT by mkleesma (`Call to me, and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.')
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