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"China has been working very hard to contain the Coronavirus," Trump tweeted on January 24, "The United States greatly appreciates their efforts and transparency. It will all work out well. In particular, on behalf of the American People, I want to thank President Xi!"
Speaking on Fox News on January 30, Trump said China was "working very hard" to stop the coronavirus outbreak.
"And we are in great shape," he said. "China is not in great shape right now, unfortunately. But they're working very hard. We'll see what happens. But we're working very closely with China and other countries."
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Trump repeatedly praised China's response to coronavirus in February - CNNPolitics
First, I'm sure China probably was working hard to contain the outbreak. In Jan, no one outside China knew jack about what was happening and boilerplate statements regarding them are simply that. On Jan 24, the U.S. had two cases. On Jan 30, we had five cases.
Fauci and Birx were stating right into March they believed the Chinese data; they are Trump's counsel. It has only been within the last few weeks that the two have departed that belief.
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On Feb 19th, Fauci stated he believed China's statistics, and that was due to:
1) the CCP strongly stating they would not tolerate misinformation since they were worried about credibility.
2) that the WHO was getting a team on the ground who could verify.
3.) being able to communicate directly with Chinese doctors and scientists. He unequivocally states he can believe these people.
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March 19, Birx echoes that belief in what China is saying:
White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx told "Special Report" Thursday night that she believed reports out of China that there had been no new cases of coronavirus in Wuhan, the city where the pandemic originated, in recent days.
"If you watched the trend lines over time, they're similar to South Korea," Birx told host Bret Baier during a wide-ranging interview. "At this time, we believe that data."
However, Birx added, "Everyone is concerned about why we weren't alerted earlier." Dr. Birx says she believes coronavirus reports from China 'at this time,' won't rule out air travel shutdown
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Jan 28, From Xi Jinping
“The epidemic is a demon and we cannot let this demon hide,” Xi Jinping said this week. “The Chinese government has always adopted an open, transparent and responsible attitude to the timely release of information on the epidemic, domestically and to other countries.”
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Jan 29 Amid criticism that Beijing was not being transparent, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was effusive in praise;
“The continued increase in cases and the evidence of human-to-human transmission outside China are of course both deeply concerning,” said Tedros. “Although the numbers outside China are still relatively small, they hold the potential for a much larger outbreak,” he continued. “For that, China deserves our gratitude and respect … China is implementing very serious measures and we cannot ask for more.”
“China has been completely committed to transparency, both internally and externally, and has agreed to work with other countries that need support,...“The level of commitment (of the leadership) in China is incredible; I will praise China again and again, because its actions actually helped in reducing the spread of the novel coronavirus to other countries … we shall tell the truth and that’s the truth,” he concluded."