[planetzero]

" So why did it not prevent spreading to Italy, a foreign country with a border, who even saw it coming 2 months in advance?"

Italy didn't ban travel early enough and their medical system couldn't keep up with the amount of people that ended up sick. The result is way more deaths and infections.

"If Italy (or the US) evidently could not prevent it despite freedom of speech and being a much higher barrier for spreading than internal China, then why do you still claim that freedom of speech could have prevented the spread in China?"

You need to actually do something when you are warned.

Italy didn't, the US did. Keeping things closed/no freedom of speech will only hurt everyone in the long run.

"Your image of China is a caricature, not reality."

Have you lived in China for long periods of time? Do you know anyone born in China? It's both for me. Most people don't truly know how evil the Chinese government is.

[FooBarWidget]

> Have you lived in China for long periods of time?

I was born there. Have family there. Wife is Chinese.