helping hand?

Because the Covid-19 epidemic began in China, China had what might be called a head start on tackling this virus

Whether or not China made the threat to the rest of the world known in good time is a matter of debate, but certainly the current situation is one in which China is in fast recovery mode, while America is still in the depths of the pandemic

This creates an imbalance of power in which China is able to manufacture and thrive – in some cases producing solutions to the pandemic to be shipped out around the world – while other countries (notably the USA) are not yet re-opened and are facing huge economic problems

Is China taking advantage of the current situation for its own gain? Or is China assisting the rest of the world to tackle a pandemic we are all suffering together? This may depend on your point of view, but it also depends on the moves China makes next