Coronavirus Outbreak Highlights Beijing’s Global Economic Coercion, Expert Says

South Korean soldiers wear protective gear as they spray antiseptic solution to guard against the CCP virus along a street in Gangnam district in Seoul, South Korea, on March 9, 2020. Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images

The coronavirus outbreak has raised concerns about the negative effects of the Chinese regime’s economic and political influence worldwide, an expert said.

Since the emergence of the outbreak in Wuhan, China, last December, the coronavirus has spread to 115 countries and regions, with a total infection count of around 118,000 cases, of which around 32 percent are outside of China.