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China Deserves Stringent Financial Penalties for Its Role in the COVID-19 Outbreak

China Deserves Stringent Financial Penalties for Its Role in the COVID-19 Outbreak
A page of the Danish Daily Newspaper Jyllands-Posten from the Jan. 27, 2020 edition shows a cartoon made by Danish editorial cartoonist Niels Bo Bojesen of the Chinese national flag with a coronavirus, in Copenhagen, on Jan. 28, 2020. Ida Marie Odgaard/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images
Stephen Moore
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We’ve known for years that China lies and cheats and steals when it comes to international trade. Now we’ve learned that it also spread the deadly disease COVID-19. Donald Trump ran for president five years ago as the ultimate China hawk on trade, and he was way ahead of the curve for protecting against China’s devious behavior. He saved countless lives here in the United States by shutting down travel from China back in February.

Stephen Moore
Stephen Moore
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Stephen Moore is a senior fellow at the Heritage Foundation, chief economist at FreedomWorks, and co-founder of the Committee to Unleash Prosperity. He served as a senior economic adviser to Donald Trump. His latest book is “Govzilla: How the Relentless Growth of Government Is Impoverishing America.”
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