Continuing my "greatest COVID hits" articles. To read my introduction to this ongoing series, go here. To support my work and get value for value, order my Matrix collections here and subscribe to my substack here.
March 3, 2020
First,
I want to mention 5G technology, which, according to reports, has been
widely deployed in Wuhan, “the epicenter of the China epidemic.” Readers
have sent me links to articles and videos that highlight human damage
caused by 5G.
I’m aware of this damage. I’ve written about it before, and, I revisited it in a piece I wrote a few days ago titled 5G and the China epidemic. What is creating illness and death in China is not an either-or situation. In my past research on epidemics, I’ve found several causes of disease in every “epidemic”---causes which have nothing to do with a virus.
In Wuhan, in addition to air pollution, we could certainly be looking at 5G, and other situations of damage---for example, water pollution, heavy chemical spraying.
I’ve
also received communications asking about “all the other cases of the
coronavirus” occurring in countries where air pollution is not a
significant factor. To answer these questions, I urge reading all my
articles on the so-called “China epidemic”. I’ve covered how “cases of
the disease” are “discovered”---through entirely misleading and
worthless diagnostic tests. It’s always been easy to invent case numbers
using these tests.
All
right. A reader has sent me a significant piece published, in 2005, in
the British medical journal, The Lancet. It emphasizes the destructive
nature of air pollution in Chinese cities. Here are several excerpts.
The Lancet, November 19, 2005; CHINA: THE AIR POLLUTION CAPITAL OF THE WORLD, by Jonathan Watt:
“Over 400,000 premature deaths a year in China are blamed on air pollution levels...”
“According
to the European Space Agency, Beijing and its neighbouring north-east
Chinese provinces have the world's worst levels of nitrogen dioxide,
which can cause fatal damage to the lungs.” [The so-called “coronavirus
disease” is pneumonia.]
“At
a recent seminar, Zhang Lijun, deputy director of the environmental
protection agency, said that pollution levels could more than quadruple
within 15 years unless the country slows the rise in energy consumption
and car use.” [15 years later, it’s a “coronavirus epidemic.” How
convenient.]
“A
recently published study, conducted by the Chinese Academy on
Environmental Planning, found that a third of China's urban residents
were exposed to harmful levels of pollution. More than 100 million
people live in cities where the air reaches levels considered ‘very
dangerous’.”
“The academy blamed air pollution for 411,000 [yearly] premature deaths---mostly from lung and heart-related diseases.”
“’It's
a conservative figure. The real figure could be higher’, Wang Jin'nan, a
chief engineer of the academy, told the AFP news agency. ‘These figures
all exist, but the local governments do not want us to reveal them.’
Asked for an interview with The Lancet, academy officials declined,
saying the matter was ‘too sensitive’.”
“The
political implications of worsening pollution are becoming more
apparent. Although it does not publish figures on the link between
pollution and health, the [Chinese] government admits that respiratory
diseases are the leading cause of death in China…” [Pneumonia is called
THE “coronavirus” disease.]
“Such
health concerns, particularly regarding cancer and birth defects
thought to be caused by chemical factories, have been a major factor in a
recent wave of protests. Among the latest was the demonstration last
month by hundreds of people living in a Beijing suburb against plans to
build a factory in their neighbourhood. But similar outbreaks [protests]
are occurring nationwide on an almost weekly basis.” [All the protests
are gone now; key cities are locked down.]
“This
situation is not unique to Beijing. Frequent dirty grey skies are taken
for granted in Shanghai, Wuhan, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and
Hong Kong…Water has suffered the same fate as air. Increasingly likely
to be exploited for dams and dumpsites, it is estimated that
three-quarters of the rivers running through Chinese cities are so
polluted that they cannot be used for drinking or fishing.”
“In
2008, it is quite possible that this authoritarian government will
restrict traffic and close factories to ensure blue skies for the month
of the Olympics. But it will only be a temporary fix. Unless more
drastic measures are taken soon, the health costs of pollution will be
paid in China for generations to come.”
I can think of a more drastic measure. Claim a new virus is killing people, lock down cities and quarantine 100 million people, and shove all the news about deadly pollution far, far into the background.
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(The link to this republished COVID article posted on my blog is here. For the article published on Friday, click here.)
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