BEIJING, May1 -- China-bashingisoneofthemostfavoritecampaignstrategiesusedbyU.S. politiciansduringpresidentialelections, perhapsevenmoresothisyearthanbefore.

Withthecontinuousspreadofthecoronaviruspandemic, whichhaskilledover60,000 peopleandinducedadeepeningrecessionintheUnitedStates, thereareplentyofincentivesforsomeU.S. politicianstoshiftblametoChina, aconvenientscapegoatinanelectionyear.

Thehigh-volumeattacksagainstChina, includingabsurdandill-disposedcallsforinquiry, lawsuitsandcompensationtoholdChinaliableforcoronavirusdamage, allstemfromthedesperateefforttodivertdomesticattentionandshieldtheirownincompetenceandmistakesfromscrutiny.

TheU.S. administrationmightthoughtithadastronghandinthisyear'selectionbeforetheoutbreakofCOVID-19, withanostensiblystrongeconomyandaboomingstockmarket.

Suchconfidencemayexplainsomeofthereluctanceforthecurrentadministrationtotakethevirusheadon, whichoptedinsteadtositonitshands, hopingtheviruswouldblowover.

Unfortunately, falsehopeisasdangerousasitisparalyzing. Over1 millionpeoplehavebeeninfectedwiththevirusinthecountrysofar, andmorethan30 millionAmericanshaveappliedforunemploymentbenefitssincetheepidemicforcedwidespreadbusinessclosures.

Asrealitysankin, thataloofnessturnedintopanic, promptingabsurdsuggestionsthatCOVID-19 issimilartotheflu, orthatinjectingdisinfectantmaybeacureforthedisease.

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