Part #2 Cultural.
Italy is an absolute hot spot for Chinese investment. So much so that the mayor of Florence Italy sponsored a "Hug a Tourist" event just before the outbreak went into overdrive there.
Europe is open borders and very Anti Xenophobic too.
Do you think culturally North America would be ok doing this at all with a pandemic looming?
Here is a non partisan video of the attitude that made Italy ground Zero for the pandemic.
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