"No man is an island," and no country is either. China is not alone.

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Franklin Roosevelt famously said, "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
That was, of course, his calming words to an anxious Depression-era
inauguration audience. We could use some of that advice now. Some are responding to China and the Coronavirus more out of fear than rationality.

I, like you, have many friends in China. We are concerned about them
and their families and hope that the current scare ends soon.

Sadly, there will, for the first time in decades, be no Chinese
Pavillion at the New York Toy Fair this year, and many familiar faces
from China will not be in attendance. It is easy to see why. One
very senior Chinese industry leader wrote to me that he could not
attend because there is a fourteen day incubation period required for
Chinese visitors to the U.S.

And its not just people that are being stopped. I saw this quote in a Washington Post article by David J. Lynch entitled: "Virus threatens U.S. companies’ supply of Chinese-made parts and materials."  "Major airlines in the United States and Europe are halting their cargo and passenger flights to China for up to two months." I can understand the concern regarding people who may be sick, but you can't pack a virus in a box.