The Chinese believe that The 36 Stratagems can resolve all the world's problems. All we need is a methodology. The method is very simple and it is like this.
The 36 Stratagems 三十六计
Stratagems When
You’re in Winning Positions 胜战计
1.
Openly Deceive Under Camouflage 瞒天过海
2.
Attack Another to Save Your Target 围魏救赵
3.
Kill with a Borrowed Knife 借刀杀人
4.
Wait at Ease for the Exhausted Enemy 以逸待劳
5.
Loot a House on Fire 趁火打劫
6.
Sound East to Attack West 声东击西
Stratagems for
Confrontation 敌占计
7.
Create Something Out of Nothing 无中生有
8.
Advance Through a Secret Path 暗渡陈仓
9.
Watch the Fire from Across 隔岸观火
10.
Hide a Dagger in Your Smile 笑里藏刀
11.
Sacrifice Small for Big
Gains 李代桃僵
12.
Exploit Small things along
the Way 顺手牵羊
Stratagems for
Attack 攻占计
13.
Hit the Grass to Startle the Snake 打草惊蛇
14.
Inject Life into the Dead 借尸还魂
15.
Lure the Big Guy out of
his Comfort Zone 调虎离山
16.
Let Go to Recapture Later 欲擒故纵
17.
Throw out Small to Attract
Big 抛砖引玉
18.
Nab the Leader 擒贼擒首
Stratagems for
Confused Situations 混战计
19.
Remove Key Support 釜底抽薪
20.
Fish in Troubled Waters 混水摸鱼
21.
Remove Your Cover to Reveal your Inside 金蝉脱壳
22.
Closed Door Attacks 关门捉贼
23.
Befriend the Far to Attack
the Near 远交近攻
24.
Seek Help from Ally and
Attack Ally Too 假道伐虢
Stratagems for
Gaining Ground 并战计
25.
Replace Strong Support with Weak Support 偷梁换柱
26.
Criticize Indirectly 指桑骂槐
27.
Play Dumb 假痴不癫
28.
Remove Ladder after Ascent 上屋抽梯
29.
Decorate Tree with
Artificial Flowers 树上开花
30.
Take Charge and Lead 反客为主
Stratagems in
Desperate Situations 败战计
31.
Beauty Trap 美人计
32.
Put on a Bold Front 空城计
33.
Double Agent Ploy 反间计
34.
Self Injury 苦肉计
35.
A Series of Inter-Connected Stratagems 连环计
36.
If All Else Fail, Escape
is the Best 走为上
Obviously, we are now in a disadvantage position for Covid-19 outside China, because new local cases are increasing every day and there is no sign of a slowdown (as of today 23 March 2020).
There are 3 categories from Stratagems 19 to 36 as follows: Stratagems for Confused Situations (19 to 24), Stratagems to Gain Ground (25 to 30) and Stratagems for Desperate Situations (31 to 36).
Some countries like Italy, USA and UK are in desperate situations, and they have no choice but to use Stratagmems 31 to 36.
31. Beauty Trap: this is unlikely, so let's ignore
32. Put on a Bold Front: this could be effective now, as people like courageous and strong leadership and people from leaders to patients must all put on a bold front even if they are weak inside. We know that outside strengths can also build inner strengths, and we can buy some time with some outside strength. If this cannot work, like in the UK, they can use the next one
33. Double Agent Ploy: which is using drugs to kill the virus. Medically this cannot work, so let's go to the next one
34. Self Injury: here we inflict injury to ourselves, like letting more people die, so as to wake people up. This is what Italy is doing now. It seems to be not working, so let's move to the next one.
35. A Series of Inter-Connected Stratagems. This must be the stratagem that can work, as seen in China, where they do dozens of things that are all linked to fight Covid: lockdowns, mass quarantine, shut down everything, build hospitals quickly, manufacture plenty of masks, get more ventilators etc.
36. If All Else Fail, Escape is the Best. Note that this is the last stratagems, and it says, "if all else fails, escape is the best". We only use this when everything has failed, not at the first instance like UK's Borris Johnson who declared give-up two weeks ago.
My friend, here's the solution for Covid-19: A Series of Inter-Connected Stratagems 连环计. What do you think? Share me your thoughts here. Related articles:
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