An excerpt of his article, which has since been viewed more than a million times, reads, During 2009 H1N1 outbreak, I dont recall xenophobic anti-America attacks across the globe, do you Do you recall it took six months for the United States to declare a national emergency Did any government from the onset in April 2009 through the end in April 2010, including the month of June, when H1N1 was declared an international emergency global pandemic, then send out a notice to its citizens that they should leave the US Close their borders to American travelers Nope, not a peep.

In an interview with China Daily on Wednesday, Cavolo explained what compelled him to write the post.

Every country is great, and every country has problems, but when we read major headlines in the West, we find these negative slams, these negative biases..

I felt tired of it, so I wrote the article, he said.

Cavolo said that the majority of the comments on his post have been super supportive, noting that many people agree with him.

Maria Vesterlund, a former General Electric senior supply chain manager who is based in Shanghai, is among those who share the sentiment.

We moved to Shanghai last year in August and now sadly face the same media pollution of gossips and panic information spread..

I hear friends telling me they dont go to the local Chinese restaurants in Munich or Frankfurtafraid of the coronavirus, she wrote in her comment on Cavolos post.

We stay here and do not run away..

We feel with the people here, locals and expats who suffer the consequences, closing their shops, missing their incomes for living, staying home for weeks, not meeting friends, missing all the joy of lifeto support the stop of spread around.

Born in Yonkers, New York, Cavolo moved to China in 1999 and worked as a consultant for various companies before starting his own business in public relations.

While Cavolo noted that Chinas management of the SARS epidemic in 2003 was not ideal, he pointed out that the authorities have learned from past experience and have responded better to the current crisis.

Such things are not being suppressed, which was what the West accuses China of.

Cavolo said that it is important for people to empathize with the Chinese at this point in time and to seek to uplift their spirits as they work to combat the virus.

He also expressed confidence that the epidemic will pass by the time spring arrives.

I think I will play the piano and do a victory concert in spring, he said.

There will be victory concerts all over the country, and we will have a great time and things will be even better than people expect.

Video credits Reporter: Xing Yi Video editors: Gao Wenxuan, Jiang Yijing Subtitles: Ma Chi, Li Danqing Coordinator: Wang Chengmeng Presenters: Zhang Chunyan, Wang Jianfen Supervisor: Han Lei Producer: Wang Hao SOURCE China Daily.

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