And other nation that are richer and more abundent resource can't do the same?
Taiwan, we're right next to China with large number of people going back and forth, especially during the Lunar holiday that occured when the virus was reported.
China's failure is not an excuse for other nation's inadequate reponse
You misinterpret my point. I do not believe most rational and honest people would argue that it's an either-or scenario, whereby it's either China's fault or the Western world's fault. The vast majority of countries and organizations out there have failed in their response.
The point is that there are key, critical examples of countries that did well, and their responses should be regarded as examples for the rest of the world.
I was speaking about the scenario where it originated in a different country. I.e if the virus began in a Western country.
If the virus originated in a Western country, then I would believe there would be more transparency about the initial data -- which would aid in the initial response. But yes, the outbreak would be fairly fast as well.
Having said that, there are also other confounding factors that made the Chinese situation a lot worse at the beginning, such as Lunar New Year, the Wuhan festival, etc.