Weird personification in the first section. "He" is china? Xi? The author never explicitly names Xi before the pronouns. A good chunk of the reporting that the author refers to as being leaked by...
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He showed this during the riots in Hong Kong, turning off the Internet in the surrounding provinces just in case. So if the world received information about the virus in China, it was a planned strategy. To show numbers not too low — to scare the world and not too high — to show that China has it under control.
Weird personification in the first section. "He" is china? Xi? The author never explicitly names Xi before the pronouns.
The first stage of Chinese activities was to show the whole world an epidemic at home. It was about causing fear, which is why the reports sent were drastic. We were bombarded with images of medical personnel in almost space suits. We also saw crowds of people in space costumes decontaminating streets and buildings, and even specialized vehicles spraying something along the roads.
A good chunk of the reporting that the author refers to as being leaked by the CPC I saw in articles published by Falun Gong media groups - including claims that the Chinese government designed the virus. Are they controlled opposition or are they the batshit cult that I've always understood them to be?
I'm not sure I agree with this idea that the Chinese deliberately caused panic and fear, as most of the fear and panic comes from the findings and predictions of our own experts. I do agree that...
I'm not sure I agree with this idea that the Chinese deliberately caused panic and fear, as most of the fear and panic comes from the findings and predictions of our own experts. I do agree that the CCP is almost certainly capitalizing on the disaster. Being an authoritarian state allowed them to get the disease relatively under control while at the same time effectively control the narrative that they've defeated the virus. Their production capacity and early expertise on dealing with this particular virus also allows them to play a key role in helping others recover from this disaster, especially at a time when the United States is reluctant to play any real leadership role on the global stage. Their opacity limits their ability to lead, but their aid really helps their standing in the world for a disaster which really should have wrecked beijing's credibility.
Pretty sure this is nothing more than a conspiracy theory interpretation of current events. I do believe that China will try to make the best of the situation (because who wouldn't), but a lot of...
Pretty sure this is nothing more than a conspiracy theory interpretation of current events. I do believe that China will try to make the best of the situation (because who wouldn't), but a lot of this article is seriously reaching.
Weird personification in the first section. "He" is china? Xi? The author never explicitly names Xi before the pronouns.
A good chunk of the reporting that the author refers to as being leaked by the CPC I saw in articles published by Falun Gong media groups - including claims that the Chinese government designed the virus. Are they controlled opposition or are they the batshit cult that I've always understood them to be?
I'm not sure I agree with this idea that the Chinese deliberately caused panic and fear, as most of the fear and panic comes from the findings and predictions of our own experts. I do agree that the CCP is almost certainly capitalizing on the disaster. Being an authoritarian state allowed them to get the disease relatively under control while at the same time effectively control the narrative that they've defeated the virus. Their production capacity and early expertise on dealing with this particular virus also allows them to play a key role in helping others recover from this disaster, especially at a time when the United States is reluctant to play any real leadership role on the global stage. Their opacity limits their ability to lead, but their aid really helps their standing in the world for a disaster which really should have wrecked beijing's credibility.
Pretty sure this is nothing more than a conspiracy theory interpretation of current events. I do believe that China will try to make the best of the situation (because who wouldn't), but a lot of this article is seriously reaching.
I'm not sure how much I buy the part about China making this whole thing seems worse than it was, but I absolutely believe the rest of it.