[lowatt]

So, news in a non-authoritarian country are all truth? Non-authoritarian gov never “muddy the truth and make official and important sounding institutions make official statements that paint a situation in exactly they need it to be to further their own goals” ?

[kkarakk]

It can atleast be independently verified. Nothing coming out of the chinese govt's mouth in these circumstances can ever be independently verified

[SmellyGeekBoy]

This whataboutism doesn't disprove any of the GP's claims.