[nvilcins]

In no way is this refuting or at least commenting on the original post.

> [..] played down the threat, lied, covered up to save face, imprisoned whistleblowers, and refused to let international experts in.

Diverting a sensitive topic to a false-equivalence seems to be a go-to tactic of those in favor of China (Chinese government to be precise, the actual Chinese people are the biggest victims here).