| > First CCTV report that I recall was around the 15th. Could you link to a source? I have not been able to find any sources that definitively point to something concrete (as opposed to merely rumors and heresay). > There’s even US intel reports dating back to November. Ah yes, the CIA reports from November. I find this highly suspicious. How did the CIA know about it that early? And if they did know about it that early, why did they not do anything about it, like preparing America for the coming onslaught? And please forgive me but US reports about China are not exactly the most trustworthy given the current environment. > But when this started, the Chinese system did what the Chinese system always does: try to save face and pretend all is okay. Believe what you will. I believe otherwise (or at least, I believe in a more nuanced story than you do): there was indeed face-saving going on by city-level authorities, but once human-to-human transmission was confirmed, the central government stepped in and kicked the city-level authorities on their asses. Now, the city-level authorities have been fired, and I believe the central government will do something to discourage similar behavior in the future. The Chinese government is not a monolith. See also https://twitter.com/dbey85/status/1246370465209188357?s=20 |