[howlgarnish]

The BBC article is a summarizing a linked study reputable enough to be published in the Lancet.

Also, the CCP is quite good at using brute force to impose its will within China, but they've been signally unsuccessful in crafting propaganda for Western consumption.

[heidar]

They've been incredibly successful at soft propaganda in the West to craft an image of China that makes it look better than it is, while also being successful at hiding the things they don't want us to see.