what if you can't pay for it because you're not working?you would want to keep your mobile running if you werve alive
I was going to say, the fact that Wuhan is going to begin easing restrictions is a concrete sign of thispresumably they do have it under some kind of control now
I understand the scepticism with China's numbers, but presumably they do have it under some kind of control now whatever the numbers were, else why would they be reducing the lockdowns? Or are people suggesting that that is not true either?
also, it's entirely feasible/likely that they did much, much better - for now - than most of the West (and possibly, world will)
they were prepared, locked things down far more stringently and at a much earlier stage, had a massive response once they released the severity
It's not like there are no westerners in Wuhan or like no information ever gets out.
virtually no new cases is already keeping appearances. it looks like a dictator winning an election with 98% of the vote.They no more have it under control than Italy but have to keep up appearances?
I bet they've been really busy cleaning house under the cover of this. Has anyone checked on the Uighurs lately?
that otoh would not surprise me at all. Uighurs, dissidents, whoever.I bet they've been really busy cleaning house under the cover of this
virtually no new cases is already keeping appearances. it looks like a dictator winning an election with 98% of the vote.
but I strongly doubt they'd let people out if they didn't think they could get away with it. they might be wrong, but that's their true belief.
I don't doubt that anything they release is heavily propagandized, distorted for maximum advantage, etcPotemkin releases, fits the nationalist narrative. China has prevailed! The party got us through this! No need to remove the party
I don't doubt that anything they release is heavily propagandized, distorted for maximum advantage, etc
just that they clearly knew how serious this was and reacted accordingly (while simultaneously downplaying that as much as possible to the world)
and not taking easing of restrictions equally seriously wouldn't be in line with that previous behavior