>>11531319It doesn't, but we know for a fact that:
1. China's government has a far greater ability to lie due to their lack of political freedom
2. China's government has already been caught arresting doctors for privately warning each other about the virus back in January
3. China's government is unable to criticize itself or allow dissent
America and Europe are not in such a position. Trump has plenty of critics, top of which is NY Governor Andrew Cuomo, whereas in China everyone just repeats the party line from the top without question. Cuomo even went on TV yesterday to say that Trump was a liar, that the Federal government cannot help, and that the Federal government lacks sufficient supplies to help NY state. This is the exact opposite of what's happening in China where all politicians and official media portray an image of competence. The only deviation is when Chinese technocrats promote conspiracy theories and lies about the virus by suggesting it's an American bioweapon, something so stupid Trump refuses to entertain the equivalent (/pol/'s idea that the virus is a Chinese bioweapon).
