By promoting fraudulent data, aggressively deploying disinformation, and flexing its institutional clout, Beijing transformed the snake oil of lockdowns into “science,” crippling rival economies, expanding its influence, and sowing authoritarian values. https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/china-covid-lockdown-propaganda
In March 2020, liberal democracy ground to a sudden stop.

Like the Reichstag Fire of 1933, historians may never know how SARS-CoV-2 came about. For scientists, exploring its origins would be a rewarding endeavor if it weren’t precluded by the jackboot of Xi Jinping’s CCP.
As one lead scientist wrote: "Xi's persistent refusal to allow an independent international investigation into the origins of the virus is more than a lack of responsibility, it is a declaration of contempt for human life." "It is a crime that cost lives." https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/opinion/2020/08/137_290399.html
While intelligence agencies spent months investigating COVID's origins, the world imposed "lockdowns" modeled on those in China, causing a Depression-level collapse, widespread hunger, and countless bankruptcies. This is how Beijing shut down the world. https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/china-covid-lockdown-propaganda
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