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China Stifles, Silences Its Critics

Chinese professor, Xu Zhangrun wrote “Viral Alarm: When Fury Overcomes Fear,” an essay critique of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and Xi Jingping. In it he writes about the failures of communism and promotes freedom and a true Republic of China in response to the Coronavirus disaster. All of Xu Zhangrun’s social media accounts have been shut down and since publishing his essay he has not been heard from. More from Mr. Obvious.

Styxhexenhammer666 says the death toll for coronavirus has now reached almost 1,800. And that’s just in the official totals: We know the virus totals have not been accurately reported by the Chinese. Concerns are growing. Does the medical establishment have enough text kits? How will doctors and nurses endure if their case loads double or triple, and if they are working under the stress of treating such an infectious virus?

Good updates on the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic (aka covid-19) are becoming harder to obtain as governments tighten their grip on news sources. The data being shared, particularly by the Chinese, are increasingly hard to believe, as they don’t match the massive response the government is undertaking. Likewise, outside of China, reported cases remain lower than we would expect given the powerful R0 (i.e., infectiousness) of the virus, as well as its long asymptomatic incubation period.

`Are we being intentionally kept in the dark? Quite possibly. Chris Martenson walks through the possible reasons why, and points to the stock markets as a prime example of disinformation. They’re currently being used to send an “everything is fine” signal, while in reality, the global economy is taking multiple gut punches from the disruption of the many supply chains dependent on China’s (currently quarantined) workers.

Is this current period of puzzling silence from officials the calm before the storm?

Here, US Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, outlines his position that the coronavirus did not originate at a seafood market, but rather at the Chinese virology lab in Wuhan. He says China’s attempts to delay and bury information about the virus has compounded its severity, resulting in far greater loss of lives and lack of clarity.  Cotton discusses these bombshell revelations Sunday on Maria Bartiromo’s show on Fox News.

Jason Bermas discusses a possible breakout of coronavirus in upstate New York, in the vicinity of Buffalo and Rochester. Has the virus already begun its march across the United States? Will we see the same kinds of rampages that have occurred in China, including quarantines, military checkpoints, curfews and regional breakouts of the virus? Will the media lie about the impact or give us the truth?