Lies Abound at Beijing’s Pandemic Press Conference
Commentary
China’s State Council and National Health Commission held a press conference on Jan. 13 to share information on the country’s recent pandemic control measures. It turned out to be another round of lies and deception from so-called medical experts.
Journalists from Chinese and Hong Kong-based media participated in the deception by asking the public health officials canned questions.
Let’s take a look at some of the biggest fabrications during the press conference.
‘There Won’t Be Large-Scale Resurgence’
According to a transcript published on the National Health Commission website, a reporter from state-run media Xinhua asked: “There are currently one high-risk and 73 medium-risk areas across the country … Will there be a resurgence?”