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Not familiar with PH sources, putting the link out here first : https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1092714 … https://twitter.com/wenyunchao/status/1224568232281083905 …pic.twitter.com/YSUXEfQXuM

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when mofa shamed countries' travel ban as 'taking advantage of china,' most online comments (1) criticized mofa for saying so, citing its natural other countries wanted to protect their own citizens, and ...pic.twitter.com/kiit6Iv35N

besides (1) focusing on 'positive energy,' (2) silencing & attacking govt critics, the prpg apparatus is also (3) resorting to nationalism. mofa earlier called out US's temp ban on travellers whod been to china, but it reads like the policy is targeting only chn citizens.pic.twitter.com/tCH7HiapbI

scattered pieces of evidence of proactive propaganda: posts stigmatizing public intellectuals & questioning validity of censorship criticism have emerged visibly on weibo.pic.twitter.com/FgUUAkOaS8

worst still, some official orgs/state media might have deleted (needs to confirm if its deleted or censored) their original posts admitting wrongdoings. screenshot shows the original post by hubei provincial redcross's explanation on why there's mismatch in its invoicepic.twitter.com/cfn9T5W29n

other evidence supports that HEAVY info control is here. screenshots show some previously widely discussed topics blocked on weibo search including the search phrase 'wuhan mayor admits delays in information disclosure.'pic.twitter.com/6xB6UALgay

my own observation (not systematic) seems to confirm this. not only there are significantly less critical voices on weibo/wechat, previously circulated reports have been removed. screenshot->an article on rumours as social resistance by comm scholar hu yong. censored within 24hrspic.twitter.com/mWIU6iisNi

re censorship: according to bj-based artist jian cui, caxin/caijing and even state media the paper face heightened pressure to control information. large-scale censorship (removal of news reports & escalation of GFW) would begin on feb 2.pic.twitter.com/CRBeFAoaLN

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discussion around this is heavily censored. articles removed from mainstream portals. weibo search implemented censorship. where results did show up, they were restricted to only posts by state media.pic.twitter.com/6Epxsl8Mtg

the latest related to the redcross scandal is the car plate # '鄂A0260W'. a man was caught bringing a box of n95 from wuhan redcorss's rented warehouse to this car, which allegedly belongs to wuhan municipal govt.pic.twitter.com/QdonpB8gb7

amid public outry wuhan redcross has apologized for its 'management issues with the distribution of donations.' but a lot is still left unanswered. critics is demanding transparency over redcross's ties with local private clinics and company donors.pic.twitter.com/VDV9KxoDm4

what he said. looking back at sars, wenchuan, wenzhou, when has it ever learned or wanted to change for better? most people will forget, embracing that 'zhe sheng shi, ru ni suo yuan' kinda mind again. not their fault, but not innocent either.pic.twitter.com/jVJSdBOkrW