Yep. Surveillance and repression are often an obstacle to acquiring healthy information and addressing problems. Seems paradoxical but surveillance and knowledge are often at odds. https://twitter.com/ketonkakkar/status/1231236670630088704 …
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Updating my February 22 piece with latest information. Top Chinese scientist Dr. Zhong Nanshan says that Wuhan authorities did cover up information about the epidemic. "The local authorities, they didn't like to tell the truth at that time," Zhong said. https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/16/asia/zhong-nanshan-coronavirus-intl-hnk/index.html …pic.twitter.com/B1pDQ03ibd
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Updating thread with new details on how Chinese authorities blocked crucial information. But note: once again, Chinese scientists defied the authorities. A professor published the SARS-CoV-2 genomic sequence without authorization. His lab was shuttered. https://apnews.com/3c061794970661042b18d5aeaaed9fae …pic.twitter.com/QFjqDktHpQ
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Well. US intelligence agencies have reportedly concluded the same thing as my February article on top of this thread: that local Wuhan officials kept central Chinese government in the dark, well into mid-January. Authoritarians encourage lying to them. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/19/world/asia/china-coronavirus-beijing-trump.html …pic.twitter.com/wuGKhIJDoo
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Doesn't this really just confirm what we know - that authoritarian regimes always try to conceal bad news. Remember Chernobyl. Which tells us what about current UK govt...?
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Why "just," Pat? Isn't it good to strengthen knowledge with new evidence?
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We just keep reliving Chernobyl. Our lives depend on telling truth to power. What a fragile thread that is.
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That sort of coverup is not restricted to autocracies. https://twitter.com/wesyang/status/1250432954083368960 …
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