If you're suspicious of the numbers of China, why would you not be suspicious when they said they 'controlled' the spread? I mean the press has all but forgott

If you're suspicious of the numbers of China, why would you not be suspicious when they said they 'controlled' the spread? I mean the press has all but forgotten about China and focused on the global spread, so there's probably less information being reported from China. Unless I had some good evidence apart from China state news sources (which is pretty much where this info is coming from), I would remain suspicious.