It's kind of appalling to put more than a million muslims into forced labor and "re-education" too. I think it's worth remembering this in every mention of the

It's kind of appalling to put more than a million muslims into forced labor and "re-education" too. I think it's worth remembering this in every mention of the "effectiveness" of the Chinese response. They act quickly and decisively because they have absolute power concentrated in a corrupt and authoritarian government. We can't trust anything they report because their press isn't free. In the west, the media isn't automatically right, but we can criticize and demand better standards. Likewise with the actions of our leaders. It's also worth remembering that the Chinese had every opportunity to make sure this did not happen again after SARS. And their censorship of the discovery of the disease and the subsequent propaganda blaming the US for the disease is nothing short of disgusting.