I think "the west" is just as desperate for ways they can put this issue behind them and try to carry on with making money with China, which is what these respo

I think "the west" is just as desperate for ways they can put this issue behind them and try to carry on with making money with China, which is what these responses are designed for. China's clumsy manufactured responses obviously would have been good enough for the west in the past when "the deciders" were always in charge. The problem is now with social media the issue has got away from the ruling class somewhat so it's taking some time to reign in these various celebrities and athletes and other influencers who have gone off-script and are perpetuating the problem for them (contrast this with the recent polished and professional responses from the NBA and their comfy relationship with genocide and slavery, with the complicity of the corporate media to sweep that little problem under the carpet -- no doubt the WTA are green with envy that their response has not been so good, it may not be a coincidence that Yao Ming has shown up here). I mean the ruling class does not care about people over money. Not here, and not in China. Compare it to the many far more problematic things that happen everywhere, from Afghanistan to Assange to Xinjiang to Qatar. Certainly not one woman's sexual assault. Tara Reade got essentially the same treatment. I have no doubt western corporations and governments and news/propaganda companies will continue to work together with the CCP with the usual back scratching and favors changing hands until the messaging is right and we can put this whole thing behind us.