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[–] yeather@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

China is in no way shape or form socialist lmao. They're just another flavor of authoritarian capitalist. If you really think the PRC will every make any meaningful attempts to improve or become more progressive then you are very delusional. The PRC is probably the farthest from progressive you can get. It's a brutal and unforgiving regime.

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml -4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Zero COVID proves China is literally different than every other capitalist nation on Earth. Even if you don't believe the official data, the excess death rate (i.e. something they can't hide) shows they beat pretty much everyone other than extreme outliers like New Zealand.

[–] yeather@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I just googled China COVID Death rate and every story is about China underreporting at every step of the process. The fact you believe anything coming from that government is sad and stupid. China trying to pass off zero COVID deaths is just another indicator at a failing state under an oppressive and deadly regime.

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml -3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The excess death rate, again something that can't be faked, proves China outperformed everyone else.

They can lie an say a death from COVID was actually a heart attack or a stroke or the flu, but they can't just disappear bodies and pretend they're still alive.