At critical turning points, Chinese authorities put secrecy and order ahead of openly confronting the growing coronavirus crisis and risking public alarm or political embarrassment.
Chris Buckley & Steven Lee Meyers. NYT.
In China secrets dwell secure
because they're always kept obscure.
The public has no right to know
if it will rain or it will snow.
No need for citizens to fret
about coronavirus threat.
By keeping people unaware
the government shows splendid care.
And if the Great Wall tumbles down
or rivers flood and people drown,
it's kinder to all those concerned
to have the news concealed and burned.
The truth may set all people free,
but Xi Jinping would disagree.
He plays 'em close up to his vest --
but, after all, he must know best.
In Beijing doctors do not warn
their patients; it would be like porn.
Disgraceful to spread news of plague!
Tis best to keep things very vague.
So if you want the latest news
from China, I suggest you use
a source outside the country, since
in China all the truth is mince.
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