In recent weeks, Chinese officials have appeared eager to float the idea that the new coronavirus did not necessarily start in their country at all.
Meanwhile on social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, all of which are banned in China, conspiracy theories have racked up tens of millions of views and have beenIt's also true that many people posting about conspiracy theories in China are doing so to debunk the claims.
Still, though the virus has now moved far beyond China's borders, the ramifications for the world's most populous country and second-largest economy are still far from over. Most notably, a prominent Chinese law professor, Xu Zhangrun, wrote an essay saying the virus had"revealed the rotten core of Chinese governance," and that"groundless decisions from authorities have pushed powerless citizens to despair and the disease to the globe."
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