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[–]Tom_Bombadil 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (4 children)

Does anyone seriously think this was an "accidental leak"?

It was supposedly first reported on Dec 31 2019 that started on Western new year's Eve, and finally exploded at the beginning of the Chinese New year's week~Jan 17?

The convenient timing coincides with the Chinese national/annual mass migration, and is a bit suspicious.

[–]beermeem 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

What’s their national annual mass migration?

[–]Tom_Bombadil 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The chinese new years is the largest human mass migration on earth.

China Will Rack Up Three Billion Trips During World’s Biggest Human Migration (Bloomberg.com January 20, 2020)

It brings much of China’s economy to a halt and strains transport systems, not to mention waistlines. Lunar New Year is an annual ritual of family reunification and overindulgence. The scale of the migration is astounding: While an estimated 116 million Americans were on the move around the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, Chinese citizens will rack up about 3 billion trips during this year’s travel-fest. A widening outbreak of a virus that began in December has added some complications this year.

[–]bobbobbybob 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

i think it was a 'cultural shift' initiated by the leadership

[–]beermeem 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

A great leap forward?