All CCP Virus-Related Information Considered State Secrets in China: Leaked Classified Documents

All CCP Virus-Related Information Considered State Secrets in China: Leaked Classified Documents
A medical worker takes a swab sample from a resident to be tested for the CCP virus in Wuhan, China, on May 15, 2020. STR/AFP via Getty Images
Nicole Hao
Updated:
Classified Chinese government documents recently obtained by The Epoch Times show that Chinese authorities are treating all CCP virus-related information as “state secrets” and have forbidden officials from exposing them to the public.
Ironically, Chinese state-run media Xinhua—the central government’s mouthpiece—commented on Feb. 8: “Countless historical experiences of preventing infectious diseases have shown people that sharing epidemic information to the public is like sunshine that can kill the virus. So, the most effective medicine is publishing all information.”

Leaked Document

Nanning is the capital of the southwestern Guangxi region. The city has seven districts and five counties, with a population of roughly 7.25 million.
Nicole Hao
Nicole Hao
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Nicole Hao is a Washington-based reporter focused on China-related topics. Before joining the Epoch Media Group in July 2009, she worked as a global product manager for a railway business in Paris, France.
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