Makes perfect sense from their standpoint.
Covid-19 is truly a unique opportunity for China to make some new allies, and trying to make sure the World isn’t focused on where the outbreak started is crucial in doing so.
China has been playing smart since February, and its working for them.
First they throw literally everything at the virus in their country so that they can recover quicker than everywhere else, and then they send teams and advice to countries such as Italy, all while subtly pointing fingers at the US’s incompetence.
did that hurt? I hope you warmed up a little before stretching that hard.
I’m not saying it’s a good thing for humanity, I am saying it’s a good thing for China.
They aren’t censoring the information for no reason, it works out in their favor to shift the narrative.