Chinese dictator Xi Jinping, who has been rather quiet on the pandemic front since the supposedly vanquished Wuhan coronavirus began rampaging through Chinese cities again, …
Chinese dictator Xi Jinping, who has been rather quiet on the pandemic front since the supposedly vanquished Wuhan coronavirus began rampaging through Chinese cities again, on Wednesday gave “important instructions” to the nominally autonomous Hong Kong government to get its coronavirus outbreak under control. China’s state-run Global Times naturally portrayed this as grandfatherly Xi giving some wise and loving advice to the government of Hong Kong executive Carrie Lam, who was in turn portrayed as grateful for Xi’s offer of assistance: Xi conveyed his high attention on Hong Kongs recent COVID-19 surge and his kind care for the Hong Kong people to SAR Chief Executive Carrie Lam through Vice Premier Han Zheng, Takungpao reported on Wednesday. Xi said the SAR government should assume its primary responsibility in the epidemic control work, mobilize all available resources, and take all necessary measures to ensure the safety and health of the Hong Kong people and the overall stability of Hong Kong society, the report said.… Lam said that she would continue to lead the SAR government to make full use of the support of the central government and make an all-out effort to fight the epidemic as the top priority for Hong Kong, reported Wenweipo on Wednesday. Chinese President Xi Jinping stressed #HKSAR govt should prioritize its task to control local #COVID19 epidemic, and mobilize all the resources to ensure HK people’s safety & health, saying central govt agencies and local govts should fully support & help HK, HK media reported pic.
