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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You misread the article, that hundreds of thousands statistic is only for the most recent batch of COVID. Also, if China and the US are comparable, it would be about 4 million. If China was comparable to another country, like say Ireland, it would be around 2.5 million. My figure of about 3 million seems accurate enough for this argument. Your devotion to this regime is unfortunate, you should consider reevaluating your decisions and take a fresh look at the awfulness that happens to the people of China everyday.

[โ€“] [email protected] -3 points 1 year ago

I can't read the NYT article because it's behind a paywall lol

Gotta love western "freedom of press"