Fear Lingers in Wuhan as China Eases Lockdown - WSJ

Epidemiologists, U.S. intelligence sources and Wuhan residents suspect that Chinese authorities substantially undercounted infections and deaths over the past several months, especially in Wuhan, in part to boost President Xi Jinping’s image.

All this suffering, death, and economic damage for the vanity and corruption of one man and the system that keeps him in power.