LogFAQs > #961331917

Really, the bias is obvious from the headline and end of the first paragraph. The article wants you to focus on the strictness of the lockdown and doubt the grocery promise. I also like how Xi'an is described as an "ancient capital" (of 13 million people) which is some pretty goofy Orientalism. You can Google places and you know it looks like a modern city to me! This would be like describing 21st century Rome as "ancient" which is just odd when what is meant is "a place with a lot of history that is not really relevant to the topic."

I also don't understand your complaint about the numbers. You just seem annoyed they don't share your additional skepticism. They focus on what has been reported (this is a neutral tone, which I will admit is a political choice on its own) and in fact the part where they compare the numbers to the rest of the world is being done to increase the implication that their harsh lockdowns are unreasonable.