But did they really sweep things under the rug or is that just what people casually like to say without fact checking? Here is the coronavirus timeline: https://youtu.be/kO5EXjFKE7U
Nathan Rich is notorious for spreading Chinese communist propaganda. You should post a better source.
You say it is propaganda but do you have an argument against his actual claims? Can you point out factual inaccuracies or omitted facts that are relevant?
You might be right, but that type of behavior isn’t unique to a authoritarian government.