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Reported in Critics Say China Has Suppressed And Censored Information In Coronavirus Outbreak. (NPR, 2/8/2020)
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Worldometer tracks the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak. (2/8/2020)
Original 1/29/2020 post, "Dear Xi Jinping, Did you mean to say 'indoctrinate', or is this just another example of your fondness for doublespeak? Best, Retiring Guy", starts here.
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Reported by Raymond Zhong in As Virus Spreads, Anger Floods Chinese Social Media. (The New York Times, 1/27/2020)
According to Merriam-Webster, the first known use of 'doublespeak' occurred in 1952.
Other coinages from the same year include:
- bafflegab
- end-run
- groupthink
- gussy up
- master class
- Zika viurus
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