A quick reminder
That a weak head of state and a corrupted culture does not change the lack of credibility on pandemic origins that a 国 has earned by doing everything it can to conceal and delay information and shift responsibility for a pandemic away from its own borders, to multiple countries on other continents as well as to its own neighbors. Not ten years could bury this, and it's only been around two. (Adding this as a reminder of Red Banner Hill.)
Ending with this because despite my own capacity to look at and the world's best efforts to show its worst, I will see beauty in it. (Adding this because fuzzy bee butts are the ultimate silver lining.)