I wrote about Chinese gov's creation of 100+ Covid propaganda phrases, and how ppl rebelled against the absurd propaganda discourse and the state power behind it. If you've ever heard 静态管理、应转尽转、非必要, you'll love it. (1
nytimes.com/2022/09/29/bus… For example, authorities stopped saying “lockdown” as it may cause panic, but they still wanted people to understand "hey this is a lockdown." So they instead said “static management”静态管理, “silence”静默 or “working from home”居家办公. (2