Bloomberg (November 2) reported that an unverified post, which contained black characters
on a white background with no identifying marks, first began circulating on October 31 night
in WeChat social messaging groups filled with analysts and fund managers, The unverified
post claimed that Wang Huning, Politburo Standing Committee member ranked at No. 4, held
a meeting on October 30 of Covid-19 experts at the request of President Xi Jinping. It called
Xi “big boss” and used “WHN” to refer to Wang in a bid to sidestep censors, who strictly
manage messages and social media posts on China’s political elite. It stated that
Representatives at the meeting, which included members of the economic and propaganda
departments, discussed “speeding up a conditional opening plan, with the goal of substantially
opening by March next year”
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