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Data analysis by an Australian company shows that the demand for PCR tests in the province of Hubei and its capital Wuhan had already skyrocketed months before the Covid pandemic. The authors of the study see this as evidence that China's government has long covered up previous infections. A closer look, however, raises serious doubts.
By Marcel Grzanna
The latest leak on tax havens also features numerous Chinese names. Companies use shell companies in offshore centers to circumvent strict Chinese regulations. But China's princelings also like to take advantage of the haziness of tax havens.
By Nico Beckert