China finally released its statistics on social welfare for Q4 2022. However, the belated quarterly report came with missing data on the number of cremations.
Critics believe the massive death toll from last October to December embarrassed the regime. It’s lockdown and zero-COVID policies clearly failed to contain the virus, and that is the reason for the missing data.
In the past, China would release the quarterly data regarding welfare, registration, and services on marriage, divorce, and cremation within three months. The Ministry of Civil Affairs did not explain the reason why the release was late.
A Series of Lies
While the ministry is not available for the inquiry on the missing data, the Beijing Civil Affairs Bureau hotline told The Epoch Times that the data is still under verification….