This is an interesting story but it's mainly about something that happened in 2003, which is definitely not current.

I actually think this is highly relevant in terms of the changes in transparency, information sharing, and surveillance (of people and diseases) over the last 18 years in China. I don’t know that I would tag it “treacherous chinese highways,” but it speaks to the challenges in contemporary reporting of diseases and epidemiology. Anyway, I found it a worthwhile read from someone who was on the ground. YMMV