He has a pretty sketchy history.
I’m not inclined to trust him.
I will go with the gut feeling. He has a fight to pick. I will be aware of it and just watch for more credibly data.
Problem is he is not the only one saying this, there have been others trying to blow the whistle on China. Our own government has publicly stated they do not trust the numbers and are trying to use other on the ground intel to figure out the truth.