Good news about that drug being used in the States Simon
The Chinese government is a biased propaganda machine that will block out damaging negative information about whats happening in their country, it is not an openly honest or transparent government which one can find in most modernized democratic countries.
A measure of a person's loyalty to the country and its leaders is what you say about the activity within the country be it truthful based upon facts or not.
Kind of like how many mind controlling religoius cults persuade or enforce its members to behave, if you say anything about the organization it better be good or you'll find yourself chastised and muzzled.
The Jehovah Witnesses cult is just an example where the real truth to how this cult actually effects its members or their families gets covered over and hushed.