Iran war; Q1 GDP growth; Qiushi; Foot and mouth disease

There is an outbreak of foot and mouth disease and so far it has officially appeared in two places, 2400 kilometers apart. The Dim Sums blog, which has long covered rural and agricultural affairs, suspects there is a coverup: In a terse online report China acknowledged that a South African serotype of foot-and-mouth disease has entered the country for the first time. The report of 2 widely separated outbreaks occurring simultaneously is implausible, and emergency distribution of vaccines suggests a much wider spread. The inexplicable jump of the virus to China from halfway across the world, under-reporting of outbreaks, and silence from State media bear close similarity to African swine fever’s entry to China 8 years ago