So, it's recently come to my attention that President Xi Jinping of China, having claimed he would be personally involved in efforts to combat the deadly (and quite serious) coronavirus, has now not been seen or heard from in some time. He's been absent from newspapers, from social media, from regular news media, and this is unusual given his typically constant exposure and coverage.
This has led to many Chinese posting on social media about the matter, inquiring after his condition and whereabouts. Those postings are being routinely deleted by Chinese state censors.
So, that's led me to Star Trek to ask the question of a broader audience:
