From my conversations it seems that most locals are skeptical, but that's not unexpected - people don't believe the official numbers on anything else either. Regardless of what the actual numbers are, i do think the general feeling here is that the CPC dealt with this better than other governments. The propaganda line is that China is the safest country in the world. As a foreigner, the standard numbers question locals ask has switched from "how high are the salaries in your country?" to "how bad is the virus in your country?"