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The narratives propagated by Chinese media aren't merely idle gossip. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has leveraged the California wildfires to draw comparisons with its own handling of disasters, such as the Chongqing firefighting efforts in 2022. The notion that China’s socialist system is superior for disaster response is a recurring theme, and many Chinese commentators began questioning why America hadn’t emulated Chongqing’s example.