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Table 9 Public opinion modeling concerning the lockdown in Wuhan

From: The game of lies by stock investors in social media: a study based on city lockdowns in China

Time period

Game results

Public opinion

p-1Wuhan

Equilibrium state, 0.318**

- Corruption, crime, and social issues

- US-China competition

- Domestic Economy

P0Wuhan

Equilibrium state, 0.501****

(strengthen)

- Rapidly stopping the spread of COVID-19 and providing assistance to the international community

- Public sentiment resists the politicization of COVID-19 in the international community

p1Wuhan

Equilibrium state, 0.297**

(Back to pre-lockdown)

- Social issues, economic issues, corruption, and crime

- US-China competition

- The international proliferation of COVID-19

  1. The integrity factor data is taken from the data in the overall column in Table 8