外交政策杂志（FP）的资深编辑James Palmer，在Twitter上写道
https://twitter.com/BeijingPalmer/status/1198814005126676481
so according to state media contacts, Beijing genuinely thought they were going to win big in the elections today, to the point of having pre-written the stories
according to state media contacts 根据私下与官媒接触
Beijing genuinely thought they were going to win big in the elections today 北京当局坚信他们会在香港今天的区议会选举中大胜（指亲中的建制派）
to the point of having pre-written the stories 所以预先写好了胜选的宣言