@soonleenz @neilhimself you know, if it wasn’t a case of external influence on the #worldcon #HugoAwards, it would be extremely easy for #DaveMcCarty or someone else to just state that, without commenting on the actual reason for ineligibility (if, for some reason, that wasn’t to be shared): “I can emphatically state that neither China, nor any other external force had any influence on the decision”. Not stating that in itself already raises eyebrows.