Summary: Microsoft propagandists have long attempted to curb China's move to GNU/Linux. Those propagandists are nowhere to be seen anymore (gone inactive).

China appears to be going ahead with its de-US-ification plans. Also, as of today, there have been 3 articles (in English) about openKylin. That's 3 so far this month (maybe just Kylin with openwashing; there's also the Debian-based Deepin). There are similar efforts on the hardware side, judging by Linux commits for Chinese microchips. How is Windows doing in China during the pandemic? Not so good:

Notice that Android, i.e. Linux, already has majority market share there, based on a Web survey. ⬆