I seem to see a strange scenario here, they are like doing a drama to attract the sympathy of others that their exchange is a responsible exchange.
What is strange here? Surely, it is not a drama, they look serious to reimburse customers' money. Sheldon Xia as the CEO, already announced on his official tweeters about the reimbursement. You only can say "it is a drama" if they revoke the reimbursement then. But if they really pay the money to customers, you don't deserve to say it is a drama.
if you have a large enough capital do not trade on exchanges that do not have a good reputation, you better trade your btc on DEX.
Even in reputable exchanges, there is no guarantee for the safety of our balance. The best way is not to keep our money in exchanges' wallets for a long time. Whether choosing CEX or DEX, is a personal choice. You cannot claim DEX is better, CEX is also a good choice as long as we can manage our capital properly.