"Either they intentionally released it, which seems unlikely"
Why would it be unlikely that the leaders of China, seeing an easy opportunity to destroy Western economies and take advantage of it - would decide not to do so ?
Do you think that they are concerned with human life ?
That’s the way we see it, they likely see it as thinning the heard of the weak and old leeching off the system. Those in charge as well as their families likely had access to the drug cocktail from the start.
Not sure that you really get what happened here. The initial outbreak was not especially intentional - although the Chinese saw it coming and did nothing to stop it.
But they quickly realized that they could profit from the situation by weaponizing international travelers to bring down their rivals.
"Either they intentionally released it, which seems unlikely"
Why would it be unlikely that the leaders of China, seeing an easy opportunity to destroy Western economies and take advantage of it - would decide not to do so ?
Do you think that they are concerned with human life ?
It hurts their economy more than anyone. If you are gonna intentionally release a bio weapon, you would release it on your enemies, not yourself.
That’s the way we see it, they likely see it as thinning the heard of the weak and old leeching off the system. Those in charge as well as their families likely had access to the drug cocktail from the start.
Not sure that you really get what happened here. The initial outbreak was not especially intentional - although the Chinese saw it coming and did nothing to stop it.
But they quickly realized that they could profit from the situation by weaponizing international travelers to bring down their rivals.