I don't want to indulge in conspiracy theories that say that China deliberately released the virus to attack the US (I think based on the info at hand it seems a sure bet that it came out of the Wuhan labs though). But I really can't help but ponder it.
I initially thought it was nonsense as if they were going to attack America, they would release it directly in America. But then I realised that would make the fact that it was an attack basically certain, as the right species of bat doesn't reside in North America.
So if you were China, what would you do? First, I would put my own plant in the WHO to make sure they back off investigations when I say so and only release the info that I permit. I would then release the virus in my own country. Suffer a splinter to strike with a sword. Allow the virus to spread beyond control, but tell authorities it doesn't. Kill all whistleblowers. While this is happening, I would hoard medical supplies from Chinese companies operating overseas so that we could stop it quickly when we finally want to. When the focus is off us and everyone is suffering equally, my WHO plant would tell the world that we handled it the very best of all.
I don't want to indulge in conspiracy theories that say that China deliberately released the virus to attack the US (I think based on the info at hand it seems a sure bet that it came out of the Wuhan labs though). But I really can't help but ponder it.
I initially thought it was nonsense as if they were going to attack America, they would release it directly in America. But then I realised that would make the fact that it was an attack basically certain, as the right species of bat doesn't reside in North America.
So if you were China, what would you do? First, I would put my own plant in the WHO to make sure they back off investigations when I say so and only release the info that I permit. I would then release the virus in my own country. Suffer a splinter to strike with a sword. Allow the virus to spread beyond control, but tell authorities it doesn't. Kill all whistleblowers. While this is happening, I would hoard medical supplies from Chinese companies operating overseas so that we could stop it quickly when we finally want to. When the focus is off us and everyone is suffering equally, my WHO plant would tell the world that we handled it the very best of all.
But that's just me.