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Partly agree, but also keep in mind that the CCP is by nature secretive and authoritarian. IMO the cover-up still shifts the probability, but less than it might
by gred 6y ago
Partly agree, but also keep in mind that the CCP is by nature secretive and authoritarian. IMO the cover-up still shifts the probability, but less than it might in another country where cover-ups are less "business as usual".
- dboreham 6y agoNote that the initial outbreak in USA was also covered up.
- _-david-_ 6y agoSource?
- peytn 6y agoDevil’s advocate: the CCP seems quite proud of its pandemic response and appears to have had procedures in place to deal with SARS-like disease outbreaks. Their tone is triumphant. Given its past history with SARS and the fact that the WIV was specifically tasked with research on mitigation strategies for SARS-like illnesses, the CCP must have developed a playbook for outbreaks of natural SARS-like illnesses. Given their current tone, it’s very unlikely that playbook started with “first, cover up.” To me, it’s much more likely an accident happened given their behavior.