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“CCP incompetence or apathy” caused the virus to spread or scheming. Let’s say the CCP sees the original SARS, sees the economic destruction it can wreak, qui

“CCP incompetence or apathy” caused the virus to spread or scheming. Let’s say the CCP sees the original SARS, sees the economic destruction it can wreak, quietly prepares for a pandemic - not so much that it’ll look obvious, but enough that they’ll recover significantly quicker than other nations - then releases the virus in a place known to have wet markets and a viral lab, giving them extra plausible deniability. The virus tears through the west, giving the quickly recovered and happily subsided Chinese businesses space to jump in and fill the void left by dying and dead western companies. It’s similar to what they did with the steel industry. They subsidised their steel for so long that the western steel companies went out of business from being unable to compete, then they raised their prices, and were left dominant in the market

Mordisquitos 6y ago
You might as well come up with a conspiracy theory proposing that it was the Taiwanese Kuomintang who released the engineered SARS-CoV-2 virus in Wuhan with the win-win possibilities of either a) destroying the PRC's economy and political status if they failed to contain it or b) destroying their international reputation if the virus spread out of their borders and damaged the west more than them. The Kuomitang would know that the CCP's secrecy and lack of transparency would only encourage conspiracy theories about them plotting to release the virus for their own benefit. Furthermore, unlike the PRC, Taiwan would have enough motivation to engage in such risky conspiracies as they face a literal existential threat. I mean yes, this conspiracy theory is post hoc bullshit... But what makes it any worse than the one suspecting the CCP?
- permo-w 6y ago
  Maybe it was Taiwan, you make a convincing case. But the CCP has history for this kind of behaviour

Mordisquitos 6y ago

You might as well come up with a conspiracy theory proposing that it was the Taiwanese Kuomintang who released the engineered SARS-CoV-2 virus in Wuhan with the win-win possibilities of either a) destroying the PRC's economy and political status if they failed to contain it or b) destroying their international reputation if the virus spread out of their borders and damaged the west more than them. The Kuomitang would know that the CCP's secrecy and lack of transparency would only encourage conspiracy theories about them plotting to release the virus for their own benefit. Furthermore, unlike the PRC, Taiwan would have enough motivation to engage in such risky conspiracies as they face a literal existential threat. I mean yes, this conspiracy theory is post hoc bullshit... But what makes it any worse than the one suspecting the CCP?

permo-w 6y ago
Maybe it was Taiwan, you make a convincing case. But the CCP has history for this kind of behaviour