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

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?