Even if I did believe that SARS-CoV-2 was engineered, which I am open-minded about but unconvinced by the evidence for, making an international incident out of

Even if I did believe that SARS-CoV-2 was engineered, which I am open-minded about but unconvinced by the evidence for, making an international incident out of it in the middle of the worst pandemic in a century is a terrible idea. Imagine you are the US president: If you believe it was engineered and escaped due to human error, then making a scene risks China cutting off supplies of PPE and essential biotech, of which they are by far the world's largest supplier, leading to much higher mortality in the US. If you believe it was engineered and was spread deliberately (use of a biological WMD!), then making a scene also risks escalating to a war with China, a nuclear-armed power with a highly dangerous military. Personally I still think it's too early to be re-examining these questions. The west still relies heavily on Chinese manufacturing to fight COVID. Maybe in 2024?