Now, IF this is true, it would also explain why it seems that the government is trying to cover up what happened at the institute. If this hypothesis were to be

Now, IF this is true, it would also explain why it seems that the government is trying to cover up what happened at the institute. If this hypothesis were to be true, it might cause China/the CCP to lose face more than many other alternatives, as such corruption could be seen as a weakness of the current system.