I've read that some american scientists were working or were distantly involved in research projects at this lab. I still entertain the conspiracy theory that

I've read that some american scientists were working or were distantly involved in research projects at this lab. I still entertain the conspiracy theory that Trump, since he hated China, could have had the capacity to ask the CIA to "cause problems in China", and this lab would have been one way to do harm. Of course the US would not be really held responsible as long as chinese lab workers were pushed to be negligent, for example to manipulate virus in lower security lab settings, and no scientist was really able to know it would cause a pandemic. Of course it's impossible to prove, which is why it's a conspiracy theory. Of course the cause was negligence. I'm just ashamed to have this theory in my head, but there are still legitimate scientists who have unanswered questions. It is still quite puzzling, when you read about the subject, to read that they searched for "gain of function", because there was nothing really good to learn, and it was always a pandora box which was very risky to explore. I guess governments could ask China for financial reparations for this negligence, but I don't think it is worth the drama.