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>China covering it up is not necessarily evidence that it was a lab leak. Yes it is, but the evidence is non-specific. China will attempt to cover up 100% of l
by morepedantic 2y ago
>China covering it up is not necessarily evidence that it was a lab leak.
Yes it is, but the evidence is non-specific. China will attempt to cover up 100% of lab leaks. China may attempt to cover up zoonosis. The cover up is consistent with either theory, but it is the only reaction consistent with a lab leak.
- raziel2p 2y ago"China will attempt to cover up 100% of lab leaks. China may attempt to cover up zoonosis." this is a blind assumption. they may just be covering up 100% of all things, especially when the international community (i.e. Trump) is trying to push/blame them.
- petre 2y agoCover-ups are a cultural thing in East Asia because reputation is paramount. They'll attempt to cover up anything that makes them look bad as means to protect their reputation. So the second part of your statement is not necessarily true.
- morepedantic 2y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002%E2%80%932004_SARS_outbreak#November_2002 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002%E2%80%932004_SARS_outbrea... China attempted information control on SARS-1, but rolled most of it back by April. They still haven't done this for SARS-2. That's not proof, but is a difference. Enough small differences can add up to a large difference.
- petre 2y agoThat was during Hu's tenure which was quite different than what it is today. Still, their natural impulse is to cover up facts.