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Don't buy China's story: The coronavirus may have leaked from a lab
2020-02-23
[NY Post]
Posted by:Frank G

#5  This is old news

There is enough information out there to make this an accidental release of a biological weapon
There is nothing about this virus that is naturally occurring
Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom   2020-02-23 15:37  

#4   What if they leaked this virus in retaliation, knowing that it would tank the world economy?

It would be a pyrrhic victory — China’s economy is a good deal less stable than America’s, and it would be seen domestically as the Communists having lost the mandate of heaven.
Posted by: trailing wife   2020-02-23 15:11  

#3  New Chinese study indicates novel coronavirus did not originate in Huanan seafood market
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2020-02-23 13:17  

#2  Rank speculation here. China was recently humiliated by Trump and had to sign a trade deal. What if they leaked this virus in retaliation, knowing that it would tank the world economy? From their standpoint, why not? They could lose 100,000,000 people and never notice.
Posted by: Iblis   2020-02-23 11:57  

#1  State Department blasts Russia for 'spreading disinformation' that America is responsible for coronavirus - as South Korea, Singapore and Iran report 'untraceable' new infection clusters in sign that virus spread is uncontrollable
Posted by: Skidmark   2020-02-23 09:48  

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