There are two scenarios.
1. The lab creation theory
2. The lab accidently released a naturally occurring virus into the community
Only people deliberately trying to spin the narrative are combining the two to belittle the narrative. I think most people who objectivity look at the information that has come out could come to the conclusion that #2 is at least possible, if not likely. What do you think would happen if it EVER came out that the virus was created OR escaped from a Chinese lab? To say that this would be an existential crisis for China is not an understatement. Every nation on Earth would be immediately hostile to them. The actions of China up until this point would be everything you would expect if either of these scenarios was true.
1. Prevent outside investigation until a year after the outbreak.. after they have had time to make SURE there wasn't anything left to prove anything. Bonus points for useful idiots taking the subsequent investigation not finding "any evidence" (initiated a year after the lab was closed) as proof that China was telling the truth.
2. Scrub information from all websites that doesn't fit the current narrative
3. Make inconvenient people "disappear"
4. Try to spin any talk of the discussion into conspiracy theories
"Any 'lab leak' theory would have to account for that scenario â" which it simply can't, without invoking a major conspiracy and cover up by Chinese scientists and authorities."
You mean like removing information from the lab's website that proved that the lab in question wasn't following safety protocols? Or actively deleting content that doesn't agree with the official China party line? How about requiring scientists to go through a stringent review policy to ensure that the information wasn't inconvenient for China?
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