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>>lazycr+(OP)
First gen Chinese, grew up in NA. Have contact with relatives "on the ground".

My own experience: Don't ever trust the Chinese government on issues that could potentially involve the reputation of the party. Note that I'm not saying don't trust what CCP says, ever (sometimes they actually do good things) - just not on issues that involve anything to do with how the world might perceive them.

Which is exactly what this issue is about.

That's not to say we have compelling evidence that this was a lab virus, either. I think, for me, it's a, "we don't know, but I wouldn't be shocked at all if it was a lab virus".

>>ttz+rc
I just assume the ccp default mode is to cover up, even when there is nothing to cover up. When legitimacy derives from competence rather than from election, you better never have any high profile incompetence.

>>IIAOPS+Tt
That's been a problem even internally in China where local government hides things from those up the chain and then things get out of hand.

>>duxup+Fv
That’s exactly what happened with covid-19. By the time Beijing knew about it things were already out of control.

>>vimy+m41
Yeah...the irony is Beijing blames Wuhan for not being transparent. And here's Beijing doing the same.

>>fma+0b1
No irony here. The axiom is party doesn’t make mistakes, the only possible consequence is others are to blame.