I am still confused how people think that it being an accidental "lab leak" is any more damning of the role China played in the initial outbreak. China made a lot of mistakes and also kept other countries in the dark for way too long no matter the origin. It can also serve as a warning against authoritarian models of rule.
My criticism doesn't mean I think we shouldn't investigate the origins either. It is in the world's public interest to err on the side of knowing too much so that maybe the chance of this happening again is reduced.
Let's make that mistake and blackout in the scale.
Let's compare China's mistake and blackout against US, the closest nation in population and economy scale.
Well, now we see that China's mistake and blackout are indeed less damaging then US' mistake and blackout...
> Well, now we see that China's mistake and blackout are indeed less damaging then US' mistake and blackout...
What mistake and blackout did the US make?