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The liability of China is the main question here. If it was released from a lab (and I don't think it was), China is liable to this world pandemic which is a huge thing.

>>delbar+(OP)
Liability is the first point, but it's swiftly followed by what are they going to do next and how do we defend against it.

This is a whole other ball game if it's malice/incompetence.

>>delbar+(OP)
But liable to what end? What international jurisdiction will force China to “pay”?

America destroyed Iraq on lies, but what has that liability cost them?

>>adamcs+2c
You don't need to force China to pay. Typically what is done is that foreign assets are legally seized, for example, Chinese state assets in the West, if China refuses to pay for damages.

>>SpaceR+Ae
The “west” could absolve all foreign debt to China both in 1st world and 3rd world countries as payment for covid liability.

The only action China could do would be to start a world war 3 in response.