In the wake of the Corona pandemic, social media is flooded with Chinese conspiracy theories along with do's and don't messages. Most of these messages are very unreliable even though they may present a very believable logic.
What grabbed my attention were two reports by two different Telugu channels. These stories give indirect credence to the social media report that is already in circulation.
As per the report, the first coronavirus case was reported on Dec 8th, 2019. But the local Chinese Hubei Province (Wuhan) did not notify people until the end of December. And China has come out with the information about the contagiousness of the Virus only on January 20
China kept the world in dark for 6 to 7 weeks about how rapidly contagiousness this virus was, it would have mushroomed into a scary global health emergency.
But the point in case here is that China has been guilty of the non-disclosure also during SARS health crises and the milk adulteration scandal of 2008 too.
Historically dictatorships have shown an inherent tendency of not allowing bad news to go up the ranks, lest this ends up costing careers and perks. Fears that the real source of Coronavirus is from a laboratory in Wuhan, which is linked to its covert biological weapon program give its intentions of global dominance. The Chinese government is yet to admit the “accidental” pathogen leakage as probable cause for virus outbursts. But if the news has even an iota of truth, behind it, then China needs to be castigated and ostracised by the international community for its unethical ways to gain global supremacy. But with the disclosures that it had also developed an “antidote” for the SARS virus which again originated from Wuhan in 2002. A typical arms race where procurement and hoarding of not only traditional but also biological weapons (if it’s true) give a new meaning to the modern warfare is nothing short of an alarming proposition for the whole world. When nations with intentions of securing borders pile up weapons of mass destruction to counter threats from enemy countries, we shouldn’t forget that we are inching closure to doomsday. Meanwhile, Novel Coronavirus has gradually spread across the world, and many countries have taken it seriously to contain it. But China has become a hub of international business activities, the chances of restricting the spread of nCoV appear challenging.
What grabbed my attention were two reports by two different Telugu channels. These stories give indirect credence to the social media report that is already in circulation.
As per the report, the first coronavirus case was reported on Dec 8th, 2019. But the local Chinese Hubei Province (Wuhan) did not notify people until the end of December. And China has come out with the information about the contagiousness of the Virus only on January 20
China kept the world in dark for 6 to 7 weeks about how rapidly contagiousness this virus was, it would have mushroomed into a scary global health emergency.
But the point in case here is that China has been guilty of the non-disclosure also during SARS health crises and the milk adulteration scandal of 2008 too.
Historically dictatorships have shown an inherent tendency of not allowing bad news to go up the ranks, lest this ends up costing careers and perks. Fears that the real source of Coronavirus is from a laboratory in Wuhan, which is linked to its covert biological weapon program give its intentions of global dominance. The Chinese government is yet to admit the “accidental” pathogen leakage as probable cause for virus outbursts. But if the news has even an iota of truth, behind it, then China needs to be castigated and ostracised by the international community for its unethical ways to gain global supremacy. But with the disclosures that it had also developed an “antidote” for the SARS virus which again originated from Wuhan in 2002. A typical arms race where procurement and hoarding of not only traditional but also biological weapons (if it’s true) give a new meaning to the modern warfare is nothing short of an alarming proposition for the whole world. When nations with intentions of securing borders pile up weapons of mass destruction to counter threats from enemy countries, we shouldn’t forget that we are inching closure to doomsday. Meanwhile, Novel Coronavirus has gradually spread across the world, and many countries have taken it seriously to contain it. But China has become a hub of international business activities, the chances of restricting the spread of nCoV appear challenging.
