There is the unnerving possibility that a lot of people with significant responsibilities in government, academia, and media didn’t want to look too hard at the lab-leak possibility because of its far-reaching ramifications. https://bit.ly/2L1gdXh 
The Wuhan Lab-Leak Hypothesis Goes Mainstream

And if the theory’s true, no doubt some people would prefer that the virus’s origins always remain a mystery.

https://bit.ly/2L1gdXh
If the recklessness or negligence of a Chinese government lab released a virus that killed, as of this moment, more than 1.8 million people around the world, many people around the world would hate the Chinese government with a raging passion and seek to settle the score.
The consequences of the Wuhan lab leak would make the Soviet management of Chernobyl look like a firecracker accident.

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The rage at Beijing would not subside for a generation; it would be too great for any government to maintain a normal diplomatic relationship with the Chinese government. https://bit.ly/2L1gdXh 
The Wuhan Lab-Leak Hypothesis Goes Mainstream

And if the theory’s true, no doubt some people would prefer that the virus’s origins always remain a mystery.

https://bit.ly/2L1gdXh
Many voices, far and wide, would demand Beijing pay reparations, or suffer payback in some other form. And we all know how well Xi Jinping and the hardliners in Beijing respond to criticism and confrontation. https://bit.ly/2L1gdXh 
The Wuhan Lab-Leak Hypothesis Goes Mainstream

And if the theory’s true, no doubt some people would prefer that the virus’s origins always remain a mystery.

https://bit.ly/2L1gdXh
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