It’s safe to say China’s foreign ministry does not often pay much attention to obscure Canadian research organizations run by conspiracy theorists. Only a couple of months ago, China was pilloried for initially covering up and then underplaying the newly emerging coronavirus. China is a convenient scapegoat now that the U.S. actually has more COVID-19 cases, a soaring death toll and overwhelmed hospitals in some places. But, he said, “the data right now suggest that the origins are Chinese.”In that regard, COVID-19 has obvious parallels. “The question his case raises is whether the next Li Wenliang will even have the opportunity to send that first message.”

Source: National Post March 28, 2020 11:01 UTC