Isn’t that rather like asking the one on trial if they committed the crime. Of course, they have the right to testify to the crime they are being charged with. But one expects the defendant to deny any culpability, even if they are guilty. And that this is coming from China? Do they even acknowledge what they did in Tiananmen square?
It seems similar to asking the Russians if their athletes have been doping with the sanction of the state. Apparently, the Russians deny it. Ok, case closed we believe them.
I can see that most people here think the natural origin of the virus is way more likely than a lab leak. Maybe it is. But Shi Zhengli’s testimony lends not an once of credibility to the case.
And just to be clear this is not an anti-Chinese rant. As I recall NASA tried its best to cover up its culpability in the Challenger disaster. The accused is expected to deny their guilt. In similar fashion the friends and family of the accused can’t sit on the jury.
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