[heidar]

The first sentence in the BBC article.

> Chinese authorities and experts are at odds about the origin of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.

I'm not saying this argument is invalid in general but it's important to assume that we know next to nothing about this whole situation and that the things that we know are potentially false pieces of information pushed by the CCP.

They've tried to sweep this under the rug and control the discussion from day one and this happens to be something they're incredibly good at.

[howlgarnish]

The BBC article is a summarizing a linked study reputable enough to be published in the Lancet.

Also, the CCP is quite good at using brute force to impose its will within China, but they've been signally unsuccessful in crafting propaganda for Western consumption.

[heidar]

They've been incredibly successful at soft propaganda in the West to craft an image of China that makes it look better than it is, while also being successful at hiding the things they don't want us to see.