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Disagree. People holding to the lab leak theory were seen as racist/Xenophobic until the new leadership (president of U.S. arrived) and all the sudden its not a racist theory.

Lest we forget, China's reaction to Australia’s call for an international probe into the origins of the corona-virus pandemic was by no means working together for the global good.

I wish I could agree with the thought but that's not what I remember happening.

As for history: Communication in the 21st century has made it so that there is constant talk between countries but this cannot be confused with collaboration.

The Spanish flu of 1918 was clearly different then this due to it being in the late stages of WWI.