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The Great COVID Stonewall of China

Understanding the origins of the coronavirus – whether it emerged naturally in wildlife or was leaked from a lab – is essential to forestall another pandemic. But the Communist Party of China has been doing everything in its power to prevent an independent investigation into the matter.

NEW DELHI – COVID-19 has now been with us for more than a year and a half. It has stopped societies in their tracks, triggered sharp economic downturns, and killed more than 4.2 million people. But we still do not know where the deadly virus came from, for a simple reason: China does not want us to know.

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