"...the virus is potentially lethal and an offensive biological warfare weapon... which is why the Chinese government originally tried to cover it up and is now taking drastic measures to contain it."
There is a real danger for foreign policy advisors and analysts – and especially those they serve – when they are in a bubble, an echo chamber, and all of their conclusions are based on faulty inputs...
In early Jan, the RAND Corporation published its latest Russia report... By the headings alone, it is clearly positioned to show Russia as a political entity is aggressive...and it is therefore vital to prevent such aggression in a variety of ways.