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   Hello Alan,   
      
   >AI>>That does not make the Chinese directly responsible for it any more   
   >AI>>than Spain was responsible for the spanish flu.   
   >   
   >GS>The Spanish Flu most likely originated in Haskell County, Kansas. The   
   >GS>Spanish were the only ones to research it, while everyone else was busy   
   >GS>figthing WWI.   
   >   
   >My understanding is that in those times Spain had a healthy free press and   
   > were publishing good and accurate stories regarding the pandemic.   
      
   Nobody knows for certain where the Spanish Flu originated. The idea   
   of the virus having originated in Kansas was due to US military having   
   a base there where troops were trained to fight in Europe. But that is   
   a very weak theory, as most troops were transported by ship rather than   
   by air in those days.   
      
   Over half of the world's population lives in SE Asia, from India,   
   China, Indochina, Japan. On the other side of the ocean is the USA,   
   with California being the home of many Asians, especially Chinese   
   and others from SE Asia.   
      
   >I don't know where the Spanish flu originates but it was not Spain.   
      
   It was introduced in Spain by soldiers who fought in WWI. And/or by   
   those who cared for soldiers who were infected.   
      
   >This idea that "the Chinese are directly responsible" for the coronavirus   
   > comes from places like the epoch times, it's fake news.   
      
   The novel coronavirus may have been latent for decades, with it   
   suddenly transforming into a pandemic no country could stop. It is   
   known that others had the virus before it was detected in Wuhan.   
   Could easily have originated in Laos. Or Vietnam. Or India. Or a   
   number of other places other than China.   
      
   As for the epoch times, do keep in mind the writers of that online   
   publication are very gifted, and could possibly be the best in the   
   entire universe. So please do give them credit.   
      
   --Lee   
      
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