PAGE SIX Kylie Jenner backlash swirls on Twitter after GoFundMe donation request NYPOST Iran threatens to kill US Army general, attack DC base: report SECTIONS & FEATURES NEWSLETTERS & FEEDS EMAIL NEWSLETTERS RSS FEEDS NEW YORK POST STORE HOME DELIVERY SUBSCRIBE MANAGE SUBSCRIPTION DELIVERY HELP HELP/SUPPORT CUSTOMER SERVICE APP FAQ & HELP COMMUNITY GUIDELINES CONTACT US TIPS NEWSROOM LETTERS TO THE EDITOR REPRINTS CAREERS APPS IPHONE APP IPAD APP ANDROID PHONE ANDROID TABLET ADVERTISE MEDIA KIT CONTACT © 2021 NYP HOLDINGS, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED TERMS OF USE PRIVACY NOTICE YOUR AD CHOICES SITEMAP YOUR CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS COOKIES SETTINGS NEWS METRO SPORTS BUSINESS OPINION ENTERTAINMENT FASHION NY POST SHOPPING LIVING MEDIA TECH REAL ESTATE VIDEO PHOTOS ALEXA COVERS HOROSCOPES SPORTS ODDS PODCASTS COLUMNISTS CLASSIFIEDS March 16, 2021 | 6:25pm | OPINION EDITORIAL More reason to think Beijing’s to blame for the pandemic Here’s an item that made a lot fewer headlines than it should have: David Asher, the former lead investigator on the State Department task force investigating the origin of the coronavirus, believes it was the result of military research gone bad at that infamous Wuhan Institute. “The Wuhan Institute of Virology is not the National Institute of Health,” Asher, now a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, told Fox News. “It was operating a secret, classified program. In my view, and I’m just one person, my view is it was a biological-weapons program.” It’s a far more believable narrative than those the Chinese Communist Party has tried to peddle, such as suggestions that it’s the result of US military research, with the bug somehow brought to China by US soldiers or . . . frozen-food imports. Asher spent his career working on some highly classified investigations for the State and Treasury departments. Speaking at a panel on the pandemic’s origins, he said he believes it resulted from a “weapons vector gone awry, not deliberately released, but in development and then somehow leaked.” Yet, he added, it “has turned out to be the greatest weapon in history,” having “taken out 15 to 20 percent of global GDP. You’ve killed millions of people.” Meanwhile, China’s “population has been barely affected. Their economies roared back to being No. 1 in the entire G20.” All of which fits with Beijing’s all-out efforts to prevent any independent investigations in Wuhan, including muscling the World Health Organization into repeatedly trying to “debunk” the world’s suspicions without doing any actual investigating. The truth may never come out, but the CCP’s behavior sure makes it look guilty. FILED UNDER CHINA , CORONAVIRUS , EDITORIAL , STATE DEPARTMENT , 3/16/21 The US press turns Soviet and other commentary By Post Editorial Board Xinhua News Agency/Getty Images Staff members work in a laboratory in Wuhan. MORE ON: CORONAVIRUS AstraZeneca: study finds COVID-19 vaccine to be 79 percent effective Fancy duds are selling again but full recovery may take years Why it’s taking Knicks star so long to play again New Yorkers mourn loved ones who died from COVID, blast Gov. Cuomo READ NEXT Doctors Warn Of Delayed Side Effects From Moderna Vaccine NYPost.com Chris Cuomo Under Attack After Resignation Comments NYPost.com This Is How Much CBS Paid Harry & Meghan For The Interview Marketwatch.com Meghan And Harry's Payment For Oprah Talk Turns Heads PageSix.com Dana Perino Reacts To Breaking Down On-Air During Interview PageSix.com Ivanka Has Worn Sketchy Outfits, Here Are The Most Inappropriate NickiSwift.com Mike Pence Just Landed A Surprising New Job Dailycaller.com Sheriff Reveals The Cause Of The Tiger Woods Crash Aol.com The CDC Has A Vital New Warning About Moderna's COVID Vaccine Marketwatch.com AROUND THE WEB Powered by ZergNet RECOMMENDED FOR YOU Looking to buy your first home? You’ve come to the right place. Realtor.com Sharon Osbourne’s changing face before and after years of surgery New York Post Boyfriend of missing woman ‘who fell off her Caribbean yacht’ has... Knewz.com I’m 52, won’t live past 80 and have $1.6 million. ‘I am tired of... MarketWatch I’m 60 and want to retire on between $800 and $1,200 a month... MarketWatch Parents of 'cherished' missing flight attendant 'who fell off her... Knewz.com Genius dog has the math skills of a 5- year-old child Brad Pitt 'heartbroken' over Angelina Jolie abuse allegation leak Iran threatens to kill US Army general, attack DC base: report Queen Elizabeth 'frustrated' by Prince Charles, closer to Prince Andrew: expert TRENDING NOW Kylie Jenner backlash swirls on Twitter after GoFundMe donation request 54,465 39,930 17,735 16,694 VIDEO :59 MORE STORIES Updated SHARE SELECTION
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March 16, 2021 | 6:25pm |
OPINION EDITORIAL
More reason to think Beijing’s toblame for the pandemic
Here’s an item that made a lot fewer headlines thanit should have: David Asher, the former leadinvestigator on the State Department task forceinvestigating the origin of the coronavirus, believesit was the result of military research gone bad at thatinfamous Wuhan Institute.
“The Wuhan Institute of Virology is not the NationalInstitute of Health,” Asher, now a senior fellow at theHudson Institute, told Fox News. “It was operating asecret, classified program. In my view, and I’m justone person, my view is it was a biological-weaponsprogram.”
It’s a far more believable narrative than those theChinese Communist Party has tried to peddle, suchas suggestions that it’s the result of US militaryresearch, with the bug somehow brought to China
by US soldiers or . . . frozen-food imports.
Asher spent his career working on some highly classified investigations for the Stateand Treasury departments. Speaking at a panel on the pandemic’s origins, he said hebelieves it resulted from a “weapons vector gone awry, not deliberately released, but indevelopment and then somehow leaked.”
Yet, he added, it “has turned out to be the greatest weapon in history,” having “taken out15 to 20 percent of global GDP. You’ve killed millions of people.” Meanwhile, China’s“population has been barely affected. Their economies roared back to being No. 1 in theentire G20.”
All of which fits with Beijing’s all-out efforts to prevent any independent investigations inWuhan, including muscling the World Health Organization into repeatedly trying to“debunk” the world’s suspicions without doing any actual investigating. The truth maynever come out, but the CCP’s behavior sure makes it look guilty.
FILED UNDER CHINA , CORONAVIRUS , EDITORIAL , STATE DEPARTMENT , 3/16/21
The US press turns Soviet and other commentary
By Post Editorial Board
Xinhua News Agency/Getty ImagesStaff members work in a laboratory in Wuhan.
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Fancy duds are sellingagain but full recovery maytake years
Why it’s taking Knicks starso long to play again
New Yorkers mourn lovedones who died from COVID,blast Gov. Cuomo
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