Lab leak reloaded: The media brings back COVID origin debate
The idea that COVID came from a Chinese lab was dismissed as a conspiracy theory but is now back in the news. Plus, keeping the memory of Tiananmen alive in Hong Kong.
A year and a half into the pandemic and people are still asking where the COVID-19 virus originated. The so-called lab-leak theory is gaining momentum among some scientists and journalists who contend this story has the makings of a mass cover-up.
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Gideon Meyerowitz-Katz – Epidemiologist, University of Wollongong; columnist, The Guardian
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Forced to forget, determined to remember: The Tiananmen massacre
Chinese officials have tried to erase the Tiananmen Square massacre from the country’s history but dissidents outside the mainland are doing what they can to keep the memory alive.
Contributors:
Lee Cheuk-yan – Founder, June 4th Museum; chairman, Hong Kong Alliance
Wu’er Kaixi – Tiananmen protest leader
Yaqiu Wang – China researcher, Human Rights Watch
Published On 5 Jun 2021