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Complicated Source of SARS; Epidemic Launches Unprecedented Attack in Asia
(Clearwisdom.net) An epidemic, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, SARS, is attacking Asia
with unprecedented force. According to an article published in the Taiwan News Weekly on April 17, the SARS
crisis shows the Chinese government's complete control of information. This is unbefitting with the
times and has caused severe problems. Taiwan News Weekly states, "As an epidemic, SARS is causing unprecedented disaster in
Asia. In the past month, SARS cases heard from Hong Kong have caused uneasiness in the international
community. As a contagious epidemic, SARS has caused historically unprecedented turmoil reflected in
social anxiety, government warnings and media surveillance, which is almost comparable to a
large-scale attack in Asia by biological and chemical weapons." The initial focus of the SARS crisis had centered on Hong Kong. After one month, it has led to an
economic crisis, and the Hong Kong economy, which had already been weak, has been seriously damaged. It
has further transformed into an ongoing political crisis. This is the most serious political crisis
since Hong Kong's return to the Chinese regime on July 1, 1997. The same thing happened in other countries, including Malaysia and China, both of which are
covering up the true situation about the disease. China is suffering the greatest crisis. Faced with
this crisis, the Chinese government first covered up the truth. Although this is normal for an
autocratic regime, nevertheless, under great pressure from the international community, the Chinese
government could no longer conceal the truth and was forced to publicly apologize for "delay in
treatment." However, regarding the details of the epidemic, the Chinese government is still
playing word games and is thus drawing more and more international complaints and pressure. Three
international leaders, including the premier of Great Britain, cancelled their planned trips to China
in early and mid April. The World Health Organization's strong reaction against the Chinese
government shows pressure from the international community. Sergei Kovesnikov, an academician from the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences pointed out in a
press conference held on April 10 in Siberia, that the SARS virus is a combination of two viruses,
the virus of measles and of infectious parotiditis, or mumps. These two viruses can only be made in a
laboratory, so in his opinion it's a virus developed for biological weapons. Therefore, Kovesnikov deduced that
this virus had accidentally leaked out. This conclusion has not been verified, and the Chinese government has not made any comments
regarding this claim. It is noteworthy that information bureaus in the U.S. and Canada discovered
that Guangdong Province, the location of the first breakout, is also the location of a special
research unit on biochemical weapons. This special unit belongs
to the People's Liberation Army, and they conduct long-term research and develop biochemical germs. Up to now, the outside world has not been able to verify the authenticity of this conjecture,
although it seems more and more people are willing to accept this "theory" as true. April 17, 2003 Posting date: 4/22/2003 |