The editor of @TheLancet today admitting to @UKParliament that US-China politics influenced their decision to publish a 2020 letter dismissing the lab leak theory as a “conspiracy theory” — despite there being “[no] evidence one way or the other”.
In May 2020, Horton criticised Covid “conspiracy theories" on Chinese state TV. He said that China “led the world”, acting “tremendously”, “decisively”, quickly”, and that "we have a great deal to thank China for about the way it handled the outbreak".
Nov 10, 2019 • 19 tweets • 14 min read
#Mongkok: Nathan Road reoccupied as police vehicles leave, moving south towards Yau Ma Tei on Nathan Road. Air a bit peppery. #HongKongProtests
Police are stationed on foot with vehicles standing by at the junction between Nathan Rd and Waterloo Rd, Yau Ma Tei, a kilometer south of the crowds. #HongKongProtests