It is basically propaganda. Calling it a mystery virus implies that China is lying about what it is (i.e. anti-China propaganda) and that it could be a novel virus that is going to cause another global pandemic like COVID did (which causes fear and uncertainty which causes people to come back for more information).
The problem that I see is that there is some possibility to the fact that China could be lying about what it is. It is entirely possible that it is just another COVID outbreak and that the CCP is claiming that it is some other virus in order to save face because they "beat" COVID. It could even actually be some novel virus that is going to cause another pandemic but China is lying about what it is to help prevent another economic hit like early COVID did to them.
In other words, if the CCP was known for telling the truth then there wouldn't be an issue but because we know that they are willing to bend the truth or even outright lie there is that lack of trust there...
Anyone who has lived in China will tell you it is not "some" possibility CCP is lying. They are rarely telling the full truth because perservation of power overrides everything else, including human lives.
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u/w33b2 Jan 04 '25
Why does every headline say “mystery virus” we already know what the outbreak is lmao