1️⃣ #Science isn’t a solo sport.
Viruses don’t care about borders. Cutting off collaboration with China doesn’t make pandemics stop, it just blinds us to what’s happening there. Would you rather have eyes inside the lab or just hope nothing sketchy happens?
2️⃣ Mistrust ≠ Isolation is the answer.
Sure, China has transparency issues. So do a lot of governments (hello, NSA, CIA, and declassified “Oops, we did that” moments). The solution isn’t shutting down research, it’s stronger international oversight and better safeguards.

3️⃣ Ending collaboration doesn’t stop research, it just stops us from knowing about it.
China’s not gonna stop virology research just because we ghost them. But if we cut ties, we lose any influence over safety standards and data-sharing.
🚨 My final thought:
If you’re worried about lab safety, the answer isn’t less oversight and collaboration, it’s more. Because the last thing we need is to be flying blind when the next virus rolls around.
#Science