Dai is often noted for expressing hawkish or controversial opinions . In August 2012 , for example , he described Vietnam , the Philippines and Japan as " the three running dogs of the United States in Asia , " and argued that " We only need to kill one , and it will immediately bring the others to heel . " In 2013 , Dai wrote " Bird flu is the newest US bioweapon . It 's all about terrifying lasers , and much less about engineering a new strain of bird flu to deploy against Chinese citizens . " on his Sina Weibo
Bird flu
Influenza A virus subtype H7N9
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