“AFAIK, there are hundreds, possibly more than a thousand, of itty-bitty ramshackle unofficial biowar labs all over China.”
Is that pure conjecture based on a preconceived notion, an educated and unproven assessment...or a documented fact?
The difference is critical.
It isn’t BS. He’s right about the tribal nature of the PLA. Corruption and money move in many circles there, all with very conflicting motives.
The WuJing is the only arm of the PLA that is owned by Xi Jinping. The rest have differing loyalties, while pretending to kowtow to Beijing. Deng Xiaoping still carries a lot of power, and animosity.