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At some point the Chinese Communist Party learned of the epidemic and made a decision to hide its existence, hoping it went away.

NO, the Chinese Communist Party made a decision to keep the virus a secret so they could order emergency supplies from the rest of the world - before we knew we needed those supplies for our own people.

Chinese Communist Party - CREEPY LOWLIFES OF THE WORLD.

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“NO, the Chinese Communist Party made a decision to keep the virus a secret so they could order emergency supplies from the rest of the world...”

If they had been open about it and got help, they would not have needed those supplies. That may have been a reason, but there were many reasons, all evil.