I do not think it is a matter of which variant is most prevalent, how serious it is, or anything like that at all. The purpose is to say the magic word “covid” and to activate the totalitarian impulses of the government or governments in whichever Nations the disease happens to land.
Sadly, I think the Chinese saw this last election that occurred in the US, and saw that the electorate did not throw out its leadership. People talked about “red Wave red Wave” before the election. Frankly I think what we saw was a blue wave. Because as crappy as things are being run in this country the Republicans should have put up a 10-seat win in the Senate. But they didn’t. I would have to conclude that things aren’t bad enough for the people of the US to overthrow their leadership.
So if I was a member of the ccp, I would have to conclude that if I wanted to screw with the United States, I would renew the bulk transmission of covid and throw the same type of wrench into the works of the United States that the virus did last time. Maybe that is a radical, paranoid view. I happen to believe the Chinese are in a defacto war with the United States and wish to defeat us, by any means necessary or possible.
What you wrote is reasonable, and should give people pause to consider.