[WoofDog123]

"Continuing my rant against the odd person who apparently put their name on this article, I am wondering what political and cultural sensitivities I am lacking that make me unable to understand under what circumstances it might have been understandable for Chinese pride or "special political circumstances" to have excused this 'behavior?' "

correction: If this is a product of a chinese bioweapon program (as some un-corroborated posts have stated), their behavior under these circumstances would seem to be the norm for any gov't, and maybe even a little soft for an eastern dictatorship. At least it ain't no Captain Trips.

[konaice]

"If this is a product of a chinese bioweapon program (as some un-corroborated posts have stated)"

Thats my pet theory too...
But I will be the first to admit that the chinese official reaction (denial and obstruction) is the principal source of my suspicion.