Here is 🇨🇳 criteria for a pathogen to qualify as a bioweapon, which is described by PLA’s Bioweapon General Ruifu Yang 杨瑞馥 (quoted from the 2nd Yan Report in Oct, 2020):
• Although it is not easy for the public to accept SARS-CoV-2 (#
COVID19# virus) as a bioweapon due to its relatively low lethality, this virus indeed meets the criteria of a bioweapon as described by Dr. Ruifu Yang.
• Aside from his appointment in the AMMS, Dr. Yang is also a key member of China’s National and Military Bioterrorism Response Consultant Group and had participated in the investigation of the Iraqi bioweapon program as a member of the United Nations Special Commission (UNSCOM) in 1998.
• In 2005, Dr. Yang specified the criteria for a pathogen to qualify as a bioweapon:
1. It is significantly virulent and can cause large scale casualty.
2. It is highly contagious and transmits easily, often through respiratory routes in the form of aerosols. The most dangerous scenario would be that it allows human-to-human transmission.
3. It is relatively resistant to environmental changes, can sustain transportation, and is capable of supporting targeted release.
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