63% of Americans Want China to Pay Reparations for Virus: Poll

Nearly two-thirds of Americans believe China should pay reparations for the damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic, according to a Center for Security Policy/TIPP poll.

Even if it's determined the release was accidental, 71% of Republicans and 61% of Democrats and independents in the CSP poll say China must pay reparations.

In every demographic group except young people age 18-24, more were "Not sure" about reparations than were those who opposed reparations, the CSP/TIPP poll found.

The CSP/TIPP poll results generally coincide with the numbers of a new Politico-Harvard poll, which shows that 52% of the public believes that the virus that causes COVID-19 came from a "Laboratory leak in China." The CSP/TIPP poll found that 49% believe that the virus "Was developed in a lab." A quarter of the respondents to the CSP/TIPP poll believe the Chinese communists created the virus "Intentionally" and released it "Intentionally." In breaking down the country's regions, the CSP/TIPP poll found that people in the more liberal Northeast are the toughest when it comes to making China pay reparations if a probe reveals an accidental release from a government lab.

The poll found that 67% of Republicans, 42% of Democrats, and 52% of independents say the virus came from a Chinese lab.

The Politico-Harvard poll results to a similar question found 59% of Republicans, 52% of Democrats, and 47% of independents say it came from a lab.

The CSP poll was conducted by TechnoMetrica, between June 30 and July 2, and the nationwide study had a sample of 1,424 Americans, 18 or older.

https://www.newsmax.com/us/china-reparations-coronavirus-us/2021/07/13/id/1028465/