Why not. The CCP developed this perfect bio weapon: a highly contagious virus which is only lethal to the elderly, infirm and morbidly obese. None of which matters to the CCP. They knew that Western nations would destroy their own economies and open the door to a relatively peaceful Marxist take over.
The CCP is playing the "long game" for global domination. Taiwan and the rest of east Asia is next.
Yes, they play a long game
which is why they wouldn’t need to do this
(don’t kid yourself, we develop the same, if not worse, in our labs)