It’s really weird for an American journalist to suggest something is “debunked” because Chinese officials deny it.

The truth is we still have far more questions than answers. https://twitter.com/blakehounshell/status/1226584234221023232

Cotton is 100% right in the thread below. We do know that the Chinese government has not been honest with the public and international community. They need to provide transparency before their claims become trusted as facts.

https://twitter.com/sentomcotton/status/1226549890160963594?s=21 https://twitter.com/SenTomCotton/status/1226549890160963594

Here were Cotton's original remarks. What part of this exactly has been debunked?