CCP virus

From CCP (“Chinese Communist Party”) +‎ virus.

CCP virus (plural not attested)

1. (derogatory) COVID-19 virus.

   Synonyms: China virus, Chinese virus

   • 2020, Ramsis F. Ghaly MD, Coronavirus the Pandemic of the Century and the Wrath of God, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN:

     The CCP virus, which originated from China, ...

   • 2020, Dr. Alan Pateman, China, Covid-19, World Domination, Lulu Press, Inc, →ISBN:

     For nonporous surfaces such as steel, in a dark and low-humidity environment, the CCP virus has an 18-hour half-life—the time required for it to decrease by half , according to the researchers' findings.

   • 2021, E. Lee Jensen, Weeding the Garden, AuthorHouse, →ISBN:

     That's no longer a “theory.” It's a fact. So, apparently, is the conclusion that the CCP virus came out of a laboratory in Wuhan, not some nearby “wet market.”

   • 2021, Joel S. Hirschhorn, Pandemic Blunder: Fauci and Public Health Blocked Early Home COVID Treatment, Outskirts Press, →ISBN, page 85:

     Fauci helped steer US funding for creating the Wuhan lab that let loose the CCP virus and has been proud of working with Chinese scientists while ignoring that they are beholden to the CCP.

• Used with the pointed political implication that the Chinese government is responsible for the virus's fabrication and/or release.