Foreign Affairs

Tony was on the diplomatic team from New Zealand that was selected to serve in China, has a legal degree, obtained an advanced degree in China, and is still living there. He faces political oppression imprisonment from the CCP by producing his content so I disagree with your characterization of Tony as a hack reporter.

As far as virology is concerned, Tony gave information about the two most likely origins of COVID, but he also identified the likely origins as theories. However, as far as COVID is concerned it boils down to this---either the virus evolved or it was engineered. I tend to lean towards a lab leak as the cause based upon reports by other sources about the safety standards of the lab.

Considering the difficulty of obtaining information from China, I doubt that many, if any, virologists in China are going to risk their careers doing interviews that aren't approved by the CCP. The lack of information from that group is irrelevant due that risk factor.