The standoff between Beijing and Washington over the investigation into the origins of Covid-19
However, Beijing does not admit that the coronavirus originated in China, and has even hinted that it could have been imported into the country.
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Tensions between the United States and China are taking a new turn. “arrogance”, “disrespect”.. Beijing strongly criticized, Thursday, July 22, the request of the World Health Organization to continue the investigation on its soil into the origins of Covid-19, which attracted a strong response from Washington regarding its position. “obstruction” Rule “Irresponsible”.
The first coronavirus patients were identified at the end of 2019 in the Chinese city of Wuhan. The virus has since spread all over the world, killing more than 4 million people so far. More than a year and a half after the pandemic began, scientists are still struggling to trace its source. The topic has become another point of contention in the already difficult relations between China and the United States.
On December 31, 2019, China disclosed to the World Health Organization an outbreak of unknown viral pneumonia on its territory. But Beijing does not admit that the coronavirus was born in China, instead hinting that it may have been imported into the country.
The regime of President Xi Jinping is also fiercely fighting the theory that Covid-19 could have escaped from one of its laboratories, particularly those of the Wuhan Institute of Virology, which the previous Trump administration (2017-2021) referred to. This hypothesis has long been ignored by most experts, but it has been back in action in recent months.
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