China's Foreign Ministry said the theory was an attempt to smear China.
"should not be politicized" after a new assessment led to fresh scrutiny into a possible laboratory accident in late 2019 in the central Chinese city of Wuhan.joint WHO-China report
that called the lab leak theory"extremely unlikely." That verdict was"a science-based, authoritative conclusion," she said at a regular press briefing in Beijing. "Certain parties should stop rehashing the 'lab leak' narrative, stop smearing China and stop politicizing origin tracing," Mao said afterreported that the United States Department of Energy concluded, with"low confidence," that SARS-CoV-2 had emerged as a result ofThe DOE, which oversees U.S. national laboratories, was previously undecided about the virus's origins.
This aerial view shows the P4 laboratory on the campus of the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China's central Hubei province on May 27, 2020. China has said that studies into the origins of COVID-19"should not be politicized."The WHO-China report published almost two years ago was the only authoritative assessment the
Brasil Últimas Notícias, Brasil Manchetes
Similar News:Você também pode ler notícias semelhantes a esta que coletamos de outras fontes de notícias.
2 Israelis killed as Israeli, Palestinian officials meetThe Palestinian president’s office says a high-level Palestinian delegation will meet with top Israeli officials in Jordan.
Consulte Mais informação »
China's EU ambassador says EU leaders may visit China by mid-2023Chinese ambassador to the European Union Fu Cong said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel may visit China in the first half of 2023, China's state-backed Global Times reported.
Consulte Mais informação »
China responds to US report endorsing lab leak theory, accuses US of ‘smearing China’China dismissed a new report that COVID-19 most likely originated from a lab on Sunday, calling the claim a 'smear' from the U.S. despite months and years of research.
Consulte Mais informação »
China says claims it’s considering sending Russia lethal aid are 'disinformation'Beijing is promoting peace talks while it is Washington that is stoking the conflict, the country’s foreign ministry said Monday, after Western officials raised growing concerns about China’s intentions.
Consulte Mais informação »
COVID lab leak 'conspiracy theorists' demand apologies after revelationsMao Ning, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson, called for the U.S. to 'stop defaming China' in response to the reports.
Consulte Mais informação »
China Rejects Energy Department’s Lab Leak Theory of Covid’s OriginChina’s government rejected a U.S. Energy Department assessment that the Covid-19 pandemic likely originated with a lab leak, accusing the agency of engaging in a political smear
Consulte Mais informação »