China Responds To U.S. Energy Department’s Revised Wuhan Lab Leak Theory

Officials from China stated Monday that “certain parties” Should stop politicizing COVID’s origins after the U.S. Department of Energy deemed the virus likely to have been leaking from a Wuhan laboratory.

During the a Press conferenceMao Ning, spokesperson of the Chinese Foreign Ministry said that “origins-tracing” Refer to the March 2021 report by officials from China and the World Health Organization, which concluded with an “extremely unlikely” Verdict on the theory of lab leakage

“Certain parties should stop rehashing the ‘lab leak’ narrative, stop smearing China and stop politicizing origins-tracing,” Ning claimed that the WHO-China joint report was received by the international community after she defended it.

U.S. Energy Department officials have updated a document that had been deemed unsatisfactory. “low confidence” It was discovered that the virus had leaked into a Chinese laboratory.

The Wall Street Journal reported On Sunday, the White House received new classified intelligence from the White House that showed Energy Department officials changed their assessment about the pandemic’s origins. This was according to an updated 2021 report written by Avril Haines’s Director of National Intelligence.

The updated classified report confirms that COVID didn’t stem from a biological weapon program. The Wall Street Journal stated that researchers and U.S. officials have suspected that there may be a leak from Wuhan’s collection of laboratories.

John Kirby, National Security Council spokesperson, Monday “regardless of what the source is” The COVID “scientific research can still occur, needs to occur, in a safe and secure manner.”

Jake Sullivan, the U.S. National Security Adviser, did not confirm the CNN report. He cited a directive by President Joe Biden to investigate origins of the pandemic.

“President Biden specifically requested that the national labs, which are part of the Energy Department, be brought into this assessment because he wants to put every tool at use to be able to figure out what happened here,” Sullivan stated that intelligence has a range of views.

“A number of them have said they just don’t have enough information,” He said.

Biden authorized a U.S. intelligence investigation into the virus’ origin in 2021. This review found that his administration considered the laboratory leak theory as credible than the natural emergence theory. Biden criticised China’s transparency after the inquiry and promised to conduct a further investigation.

Energy Department spokespeople did not give details but said it to the Journal. “continues to support the thorough, careful, and objective work of our intelligence professionals in investigating the origins of COVID-19, as the President directed.”

The Journal claims that officials of the National Intelligence Council as well as four agencies (which they refuse to identify) still believe in the existence of the National Intelligence Council. “low confidence” According to the natural emergence theory. FBI officials assessed 2021 with “moderate confidence” It is likely that the pandemic began as a result if a lab leaked. Two other agencies, including the Central Intelligence Agency, have not yet made a determination.

Officials of the United Nations health agency only mentioned the report 2021 WHO-China, which was not available. Newsweek Beijing officials reported that they “appointed half of the mission’s researchers, and restricted access to crucial data for the team.” Blocking WHO attempts Phase-two of the study included a review Wuhan’s environment.”

China officials repeatedly denied responsibility, refuting assertions by various people, including President Donald Trump. However, the WHO’s investigation into COVID was stalled at a crucial juncture due to China’s lack of cooperation.

The following is an extract from the John Hopkins University of Medicine Data shows that more than 6.8 millions people with COVID died since December 2019, when the first cases were reported in Wuhan.

This report was contributed by Daniel Chaitin

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