China denies spreading coronavirus disinformation following EU report

 

People wearing face masks walk out of Zhongguancun subway station following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Beijing, China April 27, 2020. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang

 

BEIJING (Reuters) - China’s foreign ministry on Monday denied claims that Beijing is spreading disinformation about the coronavirus following a European Union report that said there was “significant evidence” of covert Chinese operations on social media.

 

“China is opposed to the creation and spreading of disinformation by anyone or any organisation. China is a victim of disinformation, not an initiator,” said foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang at a regular press briefing on Monday.

 

The report by the EU’s foreign policy arm said state-backed governments including China and Russia were responsible for spreading disinfomration on the virus.

 

Reuters earlier reported that senior Chinese officials pressured the EU to drop the criticisms from the report last week, stating that it would make Beijing “very angry”.

 

The report was published late last week after a delay and some information regarding China was changed. An EU spokeswoman declined to comment.

 

China has fiercely defended its handling of the novel coronavirus amid calls from some countries to initiate an independent investigation into the virus and its source. 

 

The foreign ministry’s Geng said there was no conclusive evidence that the virus originated in China, and warned that “political manoeuvring” behind calls for an independent investigation would not be successful.

 

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39 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

The foreign ministry’s Geng said there was no conclusive evidence that the virus originated in China,

I get the impression this is the disinformation that was being suggested by the EU.

 

Edited April 27, 20206 yr by bluesofa

The EU has just rolled over and deleted some of the criticisms of China, And at the moment there are huge crowds queuing outside chemists in Europe to buy KY jelly, So they can bend over and take it from China, You would have thought Europe would have learned  Appeasement to bullies does not work.

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Reuters earlier reported that senior Chinese officials pressured the EU to drop the criticisms from the report last week, stating that it would make Beijing “very angry”.

I hope he busts a vein in the temple for being so angry. Screw CCP.

At this point why would anybody believe anything from the Chineeze govt. about the CCPvirus or any topic.

1 hour ago, Thongkorn said:

The EU has just rolled over and deleted some of the criticisms of China, And at the moment there are huge crowds queuing outside chemists in Europe to buy KY jelly, So they can bend over and take it from China, You would have thought Europe would have learned  Appeasement to bullies does not work.

 

Well, they appear to be in good company then, just came across the 2017 documentary 'The China Hustle'/Netflix which I can highly recommend ... here's who already took it from Chayna some time ago, but as it seems without the KY, lol ...

 

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"... just the US public pension and retirement fonds alone lost about 14 billion USD to Chinese reverse mergers ..."

 

"... of the approx. 400 Chinese companies that came to market during the reverse merger boom only 1 CEO was sent to prison ..."

 

5 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Reuters earlier reported that senior Chinese officials pressured the EU to drop the criticisms from the report last week, stating that it would make Beijing “very angry”.

 

3 hours ago, DrTuner said:

I hope he busts a vein in the temple for being so angry. Screw CCP.

No way I\m gonna screw or touch anything from CCP. One disease from them is more than enough ????

China, and more specifically the CCP, has a world class PR problem.

• Wuhan virus, with early denials and doctor suppression’s

• South China Sea Spratly Island military installations

• Alliances with all the bad guys: North Korea, Iran, Russia, etc.

• Annexation of Tibet

• Threatening the sovereignty of Taiwan

• Damming up the Mekong, causing downstream devastation

• Belt & Road construction loans to poor 3rd world countries.

• Stealing intellectual property and technology from the west

And so much more...

 

34 minutes ago, Isaan sailor said:

China, and more specifically the CCP, has a world class PR problem.

• Wuhan virus, with early denials and doctor suppression’s

• South China Sea Spratly Island military installations

• Alliances with all the bad guys: North Korea, Iran, Russia, etc.

• Annexation of Tibet

• Threatening the sovereignty of Taiwan

• Damming up the Mekong, causing downstream devastation

• Belt & Road construction loans to poor 3rd world countries.

• Stealing intellectual property and technology from the west

And so much more...

 

And do they care...?

17 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

China is a victim of disinformation, not an initiator,

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2 hours ago, Isaan sailor said:

China, and more specifically the CCP, has a world class PR problem.

• Wuhan virus, with early denials and doctor suppression’s

• South China Sea Spratly Island military installations

• Alliances with all the bad guys: North Korea, Iran, Russia, etc.

• Annexation of Tibet

• Threatening the sovereignty of Taiwan

• Damming up the Mekong, causing downstream devastation

• Belt & Road construction loans to poor 3rd world countries.

• Stealing intellectual property and technology from the west

And so much more...

 

sounds just like what Europeans, mainly Brits, had done in the past

15 hours ago, Thongkorn said:

The EU has just rolled over and deleted some of the criticisms of China, And at the moment there are huge crowds queuing outside chemists in Europe to buy KY jelly, So they can bend over and take it from China, You would have thought Europe would have learned  Appeasement to bullies does not work.

Yes, good on China for standing up to the Western bullies. It’s about time. There are billions upon billions of people in the world rooting for China to be the world’s biggest superpower. 

2 hours ago, Isaan sailor said:

 

• Alliances with all the bad guys: North Korea, Iran, Russia, etc.

 

 

Depends by whose standards you consider good or bad. Half the world thinks they are the good guys. 

12 hours ago, rasmus5150 said:

stating that it would make Beijing “very angry”.

       The whole civilised world is angry with China, lies, lies and more lies as expected from communist's.

       Its time to make a stand, the world has suffered, time to make them suffer, for decades they have stolen Western technology, hence their rise to industrial power, thanks to its cheap labour.

      If foreign governments are slow to take action, its up to us, the ordinary people to drastically cut what we buy thats Chinese.

18 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

“China is opposed to the creation and spreading of disinformation by anyone or any organisation. China is a victim of disinformation, not an initiator,”

And  Wuhan was the victim of an American corona virus originating in the US, said the same source.

 

 

50 minutes ago, Gweiloman said:

Depends by whose standards you consider good or bad. Half the world thinks they are the good guys. 

Those who destroy truth and freedom of thought, bad.

Those who encourage truth and freedom of thought, good.

 

No one knows this better than 1 billion Chinese citizens, and of course Hong Kong and Taiwan.

18 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

state-backed governments including China and Russia

silly me wondering aren't they all ?

1 hour ago, sitti said:

sounds just like what Europeans, mainly Brits, had done in the past

     Sitti,  Please explain your comment.

19 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Reuters earlier reported that senior Chinese officials pressured the EU to drop the criticisms from the report last week, stating that it would make Beijing “very angry”.

 

I care about Beijing getting “very angry” as much as I care about a mass murderer getting angry when caught. ( And thanking them for halting the spreading of virus is like thanking a mass murderer for having stopped his/her killing spree. ) It's about time world citizens stood up and denounced the CPC as mass murderers.

 

 

Edited April 28, 20206 yr by watthong

OMG! Not "Very Angry". That sh*T may work in China where everyone is intimidated, but the rest of the world will continue to tell them to "pack-it!".

They will probably deny copying western brand name goods too....

19 hours ago, bluesofa said:

The foreign ministry’s Geng said there was no conclusive evidence that the virus originated in China. 

Why would the the world say that there is significant evidence that the China Flu/Wuhan Virus /Covit 19 Started at A Wet Market in Wuhan Originated/Spread by Batts.

2 hours ago, rabas said:

And  Wuhan was the victim of an American corona virus originating in the US, said the same source.

 

 

 

c'mon, he was just being...........sarcastic.

The Chinese government have jumped on the bandwagon of all those corrupt politicians around the world. When caught with their corruption, scams and lies they all whine "it's all politically motivated". This is hoping that people who like their pretend politics will forgive them their criminal dalliances. 

 

This expression is often heard, more and more, nowadays.

4 hours ago, sitti said:

sounds just like what Europeans, mainly Brits, had done in the past

If someone did in the past doesnt give right to someone do same in the future, if everybody follows that pattern than? 

22 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The foreign ministry’s Geng said there was no conclusive evidence that the virus originated in China, and warned that “political manoeuvring” behind calls for an independent investigation would not be successful.

Let the lawsuits begin.  Perhaps China should threaten the EU as they just did with Australia. 

6 hours ago, Isaan sailor said:

China, and more specifically the CCP, has a world class PR problem.

• Wuhan virus, with early denials and doctor suppression’s

• South China Sea Spratly Island military installations

• Alliances with all the bad guys: North Korea, Iran, Russia, etc.

• Annexation of Tibet

• Threatening the sovereignty of Taiwan

• Damming up the Mekong, causing downstream devastation

• Belt & Road construction loans to poor 3rd world countries.

• Stealing intellectual property and technology from the west

And so much more...

 

Hong Kong is a PR nightmare for them. Free-ish press, English language and western leanings with riots. Good. No mercy.

21 hours ago, Thongkorn said:

The EU has just rolled over and deleted some of the criticisms of China, And at the moment there are huge crowds queuing outside chemists in Europe to buy KY jelly, So they can bend over and take it from China, You would have thought Europe would have learned  Appeasement to bullies does not work.

"Peace in our time" .....

5 hours ago, sitti said:

sounds just like what Europeans, mainly Brits, had done in the past

Never heard of the Roman Empire?

 

And, the Dutch, Portugese, Spanish, French, and Belgians all had their moments in time.

 

 

2 hours ago, chickenslegs said:

Never heard of the Roman Empire?

 

And, the Dutch, Portugese, Spanish, French, and Belgians all had their moments in time.

     Those events in history have no comparison to what China's been up to.