China Accuses U.S. of COVID-19 Origins in Escalating War of Words

[Social Media]

 

China Accuses U.S. of COVID-19 Origins in Escalating War of Words

 

China has publicly accused the United States of being the original source of the COVID-19 pandemic, doubling down on its rejection of the lab leak theory and casting doubt on Western narratives. The accusation came just as the U.S. government renewed its claims that the coronavirus likely leaked from a laboratory in Wuhan, China — a theory Beijing continues to strongly reject.

 

On Wednesday, the Chinese government released a white paper in which it asserted that “substantial evidence” points to the possibility that COVID-19 was circulating in the United States before the virus ever emerged in China. In the report, Chinese officials claimed the U.S. has attempted to “shift the blame and divert people’s attention by shamelessly politicizing SARS-CoV-2 origins tracing” rather than taking responsibility for its own early missteps in responding to the crisis.

 

The timing of China’s report appears to be a direct response to updates on a White House webpage earlier this month that reiterated the Biden administration’s support for the lab leak theory. The page now includes language stating that “a lab-related incident involving gain-of-function research is the most likely the origin of COVID-19.” The U.S. report also criticized existing oversight mechanisms for such research, describing them as “incomplete, severely convoluted, and lack[ing] global applicability.”

 

 

The CIA, which had previously been unable to determine the origin of the virus, updated its assessment in January to suggest that a lab-based origin was more likely than a natural one. However, the agency added a crucial caveat: it had “low confidence” in its conclusion and acknowledged that both a lab origin and a natural spillover from animals remain plausible. This cautious stance is echoed by other U.S. federal bodies such as the FBI and a congressional panel, which have also lent credibility to the lab leak theory.

 

China, meanwhile, continues to stand by earlier investigations it conducted in partnership with the World Health Organization. In their joint study, experts concluded that it was “extremely unlikely” that the virus had originated from a laboratory. The report instead supported the theory that COVID-19 was most likely transmitted from bats to humans via an intermediary animal.

 

China’s white paper not only challenges the lab leak hypothesis but also criticizes the U.S. for its handling of the pandemic. “It has severely undermined joint international efforts in the fight against the pandemic and become a weak link in global public health governance,” the report charged. Beijing also accused Washington of ignoring “numerous questions over its conduct” and failing to adequately respond to the virus in its early stages.

 

While China faces ongoing criticism for allegedly covering up the severity of the outbreak during its initial phase, it has now flipped the script, suggesting that the U.S. not only botched its own pandemic response but may also bear responsibility for the virus’s origin. “The US cannot continue to turn a deaf ear to the numerous questions over its conduct,” Chinese officials stated.

 

As both countries continue to exchange allegations, the true origin of COVID-19 remains one of the most politically charged and unresolved questions of the global health crisis.

 

  Adpated by ASEAN Now from NYP  2025-05-02

 

 

[GanDoonToonPet]

I worked in Mainland China until recently and was surprised that even the most westernised Chinese people still believed that the virus originated in a lab in Dallas, Texas, USA.

 

You can only imagine the level of racism we experienced over there during that period 😟

[Woke to Sounds]

31 minutes ago, Social Media said:

China, meanwhile, continues to stand by earlier investigations it conducted in partnership with the World Health Organization. In their joint study, experts concluded that it was “extremely unlikely” that the virus had originated from a laboratory.

 

🤣

 

(so pay no mind to the gain of function research then...    got it)

[Mike_Hunt]

The Chinese have one thing in common with Democrats.   They are both excellent at propaganda.