China criticizes US “politicization” of Covid-19 investigation efforts

BEIJING, Aug. 26 (YPA) – China on Wednesday criticized the US “politicization” of efforts to trace the origin of the coronavirus, demanding without any evidence that American labs be investigated, ahead of the release of a U.S. intelligence report on the virus.

The US report is intended to resolve disputes among intelligence agencies considering different theories about how the coronavirus emerged, including a once-dismissed theory about a Chinese laboratory accident

“Scapegoating China cannot whitewash the US,” Director-General of the Department of Arms Control of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China said.

US President Joe Biden received a copy and was briefed on the classified report on Tuesday, US officials said on Wednesday.

The US official say that they do not expect the review to lead to firm conclusions after China stymied earlier international efforts to gather key information on the ground.

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