As the calls for a second round of investigation into the origins of the coronavirus in China gain momentum, Beijing sharpened its attack on the United States and demanded the World Health Organization to inspect a military base in the US instead. "If labs are to be investigated, then the WHO experts should go to Fort Detrick," said Zhao Lijian, …
Hong Kong CNN — US President Joe Biden’s call for a renewed investigation into the origins of the coronavirus feels like déjà vu in Beijing. “What secrets are hidden in the suspicion-shrouded Fort Detrick and the over 200 US bio-labs all over the world?” Zhao said, adding that the US “owes an explanation to the world.” The Fort Detrick theory …
BRUSSELS — The rumors began almost as soon as the disease itself. Meanwhile, powerful voices in the U.S. -- from former President Trump to congressional Republicans -- were working to rebrand COVID-19 as “the China virus,” amplifying fringe theories that it had been engineered by Chinese scientists. Long-term, he added, China is “the more formidable competitor and adversary because of …
