BEIJING, June 17 (Xinhua) – The first identification of the COVID-19 gene sequence by Chinese scientists does not mean the virus was made by scientists in the country, the ministry spokesman said on Thursday. Chinese Foreign Minister, Zhao Lijian.
He spoke at a press conference, denouncing the politicization of the issue of tracing the origin of COVID-19.
“If anyone who was the first to publish high quality viral genomes can be accused of making the virus, then Professor Luc Montagnier, who first discovered HIV, should have been blamed for AIDS instead. for having received the Nobel Prize, and Mr. Louis Pasteur, who discovered the microbes, should have been responsible for pathogenic bacteria all over the planet, “said Mr. Zhao.
WHO released the study report of the joint China-WHO origin tracing mission in March, drawing a clear conclusion that a laboratory leak is extremely unlikely, the spokesperson said. who added that this report signed by more than 30 leading experts in various fields of the world is broadly representative, and highly professional.
Unfortunately, some in the United States chose to ignore the report by advocating the “lab leak theory” and politicizing the issue of origin tracing, Zhao continued. “This constitutes an affront to the origin-tracing study conducted by the WHO, a serious parody of scientists and the spirit of science, as well as a major attack on the solidarity of the international community in the fight against the epidemic “.
If the United States is truly transparent and accountable, it should be as open as China and immediately invite international experts to Fort Detrick and other places in the United States to conduct a detailed investigation, he said. . End
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