China News Service, February 17th. According to the website of the Chinese Embassy in the UK, a few days ago, British leaders stated that “it is clear that most of the evidence seems to indicate that the new crown pneumonia epidemic originated in Wuhan” and agreed with the United States to investigate the origin of the virus by the WHO in China. Restricted expresses concern.
In this regard, the spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy in the UK said that virus traceability is a complex scientific issue involving many countries and places, and that the work should be carried out by global scientists.
This requires the empirical spirit of science, and politics cannot be allowed to override science, and scientific research cannot be replaced by unfounded suspicion and deliberate distortion.
Screenshot of the website of the Chinese Embassy in the UK
Reporter: A few days ago, the British leader stated that "it is clear that most of the evidence seems to indicate that the new crown pneumonia epidemic originated in Wuhan", and agreed that the United States expressed concern about the restriction of the WHO's investigation of the origin of the virus in China.
Does the Chinese Embassy have any comment on this?
The embassy spokesperson said that since the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia, China has always adhered to an open and transparent attitude and maintained close communication and cooperation with the WHO on the traceability of the global virus.
Not long ago, international experts went to China as part of the scientific research cooperation on the global traceability of the new crown virus convened by the WHO. The Chinese government provided strong support and assistance for this, and the WHO and international experts including British experts gave positive comments on this. .
Virus tracing is a complex scientific issue involving many countries and places, and the work should be carried out by global scientists in cooperation.
This requires the empirical spirit of science, and politics cannot be allowed to override science, and scientific research cannot be replaced by unfounded suspicion and deliberate distortion.
The spokesperson pointed out that at the same time, many clues, reports and studies have shown that the epidemic has appeared in many places around the world as early as the second half of 2019, reflecting the necessity and urgency of similar investigations in other countries and regions.
With the continuous accumulation of factual evidence and the continuous development of scientific assumptions, the traceability work will also change geographically.
The spokesperson emphasized that at present, the global epidemic is still raging, and unity to fight the epidemic remains the top priority of the international community.
China firmly opposes the politicization of the epidemic and the stigmatization of China by relevant countries, and it firmly opposes dumping blame on China.
"We sincerely hope that all countries will truly show a fair, objective and responsible attitude, support the work of WHO with practical actions, and make due contributions to international anti-epidemic cooperation and building a human health and health community."