US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has expressed support for an additional investigation in China planned by the WHO (World Health Organization) regarding the source of the new coronavirus, and China is expected to intensify its opposition.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with WHO Secretary of State Tedros in Kuwait on the 28th, saying he would support WHO's planned additional investigation into the source of the new coronavirus in China.
According to the US State Department, Blinken emphasized that the investigation must be scientifically based and transparent.
In March, a WHO team investigated the source of the new coronavirus in Wuhan, China, and reported that the possibility of leakage from the Wuhan Institute of Virginology claimed by the former administration of Trump was extremely low. It is published.
WHO said this month that the investigation is in the second phase and plans to conduct an additional investigation in China, while the Chinese side has opposed it as "unacceptable".
The Biden administration has instructed intelligence agencies to re-investigate the source of the virus and is asking China to disclose information, and Blinken has now expressed support for the WHO's additional investigation, causing China to further oppose it. It seems to strengthen it.