China News Service, Beijing, March 8 (Xie Yanbing and Zhang Weiran) Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian hosted a regular press conference on March 8.
A reporter asked: Recently, the US biological laboratory in Ukraine has attracted widespread attention. It is said that the US embassy in Ukraine has urgently deleted the information related to the laboratory.
What is China's comment?
Zhao Lijian: I have noticed relevant reports.
Recently, the US biological laboratory in Ukraine has indeed attracted great attention from all parties.
The facilities reportedly store large quantities of dangerous viruses, and Russia has also discovered during military operations that the U.S. is using these facilities for biomilitary programs.
According to the data released by the United States itself, the United States has 26 biological laboratories in Ukraine.
All dangerous viruses in Uzbekistan must be stored in these laboratories, all research activities are led by the US, and no information can be disclosed without the permission of the US.
Under the current situation, we call on all parties concerned to ensure the safety of these laboratories, starting from the health and safety of people in Ukraine and surrounding areas and around the world.
In particular, the United States, as the party that knows these laboratories best, should publish the relevant details as soon as possible, including which viruses are stored and which research has been carried out.
U.S. biomilitary activity in Ukraine is just the tip of the iceberg.
The U.S. Department of Defense controls 336 biological laboratories in 30 countries around the world under the names of "cooperating to reduce biosecurity risks" and "strengthening global public health."
Yes, 336, you heard that right.
The United States conducts a large number of biomilitary activities at the Fort Detrick base within its borders.
What is America's real intention?
What exactly did you do?
The international community has always had doubts.
The United States has always been perfunctory, and even called the international community's questioning as "spreading false information."
Not only that, for 20 years, the United States has been exclusively obstructing the establishment of the BWC verification mechanism, refusing to accept the verification of its biological facilities at home and abroad, which further aggravates the concerns of the international community.
We once again urge the US side to make comprehensive clarifications on its domestic and foreign biological militarization activities and accept multilateral verification.
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