China News Service, Beijing, April 14 (Xie Yanbing, Li Jingze) Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian hosted a regular press conference on April 14.
A reporter asked: According to reports, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zakharova said recently that the rumors about Russia's use of chemical weapons are unfounded and the purpose is to divert the attention of the international community from Ukraine's biological laboratory. What is China's comment on this? ?
Zhao Lijian: I noticed her remarks.
Indeed, the United States has so far failed to provide a convincing explanation for the issue of biomilitary activities.
Addressing concerns through consultation and cooperation is itself a requirement of the Biological Weapons Convention, and the US has no right to avoid talking about it.
There are many vague and even self-contradictory points in the US's remarks so far, which further aggravates the doubts of the international community.
For example, how many U.S. bio-collaboration facilities are there around the world?
How many biological samples did the U.S. take away according to the U.S.-Ukraine agreement, and for what purpose?
What is the sensitive information that the Uzbek side is not allowed to disclose under the agreement?
Has the U.S. conducted any dangerous research abroad that is prohibited in the U.S.?
Not only that, on the one hand, the United States commemorates the 50th anniversary of the opening of the BWC as a depositor, talking about strengthening the convention mechanism, and on the other hand, at the convention meeting that closed this week, it continued to ignore the calls of the international community.
Why does the US exclusively oppose the resumption of multilateral negotiations aimed at establishing a verification mechanism?
How can the performance of the United States win the trust of the international community?
How can the confidence of the international community in the US compliance be restored?
As one of the signatories of the Biological Weapons Convention, the United States should lead by example and not be an exception.
China once again urges the US to make comprehensive and specific clarifications on its biological military activities, and stop its exclusive opposition to the establishment of a multilateral verification mechanism.
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