FBI Director Christopher Wray said that the office researched the origins of the Corona pandemic, and concluded that it was most likely a "laboratory accident" in Wuhan, China, while China criticized these statements, saying that it had no clue. credibility.
Ray added - in an interview with "Fox News" - that the "FBI" work on determining the place of origin of the epidemic is still continuing, but many details related to the investigation are still confidential, indicating that he believes that Beijing is working on The investigation was undermined by the United States and other members of the international community.
Ray's comments come two days after it was revealed that the US Department of Energy finally released a report that determined, with low confidence, that a laboratory leak was responsible for the start of the pandemic.
And it was stated in the “Wall Street Journal” report that 4 other US agencies, in addition to a national intelligence committee, still believe that the epidemic most likely moved naturally, and two agencies have not yet taken a decision in this regard.
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John Kirby, a spokesman for the White House National Security Council, said on Monday that the US government had not reached a conclusive conclusion and consensus on the origin of the epidemic.
For her part, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning called on the United States to respect science and facts, and to avoid politicizing the issue of researching the origin of the Corona virus.
Mao said Beijing firmly opposes the CIA's involvement in tracing the origin of the virus.
"There is absolutely no credibility in their conclusions, which are based on the history of US intelligence fraud and deception."
The virus was first detected in Wuhan in December 2019, before it spread around the world, killing nearly 7 million people.