China has suggested that the origin of Covid-19 could be traced to the U.S..
The claim has been made in a white paper on the country’s response to the pandemic.
The white paper also said that China has dedicated substantial resources into tracking origins of the virus with global scientists and consistently maintained an open, transparent and scientific manner.
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00:00The document comprises three main sections, China's contribution to origin tracing, the global fight against COVID-19, and the U.S.'s mismanaged response to the pandemic.
00:11The white paper says China has dedicated substantial resources to collaborative studies on origins tracing, involving both Chinese and international scientists.
00:20It also says China has upheld its international responsibilities with openness and transparency, and spearheaded research initiatives in critical fields.
00:30The white paper points out that China has ruled out the possibility of Wuhan being the natural origin of virus, after conducting a number of studies.
00:38It concludes that the Wuhan lab leak theory is extremely unlikely.
00:42The white paper says China engaged in broad international cooperation during the pandemic.
00:47It also invited WHO international expert missions to the country to conduct joint research on origins tracing, and shared its effective measures for prevention, control, diagnosis, and treatment.
01:00The paper says there is substantial evidence that COVID-19 might have emerged in the United States earlier than its officially claimed timeline, and earlier than the outbreak in China.
01:10It says the U.S. should respond to the reasonable concerns of the international community, and give a responsible answer to the world.
01:18The white paper concludes that China will continue to work with all nations to advance global public health and good governance, and contribute proactively to preventing new infectious diseases in the future.
01:30The white paper says the United States is built in the U.S. should respond to the respectively.