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China accuses the US of 'political manipulation' after 14 countries allege Beijing hid data on the
origins of COVID-19China on Wednesday accused the US of "political manipulation" as Beijing faces criticism over a World Health Organization report on the origins of COVID-19.
"We have repeatedly emphasized that origin tracing is a scientific issue, and it should be carried out cooperatively by global scientists and cannot be politicized, which is also the consensus of most countries," Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said during a briefing, per CNN.
"The politicization of origin tracing is extremely immoral and unpopular, which only hinders global cooperation and [the] global fight against the virus," Hua said, accusing countries like the US of disrespecting science and "political manipulation."
After the release of the WHO report, the US and 13 other governments issued a joint statement expressing concerns regarding lack of "access to complete, original data and samples."
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/china-accuses-the-us-of-political-manipulation-after-14-countries-allege-beijing-hid-data-on-the-origins-of-covid-19/ar-BB1faa5e?ocid=DELLDHP&li=BBnb7Kz
