Posted on 05/04/2020 7:21:24 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
A nationalist tabloid controlled by the Chinese Communist Party has dismissed claims by the Trump administration that the novel coronavirus originated from a laboratory, as the war of words over the pandemic escalates between Washington and Beijing.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday in an interview with ABC that there was "enormous evidence" Covid-19 originated in a laboratory in the Chinese city of Wuhan, where the outbreak was first detected last December. He did not provide details to support the claim.
Responding to Pompeo's comments, China's state owned Global Times newspaper said in an editorial Monday that the former CIA director had "stunned the world with groundless accusations."
"Since Pompeo said his claims are supported by 'enormous evidence,' then he should present this so-called evidence to the world, and especially to the American public who he continually tries to fool," the editorial said.
"The truth is that Pompeo does not have any evidence, and during Sunday's interview, he was bluffing."
CNN reached out to China's foreign ministry for comment on Pompeo's claims, but received no response. The country is in the middle of a five-day holiday that runs through Tuesday.
Scientists around the world have condemned conspiracy theories suggesting that Covid-19 does not have a natural origin, pointing to studies that suggest it originated in wildlife.
China has faced criticism at home and abroad over its handling of the virus, especially during the initial outbreak. It was accused of silencing whistle-blowers and delaying in informing the public about the severity of the crisis.
But critics allege Washington has ramped up efforts to blame China for the global spread of the virus as it faces growing criticism at home for its own handling of the pandemic. To date, the US has recorded more than 1.1 million cases
(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...
America DID NOT WIN a single gold medal in that games, which is one point of evidence that showed that the USA deliberately withheld her best athletes because she did not want them infected.
These athletes brought the virus to Wuhan and the rest is history.
So it WAS the U.S. military that did it. tsk tsk tsk. Bwahahahah.
If the virus were a "natural" disaster, China would be exempt from terms of the trade agreement.
If the virus was a matter of negligence or incompetence, China remains bound to the trade agreement.
In theory, it is plausible. Fort Detrick shut down for safety reasons right before those games.
But if this were true, then US would have had the outbreak before Wuhan if it was due to an accident.
If due to intended infection, Chinese have an IFitm3 issue that make them susceptible.
IN THEORY
But reality is..this came from china
btw, maybe China should talk about all their secret experiments going on in around Fort Detrick area that a poster here has regularly seen.
Here is the most recent response from China’s Foreign Ministry ( original in Chinese. I ran it through Google Translate so for those interested, please excuse the poor English. This has been circulated among Chinese social media and has been passed on to Chinese around the world to read.
I assure you it is very eloquent in the original Chinese ):
____________________________________________
Geng Shuang’s answer to the American reporter’s words at the reporter’s retrograde meeting really showed the Chinese national spirit and China’s status as a great power in the new era! It is indeed worth reading.
At a regular press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, some reporters asked Geng Shuang this way: US President Trump said that the United States still wanted to send its own investigators to China to investigate the epidemic-related situation, and said that the United States has always been on this issue and Negotiations in China. Trump said that if China had deliberate responsibility for the spread of the virus, it would have to bear the consequences. In addition, two U.S. members of Congress initiated a bill in Congress requesting that U.S. citizens and local governments be allowed to sue the Chinese government for the spread of the global epidemic caused by China ’s misleading WHO. Do you have any comments?
Geng Shuang’s answer is: Viruses are the common enemy of all mankind, and may appear at any time and anywhere in the world. Like other countries, China has been attacked by the new coronavirus, and it is the victim, not the perpetrator, nor the “collusion” of the virus.
In 2009, H1N1 flu was first diagnosed in the United States and broke out in a large area, spreading to 214 countries and regions, resulting in the death of nearly 200,000 people. Has anyone asked the United States to compensate? In the 1980s, AIDS was first discovered in the United States and spread to the whole world. I do not know how many people caused pain. Has anyone sought blame from the United States? In addition, a few days ago, Ma Kaishuo, a professor at the National University of Singapore, said in an interview that the financial turmoil in the United States in 2008 and the collapse of Lehman Brothers eventually turned into a global financial crisis. Does anyone ask the United States to bear the consequences for this?
The United States must understand that their enemy is a virus, not China.
Geng Shuang’s answer is very clear. It is very clear that China is the victim of the new crown virus, not the perpetrator, nor the “collusion” of the virus. If Trump and Pompeo are not guilty of geriatric madness, then they should be clear that China is not the one that was allowed to be trampled on by the “eight-nation coalition.” China is not Iraq, Venezuela, Syria, or you. Come whenever you want, check if you want. China is not guilty, but you are not qualified, nor are you qualified. At the early stage of the epidemic, we took the initiative to invite WHO and Chinese experts to conduct a joint inspection in the epidemic area, and proposed preliminary inspection results on the outbreak and spread of new coronavirus. The investigation request made by Trump is purely unreasonable and is a manifestation of hegemony.
They have overridden the United States over international organizations and over all mankind, and it seems that only they can be trusted. But is the United States really credible? Iraq and Venezuela are a lesson.
And their performance in the United States is also well known. In the current epidemic, American politicians are not concentrating on organizing the fight against the virus, but dumping the pot everywhere; instead of telling the truth to the American people truthfully, they are bragging about themselves every day, but actually killing people and building their own president with the corpses of the American people throne.
We have to warn Trump that if we want to calculate China’s abacus, it is best to think about it again. Because 1.4 billion people will not agree, China’s 2 million army is not a decoration, but the Great Wall of China’s steel. China’s Dongfeng missiles are not used to rake, but to fight dog jackals. China’s nuclear submarines are not used to travel on the seabed, but to combat uninvited guests. Chinese nuclear weapons are not used to frighten anyone, but from the guard. Anyone who wants to taste something, think about it, you tell me.
We want to warn Trump that if China wants compensation, it will count from the time when the Eight-Power Allied Forces invaded China, until the cases that Geng Shuang just proposed are counted together. You will compensate China’s and the world’s historical old accounts first.
We want to warn Trump that if we want to investigate the epidemic in China, please explain clearly how many people died of so-called flu in the United States in 2019 due to New Coronary Pneumonia, and why all the three generations of New Coronavirus appeared in the United States. Clear, first explain the condition and whereabouts of the five patients who participated in the Wuhan Military Games, first explain the reasons and consequences of the sudden closure of Fort Dietrick’s biological laboratory, first explain why you behaved at the beginning of the outbreak.
It’s so plausible, but the result is counterproductive.
We have to warn Trump that when China suffers from an epidemic, you are so fortunate and gloating, and you have put all the despicable means to the ground, and you want to put China to death. Your heart is known to everyone. The Chinese people will not forget, nor will the world. There is a famous old saying in China, and sooner or later you will have to pay back. Sooner or later this account will be calculated by you.
We have to warn Trump because your arrogance, ignorance and selfishness have wasted the window period that China has made a huge sacrifice for the world to win. Human life comes to pay for you. Your blood debt owed to the American people will surely come to you.
Trump, please reconsider your baseless accusations.
Traitorous BS from China backer CNN
Beside his efforts to return industries and services which had gone to China back to the the US .Opponents to the Chinese regime in power had its citizens protesting its policies , as in Hong Kong, since that change in American leadership. Wave the American flag and present his name when doing so.All of which presented those in power the need to destroy that leader Donald Trump
Would a runaway plague threaten populations of an enemy and cause them to react by demanding extreme restriction of movement by its population to prevent its spread ? Thus wind up fragmenting its economy and create defeat for that leader’s upcoming election. Preventing the replacement of any industries from China
The way this whole thing developed starting with the Italian fashion industry areas controlled by the Chinese commies hit by a runaway CCWV (Chinese Communist Wuhan Virus) breakout occurred in Wuhan the politburo closed off Wuhan but did not warn the Italian Socialist government or the Pope with whom the Chinese government had good relations with.
But certainly violated it when the socialists should have been informed and allowed to deny those Chinese workers who replaced Italians in those factories taken over by the Chinese, travel to and from China particularly for their New Year while this was occurring. Which Trump did with the exception of only allowing American citizens returning.
Which also affected workers at the Chinese owned Smithfield Pork Processing and had the China backer US media charging racism but may have prevented an Italy from happening here .
F^^K China, nothing but a racist bunch of lying bastards.
Seize all their assets and deport ALL Chinese nationals. That would be a really good start. This should be done around the world.
Let the bastards starve to death, they are trying to do that to us over here. They will wait to ratchet up the stress and then cause an incident and then blame it on the US, with help from their Democrat toadies. All you have to do is read the speeches their leader make to their own people, and the racist s^^ts all buy in to it.
This will happen before the election in November. Count on it
You reek of Panda.
Chicoms shut down internal road rail and air transport out of Wuhan.
Chicoms didn't shut down any international flights out of Wuhan going world wide.
It originated at the desk of Dr Anthony Fauci when he funded it
Carried of course by the Xi News Network
So you’re peddling this theory here now? Sure looks like it, so I’d like to know what actual proof you have, other than more CNN articles regurgitating Communist propaganda?
Are you Chinese? Or just fluent in their native language, for some reason?
It originated in the research by Dr Shi Zhengli, Wuhan Institute of Virology/Chinese Academy of Science. Her research began on this back during SARS.
Fauci aided her in the gain of function testing after his own research was ceased due to ethics issues here in the US. Dr Zhengli is/was the world’s foremost expert on bat related coronavirus research, so of course he went to her.
University of Texas and also UNC provided samples to Dr Zhengli.
Rope. Lamp post. Some assembly required.
RE: Are you Chinese? Or just fluent in their native language, for some reason?
No, I am not Chinese. But I DO speak the language and can write and read some as I lived and worked in Taiwan for many years.
RE: So you’re peddling this theory here now?
Peddling is not the word — REPORTING what the enemy is thinking is. Please learn to differentiate.
Someone should do a graphic of “XiNN”
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.