Posted on 11/21/2020 3:20:13 AM PST by USA Conservative
China is using a new study about the early, hidden spread of coronavirus in Italy to cast doubt on the firmly held assumption that the Asian nation was the birthplace of the pandemic, according to reports.
Officials in Beijing are pushing a new study that suggests the contagion may have been spreading in the European nation as early as September — three months before it was confirmed to be spreading in the long-assumed epicenter in the Chinese city of Wuhan, the Times of London noted.
The Asian nation has also previously questioned Spain about the origins of the pandemic, as well as the US military, claiming it brought the virus to Wuhan in October last year during the Military World Games, the report said.
Chinese state media have now been strongly pushing the idea that the new study by the National Cancer Institute proves that the contagion likely started in Italy, not China, according to the UK paper.
“This once again shows that tracing the virus’s source is a complex scientific question that should be left to scientists,” China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said, according to the UK Times. “[It] is a developing process that can involve multiple countries.”
The World Health Organization has admitted it is possible that the virus “silently circulated elsewhere” before it was detected in Wuhan.
However, many scientists are skeptical of the Italian study’s findings — and others note it does not rule out the coronavirus originating in China.
“We know that China delayed announcing its outbreak so there is no telling when it started there, and China has very strong commercial links with northern Italy,” Giovanni Apolone of Milan’s National Cancer Institute told the UK Times.
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China is Garbage.
The CCP has already destroyed most of the original Wuhan samples and incinerated other evidence.
On to their next phase of propaganda, that the Euro Sheeple will buy in full. Baaaaaaaaaaaaaa...
Right up there on the "yeah, right" believability matrix with "objective journalism".
Haha. Bastards spread it to northern Italy and they have the nerve to claim it’s of Italian origin. I’m sure the MSM will treat it as fact soon.
You are correct. There is heavy traffic between China and Italy because of Chinese workers who work in Italy and go back and forth between Italy and China to see family in China.
The Wuhan Flue was centered around Wuhan. They cannot spin that.
China probably still spreads its flu around with well placed agents.
Keep the fear stoked up to further brainwash the people.
The inverse of USA, China workers have been IMPORTED to Italy in recent decades to serve the labor needs of the fashion industry.
It only takes a bit of research. Some towns around Milan have been completely overtaken by the Chinese labor force. I read 50,000 and dominant in one town.
During and prior to the Lunar New Year 2020, many workers flew back to China, large numbers to Wuhan. When they returned, they brought along the Wuhan Virus.
Lunar New Year started Jan 25. Wuhan Virus started in Italy Feb 15. Figure that out.
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/italy/
The Chinese Government was originally blaming “the Americans” for the outbreak.
That stopped when the Democrats started using the outbreak as a stick to beat Trump with.
The Chinese communists don’t want Trump as POTUS.
We traveled Northern Italy two years ago. Now, we find it amazing that we saw no Chinese at all. We traveled to Australia last year and in the Melbourne center; we thought we were in Hong Kong.
They and the rats have a tool that will continue to instill fear in the masses and give them complete control and the great reset utopia
Never mind that tens of thousands of chinese live in italy.
February 4th, 2-20.
Chinese in Italy asking for hugs because “I am not a virus”.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNMdg4morQs
Years ago the Italians brought in Chinese to work in the textile industry - leather. Over the years the Chinese population has grown to over a million(?). And over the years Chinese have become managers and owners of textile businesses. Some have been integrated into Italian society and other chose to live in Chinese communities. Most of the Chinese came from Wuhan, China, and there is much travel to and from. So much so that before the pandemic restrictions, there was a daily direct flight between Italy and Wuhan.
The Wuhan virus was exported to Italy, and Italy became the epicenter for the virus in Europe.
Years ago the Italians brought in Chinese to work in the textile industry - leather. Over the years the Chinese population has grown to over a million(?). And over the years Chinese have become managers and owners of textile businesses. Some have been integrated into Italian society and other chose to live in Chinese communities. Most of the Chinese came from Wuhan, China, and there is much travel to and from. So much so that before the pandemic restrictions, there was a daily direct flight between Italy and Wuhan.
The Wuhan virus was exported to Italy, and Italy became the epicenter for the virus in Europe.
Thanks for that information. When I was in Italy several years ago I was surprised by the amount of Chinese there, but I put it off to a more prosperous people being able to travel/sightsee. I did observe that they are very aggressive and impolite.
“The CCP has already destroyed most of the original Wuhan samples and incinerated other evidence.”
As well as the doctors and scientists involved.
That’s where merde face Cuomo says it came from.
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