Posted on 01/05/2021 4:45:02 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
SHANGHAI - As a team from the World Health Organization (WHO) prepares to visit China to investigate the origins of COVID-19, Beijing has stepped up efforts not only to prevent new outbreaks, but also shape the narrative about when and where the pandemic began.
China has dismissed criticism of its early handling of the coronavirus, first identified in the city of Wuhan at the end of 2019, and foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said on Monday that the country would welcome the WHO team.
But amid simmering geopolitical tensions, experts said the investigators were unlikely to be allowed to scrutinise some of the more sensitive aspects of the outbreak, with Beijing desperate to avoid blame for a virus that has killed more than 1.8 million people worldwide.
While other countries continue to struggle with infection surges, China has aggressively doused flare-ups. After a new cluster of cases last week, the city of Shenyang sealed off entire communities and required all non-essential workers to stay home.
On Saturday, senior diplomat Wang Yi praised the anti-pandemic efforts, saying China not only curbed domestic infections, but also “took the lead in building a global anti-epidemic defence” by providing aid to more than 150 countries.
China has been accused of a cover-up that delayed its initial response, allowing the virus to spread further.
The topic remains sensitive, with only a handful of studies into the origins of COVID-19 made available to the public.
But there have also been signs China is willing to share information that contradicts the official picture.
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is there anyone who actually believes that the UN organization is going to find any fault with the CCP?
Love to hear why!
OoOoOo..........WHO INVESTIGATION LOOMS.... oOoOoO we all know how this ends
The WHO Director is from Ethiopia. China has thoroughly debt trapped Ethiopia. If he crosses China his country will get slapped hard. There will be no conclusion to the investigation. I guess they could recommend another “study”.
“WHO investigation.”
*chuckle*
Is Tedros gonna lead it himself? Or will he let St. Fauci of Wuhan do it?
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