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China Suggests Covid-19 Originated in the US, Responding to Trump’s Lab Leak Allegations. China has once again raised the possibility that Covid-19 originated in the US, following accusations of a lab leak from China by former President Trump’s administration. In a new white paper, China emphasized that the US should not politicize the origins of the virus, blaming a Missouri lawsuit and the White House’s narrative. The paper, released by the Xinhua news agency, criticized the US for ignoring international concerns and suggested Covid-19 may have emerged earlier in the US than officially claimed. China reiterated that it shared relevant information about the virus with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the global community promptly. A joint WHO-China study previously concluded that a lab leak from China was "extremely unlikely," further solidifying China's stance on the matter. The white paper stressed that the US should stop pretending ignorance and respond to legitimate concerns regarding the virus’s origins. A Missouri lawsuit, which resulted in a $24 billion ruling, accuses China of hoarding medical equipment and covering up the outbreak early on. China’s National Health Commission official suggested that future Covid-19 origin tracing efforts should focus on the US, according to Xinhua. The CIA had previously said a lab leak in China was more likely but acknowledged that both lab and natural origins were still plausible. This development comes amid ongoing debates and investigations into the pandemic’s origins, with both China and the US presenting conflicting narratives.
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