Chinese Official Says U.S. Army May Have Deposited CoronaVirus In Wuhan
A Chinese foreign ministry official, Zhao Lijian, has said that the United State Army may have deposited Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Wuhan, China.
The official on Friday promoted the conspiracy theory amidst growing tensions between the two world largest economies.
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According to him, “It might be the US Army who brought the epidemic into Wuhan.”
Lijian questioned the number of people effected by the virus in the U.S. and the names of the hospitals they were receiving treatment.
He tasked the US to be transparent and disclose to the public their data.
“2/2 CDC was caught on the spot. When did patient zero begin in US? How many people are infected? What are the names of the hospitals? It might be US army who brought the epidemic to Wuhan. Be transparent! Make public your data! US owe us an explanation!” he said.
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Another Chinese official from the ministry, Geng Shuang, on Friday, when asked if the view of Lijian represented the view of the Chinese government, said, “I think you may want to ask certain senior U.S. officials – did they speak on behalf of the U.S. government when they attacked and smeared China recently?”
Shuang had earlier this week said that the origin of the virus would be determined through “science”.
The coronavirus has so far infected over 125,000 cases globally with almost 5,000 death cases recorded.
