White House slams China for ‘dangerous’ rejection of new COVID-19 probe | New York Post

White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Thursday slammed China for rejecting a new World Health Organization probe of the origins of COVID-19.

“We’re deeply disappointed. Their position is irresponsible and frankly dangerous,” Psaki said at her daily press briefing.

Zeng Yixin, vice minister of China’s National Health Commission, said Thursday that the authoritarian Communist-led nation won’t comply with the proposed probe, which would audit markets and labs in Wuhan, China.

“We cannot accept this kind of plan for origin-tracing,” Zeng said. He said the plan “did not respect common sense and violated science.”

An initial WHO probe that was controlled by China concluded in March that the virus likely emerged naturally from animals — but the findings drew bipartisan scorn.

After facing criticism for deferring to the WHO to investigate the pandemic’s origin, President Biden abruptly pivoted in May and ordered a 90-day spy agency review of the possibility that the virus actually emerged — either accidentally or deliberately — from the Wuhan Institute of Virology.

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[jerryumfress]

Uncle Joe, you better not bite the hand that feeds you

[garyvon]

I can not believe how they are all involved with their overthrow of the greatest country in the world

[fifthwallradio]

You might as well have a robot filling this position

[hawns]

“Slams” is widely overused in journalism these days.

[chasejackson]

So it probably did leak from their lab.

[charlescullen]

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[BluePhoenix]

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[watsonh.]

This is a "Dog & Pony show conference. With the intent of continued "Smoke & Mirrors. Because they know 2/3rds of the population don't believe nothing said at this point.

[susanmorrison]

Equivalent of an obama finger wag. What a freaking joke,

[TheJustJoe]

She's so worried about using the wrong word or words. She has to read it off a page. Just hand out the script. Give them war, that's what they want.

[jameymikels]

They will not do anything to their Masters in China!

[dajmo]

Gaggedy Ann is soulless, but it's not due to her hair color.

[jimmyvanahoose]

It's not just China fault we did some of it too

[hatedalien]

Why are we all pretending russia and china arent in a secret war with us.

[wajisaleem]

Trump & Biden should go over there dressed at Batman and Robin.
ThAt'll show 'em!

[Samplez_]

What states around the world!?!? Sounded like C**T

[Lopezflies]

If I was from China I would be so ashamed

[look]

Investigate Fort Detrick OK？From SARS to COVID-19, you will not stop it!😡

[pmanameless]

Soo in other words they are eating our lunch, got it.

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