China Refuses To Participate In The Investigation On Where The Covid-19 Coronavirus Originated

File photo of Chinese Ambassador Chen Xu at a press conference in Geneva on Feb. 26, 2020. © Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP (archives)

France 24: China refuses international probe on Covid-19 source until ‘final victory’ over disease

China will not invite international experts to investigate the source of Covid-19 until after securing the "final victory" over the virus, Beijing's UN ambassador in Geneva said Wednesday despite mounting calls for an independent probe into China’s handling of the outbreak.

China's priority is first beating the pandemic -- and then countering what Chen Xu called the "absurd and ridiculous" US politicisation of the coronavirus crisis, he added in an online press briefing.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it is waiting on an invitation from China to take part in its investigations into the animal origins of the virus, first reported in the city of Wuhan in December.

The revelation came amid a growing international backlash against China’s “wolf warrior” diplomats, who have launched an aggressive push-back against governments calling for an independent investigation into the outbreak that has killed more than 250,000 people across the world and plunged economies into a global recession.

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WNU Editor: Just when you think that the optics for China on its role in the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic cannot get any worse. They double down.

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