OH, the commies strike back!
China lashes out at GOP report on Wuhan lab, repeats US military conspiracy theory
The Chinese government dismissed a House GOP report that argues COVID-19 escaped from a Wuhan lab in late summer 2019, arguing it is “based on concocted lies.”
Really?
The Communist Party also pointed a finger at the U.S. military, a tactic Republicans said made sense if it was trying to cover up the outbreak’s source.
Bait-n-switch. Look over there, not over here!
House Foreign Affairs Committee Republicans concluded the October 2019 World Military Games in Wuhan were “one of the earliest super spreader events” of the pandemic, with the report contending COVID-19 emerged from the Wuhan Institute of Virology in late August or early September 2019, with China covering it up for months.
Of course. Anything negative of the CCP would be covered up and all evidence destroyed ASAP.
The report zeroed in on the event, during which more than 9,000 military personnel from over 100 countries came to compete in Wuhan, where Republicans argue the Chinese government knew the virus was circulating.
What proof?
“In order to prevent national embarrassment, the decision was made to allow the 2019 Military World Games to continue. No spectators were allowed to attend the games, but international athletes and some of the 236,000 volunteers still became infected, spreading the virus in the city,” the GOP report argued. “Dozens of athletes fall ill with symptoms. … The athletes return to their home countries in late October, carrying SARS-CoV-2 across the world.”
No spectators? And this was BEFORE an outbreak was “officially” announced to the world.
And what does the CCP have to say about this?
It claimed the report “smears and slanders China in pursuit of political gains” and said the Chinese government “expresses categorical opposition to and strong condemnation of such despicable acts.”
China’s embassy in the United States also shared the statement.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry pointed to “U.S. military personnel” who allegedly “fell ill during the Military World Games in Wuhan” and called for an international inquiry into the U.S. Army’s Fort Detrick in Maryland, something China has done dozens of times before.
China added: “We urge the U.S. to respect facts and science and focus on fighting COVID-19 and saving lives, instead of engaging in political manipulation.”
Political Manipulation!
Looks who’s talking!