China accused the U.S. military of operating “dangerous” biolabs in Ukraine, echoing a Russian conspiracy theory that Western officials warned could be part of an effort to retroactively justify President Vladimir Putin’s invasion.
“U.S. biolabs in Ukraine have indeed attracted much attention recently,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said Tuesday in response to a question from a local reporter, adding that “all dangerous pathogens in Ukraine must be stored in these labs and all research activities are led by the U.S. side.”
He called on “relevant sides to ensure the safety of these labs” and said “the U.S., as the party that knows the labs the best, should disclose specific information as soon as possible, including which viruses are stored and what research has been conducted.”
The comments mirror the diversion tactics China’s diplomats used last year when questioned about the origins of Covid-19. Back then they frequently pointed to Fort Detrick, a U.S. military facility in Maryland that the Soviet Union falsely claimed in the 1980s was the source of the virus causing Aids and that Zhao again referenced Tuesday.
Britain’s Defense Ministry said in a Tweet on Tuesday that it had noticed an up-tick in allegations by Russia that Ukraine is working on biological or nuclear weapons. “These narratives are long standing but are currently likely being amplified as part of a retrospective justification for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine,” it added.
Since 1991, a unit of the Department of Defense has cooperated with former satellites of the Soviet Union, including Ukraine, to secure and take apart weapons of mass destruction that have been left behind.
The Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction Program is intended to “support defense and military cooperation with the objective of preventing proliferation,” according to U.S. non-profit organization the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation.
China has walked a fine diplomatic line since Russia attacked Ukraine. It has in recent years been making the case that as a richer, more powerful nation it deserves a bigger say on the world stage. Yet it also wants the benefits of closer ties with Moscow, largely to offset what it sees as Washington’s undue influence.
Zhao repeated at the press briefing that China’s position on Ukraine remains “consistent and clear cut,” signaling that the Asian nation is still trying to avoid picking a side on the issue.
When asked whether China was ready to say that Russia had “invaded” its Eastern European neighbor, Zhao said: “I don’t think the question is of any point.”
Poster Comment:
Any accusation by the ChiComs has to be taken with a grain of salt....err, rice....
#1: Esso To: X-15, 4um (#0)
Nuland Warns Russia May Seize Ukraine Biolabs, Could Stage False Flag Using Bioweapons
www.zerohedge.com/geopoli...lse-flag-using-bioweapons
Esso posted on 2022-03-08 18:21:18 Reply Private Reply
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X-15 posted on 2022-03-08 18:25:43 Reply Private Reply
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Esso posted on 2022-03-08 18:28:39 Reply Private Reply
#4: Ada To: X-15 (#0)
The US DOD funded at least 15 bio labs in Ukraine
Ada posted on 2022-03-08 18:35:56 Reply Private Reply
#5: Esso To: Ada, 4um (#4)
Last I heard, it was eight. Man, that BidetFlation is really kickin' in.
Esso posted on 2022-03-08 18:42:39 Reply Private Reply
#6: BTP Holdings To: Esso, Ada (#5)
Do you think maybe the Ruskies knew about this? I do. ;)
BTP Holdings posted on 2022-03-08 18:45:20 Reply Private Reply
#7: Esso To: BTP Holdings, 4um (#6)
Yeah, Pootie went in to secure them and the nuke plants from the git. It's his now.
Esso posted on 2022-03-08 18:49:33 Reply Private Reply
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Ada posted on 2022-03-08 18:50:51 Reply Private Reply
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Lod posted on 2022-03-08 20:50:06 Reply Private Reply
#12: Lod To: Ada (#8)
A variant of the seasonal flu, imo.
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#13: Ada To: Lod (#12)
Maybe.
Research suggests the virus was in Italy in the fall of 2019 italy coronavirus
Italy recorded its first official coronavirus case in Lombardy on February 21, 2020. Yet a recent study found coronavirus antibodies in blood samples collected from 23 Italians in September 2019 and 27 in October 2019.
"Our results indicate that SARS-CoV-2 circulated in Italy earlier than the first official COVID-19 cases were diagnosed in Lombardy, even long before the first official reports from the Chinese authorities, casting new light on the onset and spread of the COVID-19 pandemic," the authors wrote. (SARS-CoV-2 is the clinical name of the virus.)
A study conducted by Rome's Department of Environment and Health supports that conclusion: Researchers found the coronavirus' genetic material in sewage samples from Milan and Turin dating back to December 18, 2019.
Source: Business Insider
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Especially when you consider after the leak at Wuhan Institute of Virology so many Chinese were dying they had to bring industrial grade cremation units.
Our satellite images could detect plumes of smoke from those units.
There were many Chinese tourists in Italy. Now the Pope has tested positive for Covid 19.
I know a woman that had her three kids in school in Italy. She told me she was scared. ;)
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