New twist: China just made a surprising claim about where COVID-19 really came from!
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The origins of COVID-19 have been a source of heated debate, political finger-pointing, and scientific investigation since the pandemic began.
But just when you thought the story couldn’t get any more tangled, China has thrown a new curveball into the global conversation—one that’s raising eyebrows and questions around the world.
China’s Stunning Counterclaim: “COVID-19 Started in the US”
China has publicly asserted that the United States, not China, may bear responsibility for the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In a white paper released Wednesday, China’s State Council Information Office raised the possibility that the virus—which has claimed the lives of over 1.2 million Americans and at least 7 million people globally—could have originated in the US.
The document appears to counter recent criticisms from the Trump campaign, which has renewed claims that COVID-19 leaked from the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV), a facility known for conducting research on coronaviruses.
The Trump team has described this as the only credible explanation for the pandemic’s emergence.
China’s white paper was framed as a direct response to these allegations, rejecting the narrative that the virus came from the WIV, where coronavirus experiments were being conducted.
This latest statement follows the launch of a new U.S. government COVID-19 website earlier this month, which advances the theory that the virus escaped from the Wuhan lab.
The site also criticizes former President Joe Biden and Dr. Anthony Fauci for their handling of the crisis.
In the white paper, Chinese officials wrote that by January 2020, “the US was aware that an epidemic of a novel coronavirus was spreading quickly within its borders” and yet chose to “downplay the severity of the epidemic… [on] multiple occasions compared COVID-19 to the flu, saying that it would disappear automatically one day.”
Also read: The next pandemic could be around the corner: Here’s what the WHO director wants you to know
The report added: “The US government, instead of facing squarely its failure in response to COVID-19 and reflecting on its shortcomings, has tried to shift the blame and divert people's attention by shamelessly politicizing SARS-CoV-2 origins tracing.”
It further stated: “A thorough and in-depth investigation into the origins of the virus should be conducted in the United States. The United States should respond to the reasonable concern of the international community, and give a responsible answer to the world.”
The document also claimed that “substantial evidence suggested the COVID-19 might have emerged in the United States earlier than its officially-claimed timeline, and earlier than the outbreak in China.”
US intelligence agencies, including the CIA and FBI, continue to support the theory that the Wuhan lab was the likely source of the virus, a view that was once dismissed as a conspiracy theory.
Source: Daily Mail World / Youtube.
What’s Behind China’s Claim?
China has accused the United States of using it as a scapegoat for what it describes as Washington’s poorly managed response to the COVID-19 crisis.
“The US has made China the primary scapegoat for its own mismanaged COVID-19 response. The US government's indifference and delayed actions wasted the precious time China had secured for the global fight against the pandemic,” the Chinese government stated in a newly released white paper.
The document further claims that the virus may have originated in the US, referencing a series of respiratory illness outbreaks between May and October 2019, which Chinese officials suggest were early, unrecognized COVID-19 cases.
However, these claims remain unverified, as lab tests did not confirm the presence of the virus.
For future reference: Protect yourself this winter: essential tips to dodge norovirus, COVID, flu, and RSV outbreaks!
The white paper also cited a study by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), stating: “A US CDC study revealed that out of 7,389 serological survey samples collected from nine states between December 13, 2019 and January 17, 2020, 106 were SARS-CoV-2 antibody positive. This suggests that the virus existed in the US before the first official case was identified.”
It additionally pointed to an NIH study, asserting that it demonstrated widespread transmission in the US as early as December 2019.
However, the study in question tested 24,079 blood samples collected nationwide between January 2 and March 18, 2020, and found antibodies in only nine samples—data that experts caution does not confirm broad early circulation.
China’s white paper continues to cast doubt on the origins of COVID-19, but many of its assertions have drawn scrutiny from global health experts.
Source: euronews / Youtube.
While the paper references antibody studies to suggest early US cases of COVID-19, scientists have cautioned that such tests can sometimes cross-react with antibodies from other coronaviruses, such as those causing the common cold.
This can lead to false positives. Additionally, the presence of antibodies only indicates prior exposure, not active infection or evidence of transmission chains.
The document also omits mention of a key piece of the early COVID-19 timeline: the first genetic sequences of the virus, which were obtained from samples collected by China’s CDC.
These came from patients at Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital and individuals linked to the Huanan Seafood Market.
The white paper further criticizes the United States’ laboratory safety record, claiming it documented around 1,500 “serious laboratory incidents involving coronaviruses and other highly dangerous pathogens linked to diseases such as SARS, MERS, Ebola, anthrax, smallpox, and avian influenza.”
However, this claim leaves out that nearly all of these incidents were classified as minor—mostly involving broken vials or containment breaches with no lasting impact.
Only 15 cases involved laboratory-acquired infections, and there were three instances where animals became unintentionally infected.
The Chinese government also reiterated its accusation that the United States failed to inform the World Health Organization (WHO) about early signs of an outbreak in a timely manner.
Source: WCNC / Youtube.
“The US should cease from shifting blame and evading responsibility, stop finding external excuses for its internal malaise, and genuinely reflect on and overhaul its public health policies,” the white paper stated.
It concluded, “The US cannot continue to turn a deaf ear to the numerous questions over its conduct.”
Read next: Ex-top NIH official admits funding controversial research, then resigns!
What do you think about China’s new claim? Do you believe we’ll ever know the true origins of COVID-19? How has the pandemic changed the way you view information from governments and the media? Share your thoughts and experiences in the comments below, but please remain respectful.
But just when you thought the story couldn’t get any more tangled, China has thrown a new curveball into the global conversation—one that’s raising eyebrows and questions around the world.
China’s Stunning Counterclaim: “COVID-19 Started in the US”
China has publicly asserted that the United States, not China, may bear responsibility for the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In a white paper released Wednesday, China’s State Council Information Office raised the possibility that the virus—which has claimed the lives of over 1.2 million Americans and at least 7 million people globally—could have originated in the US.
The document appears to counter recent criticisms from the Trump campaign, which has renewed claims that COVID-19 leaked from the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV), a facility known for conducting research on coronaviruses.
The Trump team has described this as the only credible explanation for the pandemic’s emergence.
The Chinese government has released a white paper claiming COVID-19 may have originated in the United States, not China, countering US allegations about a Wuhan lab leak. Image source: Reuters / Youtube.
China’s white paper was framed as a direct response to these allegations, rejecting the narrative that the virus came from the WIV, where coronavirus experiments were being conducted.
This latest statement follows the launch of a new U.S. government COVID-19 website earlier this month, which advances the theory that the virus escaped from the Wuhan lab.
The site also criticizes former President Joe Biden and Dr. Anthony Fauci for their handling of the crisis.
In the white paper, Chinese officials wrote that by January 2020, “the US was aware that an epidemic of a novel coronavirus was spreading quickly within its borders” and yet chose to “downplay the severity of the epidemic… [on] multiple occasions compared COVID-19 to the flu, saying that it would disappear automatically one day.”
Also read: The next pandemic could be around the corner: Here’s what the WHO director wants you to know
The report added: “The US government, instead of facing squarely its failure in response to COVID-19 and reflecting on its shortcomings, has tried to shift the blame and divert people's attention by shamelessly politicizing SARS-CoV-2 origins tracing.”
It further stated: “A thorough and in-depth investigation into the origins of the virus should be conducted in the United States. The United States should respond to the reasonable concern of the international community, and give a responsible answer to the world.”
The document also claimed that “substantial evidence suggested the COVID-19 might have emerged in the United States earlier than its officially-claimed timeline, and earlier than the outbreak in China.”
US intelligence agencies, including the CIA and FBI, continue to support the theory that the Wuhan lab was the likely source of the virus, a view that was once dismissed as a conspiracy theory.
Source: Daily Mail World / Youtube.
What’s Behind China’s Claim?
China has accused the United States of using it as a scapegoat for what it describes as Washington’s poorly managed response to the COVID-19 crisis.
“The US has made China the primary scapegoat for its own mismanaged COVID-19 response. The US government's indifference and delayed actions wasted the precious time China had secured for the global fight against the pandemic,” the Chinese government stated in a newly released white paper.
The document further claims that the virus may have originated in the US, referencing a series of respiratory illness outbreaks between May and October 2019, which Chinese officials suggest were early, unrecognized COVID-19 cases.
However, these claims remain unverified, as lab tests did not confirm the presence of the virus.
For future reference: Protect yourself this winter: essential tips to dodge norovirus, COVID, flu, and RSV outbreaks!
The white paper also cited a study by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), stating: “A US CDC study revealed that out of 7,389 serological survey samples collected from nine states between December 13, 2019 and January 17, 2020, 106 were SARS-CoV-2 antibody positive. This suggests that the virus existed in the US before the first official case was identified.”
It additionally pointed to an NIH study, asserting that it demonstrated widespread transmission in the US as early as December 2019.
However, the study in question tested 24,079 blood samples collected nationwide between January 2 and March 18, 2020, and found antibodies in only nine samples—data that experts caution does not confirm broad early circulation.
China’s white paper continues to cast doubt on the origins of COVID-19, but many of its assertions have drawn scrutiny from global health experts.
Source: euronews / Youtube.
While the paper references antibody studies to suggest early US cases of COVID-19, scientists have cautioned that such tests can sometimes cross-react with antibodies from other coronaviruses, such as those causing the common cold.
This can lead to false positives. Additionally, the presence of antibodies only indicates prior exposure, not active infection or evidence of transmission chains.
The document also omits mention of a key piece of the early COVID-19 timeline: the first genetic sequences of the virus, which were obtained from samples collected by China’s CDC.
These came from patients at Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital and individuals linked to the Huanan Seafood Market.
The white paper further criticizes the United States’ laboratory safety record, claiming it documented around 1,500 “serious laboratory incidents involving coronaviruses and other highly dangerous pathogens linked to diseases such as SARS, MERS, Ebola, anthrax, smallpox, and avian influenza.”
However, this claim leaves out that nearly all of these incidents were classified as minor—mostly involving broken vials or containment breaches with no lasting impact.
Only 15 cases involved laboratory-acquired infections, and there were three instances where animals became unintentionally infected.
The Chinese government also reiterated its accusation that the United States failed to inform the World Health Organization (WHO) about early signs of an outbreak in a timely manner.
Source: WCNC / Youtube.
“The US should cease from shifting blame and evading responsibility, stop finding external excuses for its internal malaise, and genuinely reflect on and overhaul its public health policies,” the white paper stated.
It concluded, “The US cannot continue to turn a deaf ear to the numerous questions over its conduct.”
Read next: Ex-top NIH official admits funding controversial research, then resigns!
What do you think about China’s new claim? Do you believe we’ll ever know the true origins of COVID-19? How has the pandemic changed the way you view information from governments and the media? Share your thoughts and experiences in the comments below, but please remain respectful.
