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  • Wuhan Scientist Welcomes ‘any Kind Of Visit’ To Probe COVID-19 Origin: Report

    As a team of at least ten international scientists is set to travel to the Chinese city of Wuhan in January to investigate the origins of COVID-19, a Wuhan scientist has reportedly said that she ‘welcomes’ any kind of visit to rule out the baseless claims of coronavirus being leaked from her laboratory. In an exclusive statement given to BBC, Professor Shi Zhengli noted the major scientific controversy budded from the three deaths back in 2012 due to mystery illness, about the origins of the novel coronavirus or if it came from nature or from a laboratory.

    As per the media outlet, the reporters had to face several attempts of Chinese authorities to stop them from reaching the site in the remote district of Tongguan, in China’s south-western province of Yunnan. According to the report, the obstacles ‘are a sign of how hard China is working to control the narrative’. The scientific field study in the jungle-covered hills in Yunnan is led by Zhengli from the Wuhan Insitute of Virology (WIV).

  • Pompeo Accuses China Of Spreading COVID Misinformation, Says CCP ‘putting World At Risk’

    United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on December 18 lambasted China’s ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for “still spreading disinformation” regarding the COVID-19 pandemic even after more than a year of the world being rocked by the highly-infectious disease first detected in the Asian nation.

    Further deteriorating US-China relations that are already at an all-time low, Pompeo accused CCP of obstructing the investigation led by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to determine origin and spread of the novel coronavirus. According to the US Secretary of State, CCP is also pushing its vaccine candidates without transparency that is further ‘putting the world at risk’ along with the Chinese citizens.

  • Australia Calls China’s Anti-dumping Tariffs On Wine Imports ‘unwarranted’ Amid Tensions

    On November 27, China said that it would impose anti-dumping tariffs on Australian wine, a move which is likely to further escalate trade and diplomatic tension between Beijing and Canberra. In recent months, China and Australia’s relations have deteriorated, with the latter even calling for an investigation into the origins of the Coronavirus. In response, Beijing has imposed a series of sweeping trade and reprisals this year. 

    Amid the rising tensions, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce on Friday informed that the recent anti-dumping deposits will take effect November 28 and the importers bringing in investigated products will need to pay deposits to China’s customs authority, which will be calculated based on the different rates the authority has assigned to various companies. According to Bloomberg, the rates range from 107.2 per cent to 212.1 per cent

    China is one of the biggest buyers of Australian wine. In response to the recent announcement, Australia said that it would seek WTO intervention to defend itself from the tariffs, which Trade Minister Simon Birmingham labelled “grossly unfair, unwarranted, unjustified”. He also warned that China’s actions might create a perception among businesses and countries around the globe that trade with Beijing can be risky.