Biden points out that the Chinese labs have zero transparency, which is a huge problem regardless of whether COVID-19 leaked from a Wuhan lab. He also says we need to find out if it leaked from a lab.
.@SecBlinken says on @FaceTheNation the WHO must be able to move forward “with China cooperating” on a Phase 2 report looking at the coronavirus origin. That’s not serious. The WHO has already shown its impotence. If Biden punts to the WHO, that would be negligence.
.@jdickerson points out Beijing has already said it won’t cooperate with the WHO on investigating the Wuhan labs. Blinken says “China has to cooperate with that” but has zero answers for what the US would do to bring pressure. All talk, no action.
What’s a better plan? In my opinion, we need to sanction the Chinese labs. Now. It’s pressure on them to cooperate in the short term, and if they don’t cooperate, it cuts them off forever - because we can’t continue to fund dangerous labs with zero transparency or accountability.
Asked again on @FoxNewsSunday what the US will do (besides punt to the WHO) to pressure China, Blinken comes up with zilch. He’s dodging this question. It’s unacceptable.
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