1/ Some in the US accused China of pushing “conspiracy theory” and “disinformation” about US biological labs in Ukraine. During today’s Regular Press Conference, Chinese MFA spokesman Zhao Lijian released more information.
2/ The US has invested $200+ million in the activities of biological labs in Ukraine which are operated under the order of the US Department of Defense.
3/ According to the agreement between US & Ukraine, representatives of US DoD have the right to participate in all aspects of related activities at facilities in Ukraine. Information designated by US as “sensitive” should be withheld from public disclosure by Ukraine.
4/ According to the document the US submitted to the meeting of the state parties to the Biological Weapons Convention at the end of 2021, the US has cooperation facilities in Ukraine including 26 labs.
5/ According to Russian officials, Russia has found more than 30 biological laboratories belonging to the US in Ukraine. Emergency destructions were carried out on the relevant projects, but traces of plague, anthrax and other pathogens were found.
6/ US Under Secretary of State Victoria Nuland acknowledged that Ukraine has “biological research facilities” and that the US is working with the Ukrainian side on how they can prevent any of those “research materials” from falling into the hands of Russian forces.
7/ Some US media reported that the US government lied about the secretive biological labs in Ukraine and withheld the truth about the real purpose of supporting these laboratories from the American people.
8/ The WHO recommended that Ukraine destroy high-threat pathogens stored in the country’s laboratories.
9/ If the international community's concerns are “disinformation”, why doesn’t the US release detailed materials to prove its innocence?
What did the US spend the $200 million on?
What kind of research has the US conducted on which pathogens?
What did the US spend the $200 million on?
What kind of research has the US conducted on which pathogens?
10/ Whether the US Department of Defense has sent its people to labs in Ukraine or not?
What specifically is the scope of activities?
How many cooperation facilities are there?
What specifically is the scope of activities?
How many cooperation facilities are there?
11/ What kind of sensitive information about public health cannot be shared?
Does the Ukrainian side know what the US has been working on in Ukraine?
Does the Ukrainian side know what the US has been working on in Ukraine?
12/ What is it trying to hide when the US Embassy in Ukraine deleted all relevant documents on its website?
Why does the US insist on being the only country in the world to oppose the establishment of a multilateral verification mechanism though it claims to abide by the BWC?
Why does the US insist on being the only country in the world to oppose the establishment of a multilateral verification mechanism though it claims to abide by the BWC?
13/ If the US wants to prove its innocence, why doesn’t it open up these bio-labs for independent investigations by international experts?
14/ When the information released by the US is self-contradictory and significantly flawed, how can the US convince the international community that it has indeed implemented obligations under the Biological Weapons Convention?
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