The Independent

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China says calls for an investigation of an unwelcome distraction

China has rejected calls for an independent international investigation on The Origin of the coronavirus.

A top diplomat in the UK, Chen Wen told The Bbc the claims were politically motivated, and redirect China would take the attention from the fight against the pandemic

information about The Origin of Covid-19-and, as it spread, initially, could help the countries, the fight against the disease.

The Virus is thought to work at a wildlife market in The City of Wuhan at the end of Last Year .

Meanwhile, an EU report accused China of spreading disinformation about The Crisis .

The Block's External Action Service," says Russia, and to a lesser extent, China , have stories of the "targeted conspiracy" in the EU and neighbouring countries.

U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly attacked China for its treatment of the outbreak, and accused you of doing little to stop the spread of The Virus .

What China is to the objection?

Almost from the beginning of the pandemic, there have been calls for the international investigators are allowed to in China , to find out how it all began.

On Thursday, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said he would) for a survey on the annual meeting next month of The World Health Assembly, the decision-making body of The World health organization (WHO. Australia is on the Executive Board of The Assembly .

The Body are already discussing plans to, calls for a "lessons learned" review of the health emergencies.

But Ms. Chen told The Bbc that her country could not agree to international investigation.

"The Independent investigation is politically motivated," She Said .

"We Are fighting against The Virus at The Moment , we concentrate all our efforts on the fight against The Virus . Why are we talking about an investigation into this? This not only attention, it will redirect resources.

"This is a politically motivated initiative, I think no one can see it. It would serve no one good. "

Ms Chen said, there have been many rumors about The Origin of The Virus , but such misinformation was dangerous, she claimed, and said it was like a political virus, and equally dangerous, such as coronavirus itself, if not even more so.

Europeans 'nervous' because of The Confrontation with China ,

governments in Europe have been careful, in a diplomatic row with China at a sensitive time.

A British official said, as the other to speak rejected, on the record, it was a "nervousness" about The Confrontation with China and that relations tender were "".

the countries are dependent on Beijing for the supply of important equipment in dealing with The Crisis and the flow of information that help open, to understand what is happening in This Time and prevent future outbreaks, and experts say the approach needs to be carefully calibrated.

", select below the rhetoric and The Confrontation , because we have something to treat it more seriously," argues Charles Parton, a former British diplomat in China , and is now a senior associate fellow at the RUSI think - tank.

In the United States, however, the Problem of China is always highly politicized in an election year, with competing calls for a hard line to investigate in Beijing and pressure The Origin of The Virus .

What does the EU report say?

"Despite their potentially grave impact on the Public Health official and state-backed sources from various countries, including Russia and - to a lesser extent - in China , says continues to be too far from the enemy conspiracy, narratives and misinformation in both the public audiences in the EU and in the wider neighborhood," The Report said.

she claims the Chinese government officials and state media have tried to deflect blame for the outbreak, limitation, any mentions of Wuhan as The Origin of The Virus to spread in some of the state-controlled Social Media channels to further the theory that the outbreak was associated with visiting U.S. military representatives.

The authors also say that there is "clear evidence of a covert Chinese activities on Social Media ", citing reports from networks on Twitter, with links to the Chinese government.

The Report also singles out Russia for the dissemination of disinformation, says the pro-Kremlin sources, Russian State media continue to run a coordinated campaign with the aim to undermine the EU and its response to The Crisis , and the sowing of confusion about The Origin and health effects of Coronavirus.

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Source of news: bbc.com