Correspondent in Beijing
Who sows the wind reaps the whirlwind. Standing behind his desk, Zhao Lijian looks tense this April 16, assailed by questions from the international press during the daily briefing of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing. "I remind you that the WHO has indicated that there is no scientific evidence that the virus comes from a laboratory," sweeps the spokesman, defensively. The young hawk of Chinese diplomacy tries to deflate the controversy that he helped fuel a month earlier with an explosive tweet. "The US military may have brought the epidemic to Wuhan. The United States owes us an explanation! ”, Zhao then posted to his 300,000 subscribers on the platform, censored in China. The message angered Donald Trump, who insisted on talking about the"Chinese virus" at a press conference, fueling the anger of the second world power.
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