Did the coronavirus end up coming from a laboratory?
The WHO wants to investigate this question in the search for the origin of the virus.
There is little understanding for this in China.
Beijing - China opposes plans by the WHO to carry out a laboratory inspection in the central Chinese metropolis of Wuhan in search of the origin of the coronavirus.
China cannot accept such a plan, said Zeng Yixin, vice minister of China's National Health Commission, on Thursday.
He was surprised when he studied the WHO's new plans.
The focus on a possible laboratory outbreak testifies to an arrogant attitude towards science.
Looking for the origin of the coronavirus, the WHO announced a new permanent working group in a letter to the member countries last week.
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus also emphasized that in addition to examining wild animals and animal markets in Wuhan, China, where the virus first appeared at the end of 2019, the laboratories there must also be inspected.
China had delayed the journey of the first WHO research team for months.
Although the WHO wants to continue the investigation, Beijing is making no move to allow this in China.
"We are deeply disappointed," said White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki on Thursday.
The position of China is "irresponsible and frankly, dangerous".
The subject is sensitive.
The US accuses China of preventing transparent analyzes.
Beijing suspects that the US wants to blame China for spreading the virus.
At the same time, the theory is being spread in China that the virus could have escaped from a US military laboratory.
dpa