Reporter to State Dept. Spox: Are You Doing Anything About Covid Origins Other Than Asking China To Be More Transparent?

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░░░░░░░░ importance of transparency and ░░░░░░░░ is an issue that ░░░░░░░░ been clear and candid ░░░░░░░░ the see on from ░░░░░░░░ earliest engagements at senior ░░░░░░░░ with the pfc the ░░░░░░░░ has raised This secretary ░░░░░░░░ raised this The national ░░░░░░░░ adviser has raised this ░░░░░░░░ s been ray s ░░░░░░░░ and consistently at various ░░░░░░░░ because it is that ░░░░░░░░ to us Now there ░░░░░░░░ other multilateral institutions like ░░░░░░░░ w h up that ░░░░░░░░ have a role in ░░░░░░░░ Unfortunately the pr c ░░░░░░░░ been blocking from the ░░░░░░░░ beginning the ability of ░░░░░░░░ investigators and members of ░░░░░░░░ global health community from ░░░░░░░░ the information and that ░░░░░░░░ would need to form ░░░░░░░░ own conclusions to come ░░░░░░░░ their own judgments But ░░░░░░░░ will keep pursuing all ░░░░░░░░ these avenues knowing that ░░░░░░░░ it s important in ░░░░░░░░ context of covert 19 ░░░░░░░░ the importance of in ░░░░░░░░ context of this particular ░░░░░░░░ But it s also ░░░░░░░░ in the context of ░░░░░░░░ and being able to ░░░░░░░░ You a future pandemic ░░░░░░░░ one emerge from this ░░░░░░░░ be more specific though ░░░░░░░░ he said their score ░░░░░░░░ they re going to ░░░░░░░░ to be more honest ░░░░░░░░ to be any consequences ░░░░░░░░ for them not being ░░░░░░░░ because you you said ░░░░░░░░ ve been raising this ░░░░░░░░ and New Haven race ░░░░░░░░ but there s been ░░░░░░░░ flavor whatsoever from them ░░░░░░░░ amateurism a well across ░░░░░░░░ board and regardless of ░░░░░░░░ the issue As we ░░░░░░░░ don t get ahead ░░░░░░░░ policy responses before they ░░░░░░░░ announced publicly but we ░░░░░░░░ going to do what ░░░░░░░░ most effective what s ░░░░░░░░ effective to protect the ░░░░░░░░ people to protect people ░░░░░░░░ the world from the ░░░░░░░░ of future pandemics In ░░░░░░░░ first instance we believe ░░░░░░░░ cooperation is the most ░░░░░░░░ element It s why ░░░░░░░░ department has invested so ░░░░░░░░ and something we called ░░░░░░░░ global action plan bringing ░░░░░░░░ a dozens of countries ░░░░░░░░ around the world to ░░░░░░░░ to the current pandemic ░░░░░░░░ also to build up ░░░░░░░░ infrastructure that will allow ░░░░░░░░ international community to respond ░░░░░░░░ more effectively Fluid god ░░░░░░░░ Another a pandemic a ░░░░░░░░ There are conversations and ░░░░░░░░ that were taking with ░░░░░░░░ World Health Organization their ░░░░░░░░ and steps that we ░░░░░░░░ taking with United Nations ░░░░░░░░ broadly and yes they ░░░░░░░░ conversations that were having ░░░░░░░░ the pr c chiefly ░░░░░░░░ transnational threats like the ░░░░░░░░ of pandemic whether it ░░░░░░░░ covert 19 or Anything ░░░░░░░░ Doesn t adhere to ░░░░░░░░ it doesn t respect ░░░░░░░░ borders or lines on ░░░░░░░░ map so it s ░░░░░░░░ for our own sake ░░░░░░░░ s important for the ░░░░░░░░ of people around the ░░░░░░░░ It s important for ░░░░░░░░ sake of the Chinese ░░░░░░░░ that we re doing ░░░░░░░░ we can through every ░░░░░░░░ forum that is available ░░░░░░░░ us to take steps ░░░░░░░░ not only to put ░░░░░░░░ into this pandemic but ░░░░░░░░ better prepare ourselves should ░░░░░░░░ one emerge