US to continue to press China to be transparent on COVID-19: Sullivan

TIL Desk/World/Washington/ The United States in coordination with the international community will continue to press China to be transparent and forthcoming with information on the origins of COVID-19, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has said. He also said that at the same time, the US will also launch its own review and process.

“We are going to continue to press in coordination with the international community, China to be transparent, to be forthcoming with data and information, we’re not going to just stand by and accept that they’ve said they’re not going to participate,” Sullivan told a White House news conference on Monday.

This would be also one of the topics of discussion with foreign leaders as President Joe Biden departs on his maiden overseas trip — after assuming office — later this week, he said. Meanwhile, at a Congressional testimony, Secretary of State Tony Blinken said that there are two possible scenarios on the origins of the coronavirus. One is that it emerged from a laboratory and the other is that it was naturally occurring, he said.