Foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian wrote on Twitter: “This is so astonishing that it changed many things I used to believe in.” Photo: AP
Foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian wrote on Twitter: “This is so astonishing that it changed many things I used to believe in.” Photo: AP
China /  People & Culture

Chinese foreign ministry spokesman tweets claim US military brought coronavirus to Wuhan

  • Zhao Lijian has urged his followers to share allegation from conspiracy website that the disease originated in United States
  • It comes as senior US officials including President Donald Trump have sought to describe it as a ‘foreign virus’

Sarah Zheng
Sarah Zheng in Beijing

Updated: 8:01pm, 13 Mar, 2020

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Foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian wrote on Twitter: “This is so astonishing that it changed many things I used to believe in.” Photo: AP
Foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian wrote on Twitter: “This is so astonishing that it changed many things I used to believe in.” Photo: AP
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