Chinese official pushes conspiracy theory that the US Army introduced coronavirus to Wuhan
Posted on AllSides March 13th, 2020
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A top Chinese official pushed a conspiracy theory on Thursday that blamed the U.S. Army for the coronavirus.
China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Zhao Lijian tweeted about his suspicions, citing testimony from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Robert Redfield before House Oversight Committee.
Redfield said that some Americans who were thought to have died from influenza actually tested positive for COVID-19, another name for the coronavirus.
"CDC was caught on the spot. When did patient zero begin in US? How many people are infected? What are...