China says it is “very unlikely” that the Corona virus’s pandemic comes from laboratory leakage, as the CIA now indicates.

China said on Monday that this is “very unlikely” Cofide-19 He came from the laboratory, after The CIA said it believed The virus is likely to have come from the laboratory and not from a natural transmission.

“The conclusion that the laboratory leakage was very unlikely, reached by the joint experts team between China and the World Health Organization based on field visits to relevant laboratories in Wuhan,” said Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning.

“This has been widely recognized by the international community and the scientific community.”

The CIA said on Saturday that the virus “is likely” to be a leakage of a Chinese laboratory more than its transmission by animals.

The new evaluation came after confirming the appointment of John Ratcliffe last week as director of the CIA in President Trump’s second administration.

A CIA spokesman said in a statement on Saturday. Scenarians related to research and natural origin, Cofide-19 pandemic remains reasonable. ”

The agency had not previously made any decision on whether the Corona virus had resulted from a laboratory accident or moved from the animals.

Beijing urged the United States on Monday to “stop politicizing and exploiting the affiliation issue.”

Mao said that Washington should “stop defamation and blame other countries, and it must respond to the legitimate concerns of the international community as soon as possible.”