It's the U.S. that has been spreading disinformation: Chinese FM spokesperson

STORY: It's the U.S. that has been spreading disinformation: Chinese FM spokesperson DATELINE: July 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:04 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHAO LIJIAN, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson STORYLINE: "It is the U.S., not China, that has been spreading disinformation and telling lies. On Ukraine, China has always made its judgement independently on the basis of the history and the merits of the issue," said a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Monday. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHAO LIJIAN, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson "It is the U.S., not China, that has been spreading disinformation and telling lies. On Ukraine, China has always made its judgement independently on the basis of the history and the merits of the issue. There are plenty of facts and evidence of the U.S.'s overseas biolabs. The international community has deep concerns over this. Why hasn't it opened up Fort Detrick and its overseas biolabs for international independent inves

U.S. should fully account for its bio-military activities at home and abroad: spokesperson

STORY: U.S. should fully account for its bio-military activities at home and abroad: spokesperson DATELINE: March 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:33 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese/English interpretation): ZHAO LIJIAN, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (Chinese/English interpretation): ZHAO LIJIAN, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson "The international community has had grave concerns about U.S. bio-military activities for long. The world has no knowledge about what the U.S. has been doing in Fort Detrick on its territory, and the 336 biological labs overseas, or whether the activities conform to the stipulations of the BWC (Biological Weapons Convention). It is wishful thinking to dispel concerns with few words and irresponsible to call such misgivings of the world disinformation. It is more confounding that if the U.S. did comply with the BWC, why is the U.S. the only country that has opposed setting up multilateral verification mechanisms for 20 yea