U.S. shirks BWC duties, poses challenge to global biosecurity governance: senior expert

STORY: U.S. shirks BWC duties, poses challenge to global biosecurity governance: senior expert DATELINE: April 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:03 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Capitol, the White House, the Pentagon, and anti-war protests in the U.S. 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LIU CHONG, Director of the Institute of International Security Studies under the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations 3. various of street views in the U.S. 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LIU CHONG, Director of the Institute of International Security Studies under the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations STORYLINE: The United States alone has obstructed the establishment of a verification mechanism for the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC), which poses a challenge to global biosecurity governance. The remarks are made by Liu Chong, director of the Institute of International Security Studies under the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations. The BWC entere

U.S. has obligation to comply with BWC, says Chinese FM spokesperson

STORY: U.S. has obligation to comply with BWC, says Chinese FM spokesperson DATELINE: March 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:38 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 "We noted Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's remarks. Biosecurity bears on the common interest of all humanity. The U.S. has the obligation to comply with the BWC (Biological Weapons Convention) and to offer clarifications on matters the international community is concerned about. In fact, the international community has long held severe concerns about the bio-military activities carried out by the U.S. at home and overseas. This is neither about U.S. steps in Ukraine alone nor a new problem caused by the current situation. We welcome the international community to join the assessment of the documents revealed by Russia under the framework of BW