China urges U.S. to give convincing account of bio-military activities

STORY: China urges U.S. to give convincing account of bio-military activities DATELINE: March 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese/English interpretation): WANG WENBIN, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson STORYLINE: The United States should give a convincing account of its biological military activities in Ukraine and around the world as soon as possible, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Thursday. SOUNDBITE (Chinese/English interpretation): WANG WENBIN, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson "For some time now, the international community has had intense discussions on the US biolabs in Ukraine and raised many doubts. Regrettably, the U.S. has given nothing but a deeply flawed response. All sides have every reason to question it. The U.S. cannot muddle through by clamming up or dismissing it all as 'disinformation.' The U.S. needs to offer clarifications on whether it is disinformation or not. What is the purpose of U.S. research in

Chinese envoy calls for response, clarification over biological security issue in Ukraine

STORY: Chinese envoy calls for response, clarification over biological security issue in Ukraine DATELINE: March 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:08 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese/English interpretation): ZHANG JUN, China's permanent representative to the United Nations STORYLINE: A Chinese envoy on Friday asked relevant parties to the biological security issue in Ukraine to respond to newly discovered documents and offer clarifications to remove the doubts of the international community. Zhang Jun, China's permanent representative to the United Nations, made the remarks at a Security Council meeting on the biological security issue in Ukraine. SOUNDBITE (Chinese/English interpretation): ZHANG JUN, China's permanent representative to the United Nations "China was once a victim of chemical and biological weapons. China believes that any information and lead on biological military activities should trigger heightened concern and attention of the international community t

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UN-SECURITY COUNCIL-MEETING-UKRAINE

(220319) -- UNITED NATIONS, March 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 18, 2022 shows a Security Council meeting on the biological security issue in Ukraine at the UN headquarters in New York. Zhang Jun, China's permanent representative to the United Nations, on Friday asked relevant parties to the biological security issue in Ukraine to respond to newly discovered documents and offer clarifications to remove the doubts of the international community. (Xinhua/Xie E)

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UN-SECURITY COUNCIL-MEETING-UKRAINE

(220319) -- UNITED NATIONS, March 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Jun (C, front), China's permanent representative to the United Nations, speaks during a Security Council meeting on the biological security issue in Ukraine at the UN headquarters in New York, on March 18, 2022. Zhang on Friday asked relevant parties to the biological security issue in Ukraine to respond to newly discovered documents and offer clarifications to remove the doubts of the international community. (Xinhua/Xie E)

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