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