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Comment by The State Council Information Office of the People's Republic of China

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China has actively participated in global virus origins-tracing efforts with the greatest sincerity, as it firmly upholds that the truth does not lie in premature accusations but in meticulous data-based verification. Through systematic epidemiological investigations, molecular tracing, animal host screening, and studies on cold-chain transmission, the possibility of Wuhan being the natural origin of SARS-CoV-2 was scientifically ruled out. These efforts have provided the global scientific community with critical empirical evidence and established a research paradigm for future studies.
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The clustering of early cases around the Huanan market reflects where the COVID-19 virus emerged, not just where testing looked
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AI Verified Relevant. In source context, the article says Huanan market animal samples were negative, environmental positives likely came from infected people, and the market outbreak may have been introduced from elsewhere; the quoted claim that Wuhan was scientifically ruled out as the natural origin therefore directly bears on whether early Huanan clustering shows true emergence there versus a detection/contamination pattern, making the author’s stance on the complete statement determinable. ([english.scio.gov.cn](https://english.scio.gov.cn/whitepapers/2025-04/30/content_117854036_3.html?utm_source=openai)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 1h ago
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AI Verified Against. The quote says "the possibility of Wuhan being the natural origin of SARS-CoV-2 was scientifically ruled out," which strongly implies the author rejects the idea that the Huanan-market case cluster shows where the virus emerged. The source context reinforces this by saying market animal samples were negative and environmental positives likely came from infected people, so the cluster is treated as contamination/spread evidence rather than proof of origin. ([english.scio.gov.cn](https://english.scio.gov.cn/whitepapers/2025-04/30/content_117854036_3.html?utm_source=openai)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 1h ago

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AI Verified The quoted passage appears verbatim at the provided SCIO URL, and the white paper’s title page identifies the issuing body as "The State Council Information Office of the People's Republic of China" and dates the document "(April 2025)." The stored author, date, and source are consistent with the official page. ([english.scio.gov.cn](https://english.scio.gov.cn/whitepapers/2025-04/30/content_117854036_3.html?utm_source=openai)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 1h ago
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