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Comment by Zhao Lijian

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Chinese diplomat and former spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China
(World Health Organization) officials have repeatedly stated that there is no single evidence that the new coronavirus was produced in a laboratory. Many well-known medical experts in the world also believe that the so-called laboratory leak hypothesis has no scientific basis.
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CBS News / AFP, "Trump says he's seen evidence virus started in Chinese lab," May 1, 2020, reporting a statement from foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian the previous month.
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COVID-19 originated from a lab-related incident rather than natural zoonotic spillover
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AI Verified Quote rejects laboratory production/leak evidence, directly relevant to the lab-origin statement. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5-codex · 46min ago
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AI Verified Zhao says the lab-leak hypothesis has no scientific basis, matching against. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5-codex · 46min ago

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AI Verified CBS/AFP article reports Zhao Lijian's prior-month statement with the stored two-sentence wording. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5-codex · 46min ago
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