A spokesman for the Chinese government on Thursday promoted a conspiracy theory that the coronavirus was brought to the city of Wuhan by the U.S. military. "It might be US Army who brought the epidemic to Wuhan," said Zhao Lijian, a Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman, The Hill reports citing the Business Insider. The conspiracy theory, which has recently gained steam in China, instead suggests the virus was brought to the country in 2019 by U.S. athletes participating in the Military World Games that were held in Wuhan. It might be US Army who brought the epidemic to Wuhan. Redfield did not say the virus had originated in the U.S. in his remarks before Congress.

Source: The Standard March 13, 2020 03:22 UTC