For some time, some people in the US have made coronavirus origin tracing a political issue, doing everything they can to cast unreasonable suspicions on China. But when it comes to how and when the novel coronavirus started spreading in their own country, they remain silent.
"No country can whitewash itself by smearing others," said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian on the politicization of COVID-19 origin tracing by some U.S.
US COVID-19 infections have soared in recent weeks as the Delta variant spreads like wildfire. Facing an uptick in new cases and deaths, US officials are ramping up political manipulation on origin tracing.
-- COVID-19 cases are on the rise in nearly 90 percent of U.S.
